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Municipality of Port Hope

Municipality of Port Hope
Canada

The Age-Friendly Community Action Plan for the Municipality of Port Hope has been endorsed by Municipal Council (November of 2016). With the objective of addressing the eight dimensions of an…

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City population: 1600025 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Saint-Quentin

Saint-Quentin
France

La ville de Saint-Quentin met en place plusieurs programmes visant précisément les aînés. Tout d’abord un conseil des seniors est mis en place, afin de permettre à des seniors tirés…

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City population: 5569825.2 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Engagement with council libraries and community hubs

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The Hutt city council in partnership with Age Concern (an NGO) started a programme for seniors who were all clients of Age Concern accredited visitor service. They are people who are identified as socially isolated and lonely. Once a month a group of seniors are picked up from home by a volunteer driver in a…

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Started: 2016
Location: The city of Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
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Paris

Paris
France

Paris offre de nombreuses prestations aux personnes de plus de 60 ans notamment au travers de son Centre d’action sociale (CASVP). Pour favoriser le lien social, ses clubs seniors proposent…

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City population: 222044520.8 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Sharjah Mobile Medical Center

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The mobile medical clinic is a field clinic, furnished and equipped with large medical devices. It offers services to elderly people and disabled people, and those who face difficulty in moving. It moves among the houses of the elderly people in different areas of Emirate of Sharjah. The mobile clinic treats the simple cases and…

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Started: 2016
Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Development of an Age-friendly newsletter

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From engagement with older residents it was found that they wanted local information on activities, events and issues impacting them. The Banyule Age-friendly Champions (volunteers) were also looking for other opportunities to explore the eight WHO age-friendly city domains.An editorial group involving Age-friendly Champions (volunteers) and Council staff was established and the Age in Focus…

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Started: 2014
Location: Banyule, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Social protection

Government of Western Australia

Government of Western Australia
Australia

The Government of Western Australia (WA) has been strongly committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for all its community members including older people. The WA Government, through the Department…

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Joined Network in 2017