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Self Portraits: Faces of Aging

In recognition of Older Americans Month, 2019, we launched Self Portraits: Faces of Aging.Thanks to funding from the Partners for Health Foundation and partnership support from the Montclair Art Museum, this initiative highlights self-portraits of older Montclair-area residents along with their reflections on what aging means to them.The goal of this…

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Started: 2020
Location: Montclair
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Other

Berkshire County

Berkshire County
United States of America

Keeping up with a movement to improve systems and programs across 8 areas of livability is a daunting task. Here's 9 municipal resolutions collected over the last 2+ years,…

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City population: 13000050 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Dublin City’s Guide to Age Friendly communication

One of the main objectives of Dublin City Council’s Age Friendly Programme is to make Dublin city a great place in which to grow old. To achieve this goal, the city council in collaboration with the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (National Disability Authority) and the Alzheimer Society of Ireland have created this guide.

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Started: 2019
Location: Dublin City Age Friendly
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

The Importance of Age Friendly Communication

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The Clare Age Friendly Alliance Board has been in existence since July 2011. Since then the main aim is to make Clare a better place in which to grow old through the delivery of the Clare Age Friendly Strategy. Access to information and services was one of the key issues raised by older people in…

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Started: 2019
Location: County Clare
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

Age Friendly Business Certification Program

The Age-Friendly Business Certification Program is a program of the Age-Friendly Cleveland Initiative, jointly created by the Cleveland Department of Aging and the Better Business Bureau Serving Greater Cleveland. In feedback received during the Age-Friendly Cleveland Planning Process, older adults stated the need for accessible businesses. Over one-quarter of outreach questionnaire respondents identified long lines…

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Started: 2019
Location: Cleveland, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Labor

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This simple toolkit consists of a Self Assessment Checklist and instructions as a simple way to audit establishments to help them identify simple changes to make their premises more Age Friendly.

Establishments that complete the checklist are offered an Age Friendly Illawarra chair as a visible symbol of their commitment.

Age Friendly Retail checklist instructions

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Started: 2017
Location: Illawarra Shoalhaven Region, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Urban development