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Provision of transportation and continuing education

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Yamakita Town offers a transportation service using taxis for its citizens over 70 years old, who live in areas which are difficult to access with public transportation. The town provides tickets worth 1500 Japanese yen for a month to each household, which can be used with the town’s taxi services. User-friendliness was one of the…

Started: 2014
Location: Yamakita Town, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Transportation

Ehsan Club (Centre for Elderly Empowerment & Care – Ehsan)

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Older persons have rights in the community and from those around them such as to be treated with respect and dignity. Yet, sometimes family members find that the challenges of day to day life and preoccupation with work limit their ability to adequately care for their loved ones.

The need for adequate social care has been…

Started: 2014
Location: Doha, Izghawa, Al Shamal - Qatar, Qatar
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

ME-BYO Centers in Zushi City Hall and Zushi Arena

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In 2016, Zushi City launched two ME-BYO Centers to improve residents’ health and prevent their care-dependency. One Centre is located on the first floor of the City Hall and the other is in “Zushi Arena,” City’s sports facility.

“ME-BYO” is a concept which does not consider health and sickness as two clearly separable conditions. Rather, the…

Started: 2016
Location: Zushi City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

Over 55s Connect Facebook Page

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Macedon Ranges Shire Council developed a Facebook page which is targeted to older people and their friends and families. The aim of the page is to engage the older online community and provide them with an alternative way of accessing information and connecting them with the community. The Over 55s Connect page addresses issues such…

Started: 2017
Location: Macedon Ranges, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Information and communication

Fall and fracture prevention program

Nakai Town has been conducting a fall & fracture prevention program named “Koyurugi Exercise” for older people aged 65 and over since 2003. Fall-related fractures are one of the main causes contributing to older people’s care dependency. The “Koyurugi Exercise” programme aims to maintain and improve older people’s quality of life by improving physical strength…

Started: 2003
Location: Nakai Town, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Health, Other

Activities of Kamome Housing Complex “Community Café Nagomi”

In November 2011, the residents’ association of Kamome Housing Complex, Kanagawa prefectural housing facility, were entrusted by Kanagawa Prefecture with a research project for a model case of the supporting activity for prefectural housing. As one of its first attempts, they set up a gathering space named “Community Café Nagomi.”

In 2012 as the model case…

Started: 2012
Location: Yokosuka City, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Labor, Long-term care

Memories, An Anthology

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This project was part of a wider Age-friendly Rockingham Communication Campaign which included five different projects. The objectives of the campaign were to: address ageism; assist seniors to share their memories and life events; recognise the positive contributions made by seniors and carers; and to increase community awareness of key issues affecting seniors and carers.

For…

Started: 2018
Location: Rockingham, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Information and communication

Toronto Community Paramedicine at Home Program (CP@Home)

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As part of the Toronto Seniors Strategy, the Toronto Paramedic Services partnered with Toronto Community Housing, Sinai Health System and others to pilot a program called CP@home where Community Paramedics visit older people in the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) buildings who are high-volume callers to 911. By visiting these older people and connecting them…

Started: 2015
Location: Toronto, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health, Housing

Toronto HomeShare

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Older adults are a significant and growing population in Canadian cities, and currently represent 25% of the residents of most major cities in developed countries. Concurrent with national and international demographic changes are housing challenges, accelerated by increased costs associated with buying/maintaining homes, and compounded by long wait times for retirement homes, long-term care and…

Started: 2018
Location: Toronto, Canada
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Health, Housing

Mayores de hoy: changing paradigms around aging

‘Mayores de hoy’ is an online community started in 2012 with the goal of making academic information about aging accessible for older people. A monthly average of 10,000 people visit mayoresdehoy.com. The top 5 accessed pages (posts) are:

“Fashion for elderly women beyond 60 years old”.
“As you can… get advantages of the INAPAM Card benefits”.
“Swim suits…

Started: 2012
Location: Toluca, Mexico, Mexico
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Urban development

Los mayores como agentes educadores en la igualdad de género

La violencia de género afecta de igual forma al colectivo de mayores de 65 años que al resto de la sociedad y el trabajo día a día en la Red de Centros de Convivencia nos ha hecho constatar la necesidad de abordar las desigualdades de género entre la población mayor.

Afrontar esta realidad, supone desarrollar una…

Started: 2017
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Education

MyHealthE.net-Making health education resources more accessible

www.MyHealthE.net is making collaboration easier with local area hospitals, advocacy groups, government and more to place health education classes on ONE website. This makes it easier for patients and caregivers to find the health education they seek.

The research created the strategic plan and we are now in the implementation process.

“The 2017 KIPDA Needs Report, conducted…

Started: 2019
Location: Age Friendly Louisville, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Information and communication

Anti-locomotive classes

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Through our “Oasis 24 – Healthy Oiso” project, we learned from the talks between residents and our health staff that seniors are very concerned about becoming bed-ridden when their muscles become weak.
In response to their concerns, we started anti-locomotive syndrome classes in cooperation with industries (for program development), government (for organizing classes and minding…

Started: 2014
Location: Oiso Town, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

“Oasis 24 – Healthy Oiso”

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“Oasis 24 – Healthy Oiso” was initiated by the town mayor, who is a medical doctor. He insisted that city employees should go over to seniors’ neighborhoods if seniors are not able to come over to the Town Hall to ask for health advice. Based on his idea this project was started, firstly by gathering…

Started: 2011
Location: Oiso Town, Japan
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Health

Age-Friendliness in North District

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To enhance the understanding of age-friendliness among residents of all ages in North District, the Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association (HKYWCA) Ellen Li District Elderly Community Centre, in collaboration with the District Council and several elderly centres in the district, implemented the project “Age-Friendliness in North District”, comprising several programmes and activities that helped…

Started: 2017
Location: NorthDistrictHK, China
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Other

Jockey Club Age Friendly City: Health@Community

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Responding to the domain of “Community support and health services” rated lowest in the Baseline Report (2016), Hong Kong Christian Service launched Health@Community in April to December 2018 to promote inter-sector, inter-disciplinary primary healthcare in the community, which aims to:
1.promote self-management of chronic disease through community education and technology;
2.provide neighborhood support through ambassador…

Started: 2018
Location: KwunTong, China
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication

Seniors Helping Other Seniors (SHOP)

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The handyman SHOP program consists of 12 volunteers that build and install ramps and handrails for Weld County residents. Sylvia McWilliams, a client said these words, “You Done Good.” These volunteers give freely of their time and talents working to create safer homes for older adults and people with disabilities and cannot afford to hire…

Started: 1992
Location: Greeley/Weld County Colorado, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing

Braine-l’Alleud

Belgium

Many activities are organized for seniors in the City of Braine-l’Alleud such as;

Pensioners’ Travels
Cinema Afternoons
University of the Elders
Internet training
Repapotes
Seniors’ Tastings
Résidences-Trophy
Salon 60+

There is also a City Advisory Council for older people…

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City population: 4000825 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

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