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Mobile information centre for older people

Mobile information centre for older people

Summary

Waffle and information is an mobile information centre for older people. The municipality of Trondheim wanted to easily get around in the city to get in touch with older people and facilitated connections through food. With a caravan it became possible to visit all parts of the city and parks almost everywhere.

Everywhere people get curious about the caravan and free waffles made the caravan popular. In this way we meet local people and can ask them about their lives, give information about our services and involve them in different projects.

More information: MOBILE INFORMATION CENTRE.pdf

 

Key facts

Main target group: Older people in general

Sector(s): Information and communication

Other sector(s): Health, education

Desired outcome for older people:
Meet their basic needs

Other issues the Age-friendly practice aims to address:
  • Healthy behaviours (e.g. physical activity)
  • Inclusion
  • Participation
  • Technologies

Contact details

Name: Turid Helle

Email address: turid.helle@trondheim.kommune.no

Age-friendly practice in detail (click to expand):

Engaging the wider community

Project lead: Local authorities

Others involved in the project:
  • Local authorities
  • Civil Society Organisation
  • Social or health care provider
  • Research institution

Older people’s involvement: Older people were involved in the age-friendly practice at multiple or all stages

Moving forward

Has the impact of this age-friendly practice been analysed: No

Do you plan to evaluate your age-friendly practice? Yes

Looking back

Challenges:
The main challenge was to come in contact with older people in their daily life. The idea with the caravan “Waffles and Information” won Trondheim municipality’s innovation award in 2019.