Adding life to years
Login
Join us
Text size:
-+=

All Resources By

Columbus

Aging So Cool Everyone is Doing It: #ButtonUpAgeism

The City of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio joined the Age-Friendly Communities Network in 2016. Age-Friendly Columbus and Franklin County is managed by the Age-Friendly Innovation Center (AFIC), a program of The Ohio State University, College of Social Work. The community assessment in 2016 and reassessment in 2021 showed that the perception of ageism and…

Read more

Started: 2018
Location: Columbus, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care, Social protection, Transportation, Urban development

Safe Route to Age in Place

Evaluated

In 2019–2020, Age-Friendly Columbus and Franklin County created and piloted the Safe Routes to Age in Place program to address transportation challenges faced by older adults who may not be interested in/able to drive and require access to a variety of transportation options. Older adult residents from three Franklin County communities (Prairie Township, City of…

Read more

Started: 2023
Location: Columbus, United States of America
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Transportation

Columbus and Franklin County

Columbus and Franklin County
United States of America

In 2016, City of Columbus joined the World Health Organization and AARP International Network of Age-Friendly Communities and thus our commitment toward creating inclusive processes, programs and policies. This work…

More Details
City population: 132141419 % over 60Joined Network in 2016