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Age-friendly transport in Oslo

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Ruter age-friendly transport (RAT), also called “Pink bus”, is a door-to-door transport service with flexibility around travel time. It is a public transport service offered by the City Council of Oslo. RAT is available to customers aged 67 and up, but is especially aimed at those in the age group who have challenges using the…

Started: 2017
Location: Oslo, Norway
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Transportation

Restons dynamiques!

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Chaque semaine, les aîné.e.s sont invités à un moment d’activité physique gratuit et en plein air, dans un parc de leur quartier. Ce moment hebdomadaire permet de stimuler la mobilité et le renforcement musculaire, contribue à la prévention des chutes, ainsi qu’à la lutte contre l’isolement des seniors. L’âge des participants se situe entre 65…

Started: 2021
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Mappings of the accessibility of the outdoor environment

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During both the summer of 2020 and 2021 extensive mappings of the accessibility of the outdoor environment were conducted on a large area in different parts of the city.

The focus of the mappings was specifically on streets and crosswalks, pedestrian and bicycle lanes, as well as entrances of crucial public buildings. The mapping of the…

Started: 2021
Location: Vaasa, Finland
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Move It – Back in the Game

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Back in the Game was delivered by Macedon Ranges Shire Council as part of the Australian Government-funded Loddon Mallee Region “Move It” project, which aimed to increase participation in physical activity by older people who were previously inactive.

The Council chose to offer “Back in the Game”, a modified indoor sports program designed by Council on…

Started: 2020
Location: Macedon Ranges, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

I y II JUEGOS MAYORLÍMPICOS

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Las personas mayores conforman un colectivo numeroso, dinámico y heterogéneo en Pozoblanco. Es por ello que en el año 2018 nacieron los I Juegos Mayorlímpicos en Pozoblanco, una iniciativa surgida del Consejo Local del Mayor y que gracias a su popularidad se repitió en el año 2019.

La finalidad de esta propuesta, que une tanto a…

Started: 2018
Location: Pozoblanco, Spain
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Strength and Balance Exercise Classes for Older People

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Ready for Living (Local Government) developed the ‘Ready for Strengthening’ exercise class in response to the need for falls prevention classes in the district. In 2020 classes were developed to improve leg strength and balance. Classes were run in the main town of Gore as well as a smaller town, Mataura, in the district. The…

Started: 2020
Location: Gore, New Zealand
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Muoversi

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Muoversi is an individualized transport and accompaniment service that allows greater transportation access to those dealing with mobility issues or disabilities. This service guarantees equal access to public services for the whole population. Through the provision of free transport, Muoversi hopes to foster dignity and autonomy to all of those living in Trento. Read…

Started: 2004
Location: Trento, Italy
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Journée de la mobilité senior

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Dans le cadre de ses actions de prévention en faveur d’un vieillissement actif, la ville de Dijon souhaite promouvoir des actions collectives en faveur du mouvement, de l’activité physique et des déplacements apaisés avec des moyens adaptés à l’avancée en âge.
Pour ce faire, une “journée sur la mobilité” est organisée et proposée aux seniors…

Started: 2017
Location: Dijon, France
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Transportation

Get Active Outdoors

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An outdoor exercise program was facilitated in 2016 by Kiama Municipal Council in partnership with the Health Promotion Service from the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. The project included 9 one-hour sessions facilitated by a trained exercise professional to demonstrate safe and beneficial ways to use the Werri Beach Outdoor exercise equipment, followed by a…

Started: 2016
Location: Kiama
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Information and communication

A petits pas dans mon quartier

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Les objectifs de cette action sont à la fois d’améliorer l’autonomie des seniors au quotidien, de favoriser l’investissement des services de proximité et de renforcer les liens sociaux.
Pour mettre en œuvre ce projet, les étapes étaient les suivantes : élaborer un questionnaire d’évaluation et le distribuer aux seniors d’une résidence autonomie ; former un…

Started: 2017
Location: Lyon, France
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Long-term care, Transportation

This Girl Can – Women over 50 in the Macedon Ranges

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This Girl Can is an initiative of VicHealth, based upon the successful campaign created by Sport England. The campaign exists to celebrate and support Victorian Women embracing physical activity in a way that suits them. In 2019 we were successful in getting a $10,000 grant to support this initiative in the Macedon Ranges to target…

Started: 2019
Location: Macedon Ranges, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

No Porto a Vida é Longa

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It`s a municipal program that encourages those over 60, city residents, to regularly practice sports, through a single annual symbolic payment.
This program operates throughout the year, except in August. The program’s available modalities are: gymnastics, cardio fitness, cycling, water activities, pilates, tai chi, yoga, boccia, latin dances and zumba.
The activities are prepared and…

Started: 1998
Location: Porto, Portugal
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health

Walker Rally in central park in Gothenburg

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In 2018, public officials in the City of Gothenburg visited the Walker Rally event in Oslo. The study visit gave a lot of inspiration in how the City of Gothenburg can implement a walker rally.

The process started in the autumn 2018 to anchor the idea with different sectors in the city. A project group started…

Started: 2019
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Long-term care, Urban development

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

Mersin Metropolitan Municipality- Active Aging House

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‘Active Aging House’ is established by Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Department of Social Services in 2018. Within the centre, Mersin Metropolitan Municipality aims to enhance elderly people’s living conditions in many aspects. Citizens over 55 age is the target group of ‘Active Aging House’. In the context of project, interactive trainings (self-improvement, healthy life, improvement of…

Started: 2018
Location: BasakBayraktar, Turkey
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Education, Health, Social protection

Fit for Life Melville

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Fit for Life is a campaign developed to encourage the City of Melville’s older residents to start being physically active or return to being active.

With estimates suggesting lack of physical activity could be responsible the physical decline associated with old age, the campaign highlights it’s never too late to reap the health…

Started: 2018
Location: Melville
Desired outcome for older people: Be mobile
Sectors: Health, Information and communication

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