On October 3, 2012, Mayor Gray reaffirmed his commitment to preserving the independence of aging District residents and improving the lives of persons 50 years of age and older by…
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In 2014, the City of Cleveland joined the WHO Age Friendly Cities and Communities Network in order to enhance the city’s standing as a community for people of all ages…
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In 2012, based on our demographics, Council resolved that the Great Lakes would become a “Centre of Excellence for Ageing”. The Great Lakes has the oldest population in the state…
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Madrid es una ciudad con una gran experiencia y una sólida tradición de políticas y servicios dirigidos a las personas mayores, grupo que representa el 26% de la población de…
More DetailsAge Friendly Nottingham (AFN) aims to make Nottingham a great place to grow older
Nottingham is a diverse city where many older citizens contribute to their vibrant communities through volunteering,…
The City of Bern first conducted a survey on age-friendliness according to the WHO recommendations at the end of 2009. From the results of this survey, the city compiled its…
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Committed to Becoming More Age Friendly
In 2010, Manchester became the first UK city to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities.
Manchester’s ageing programme…
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In 2012, as part of the comprehensive planning process, the Town of Bowdoinham completed an assessment of services and supports needed for older residents to age optimally. The assessment identified…
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Granollers is a medium-sized city located 30 km from Barcelona, just at the border of the Metropolitan Area. It accounts for nearly 60,000 inhabitants. Although its population is relatively young…
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“Tehran: An Age-Friendly City” (Bill enacted by the “Islamic City Council”) Included of four articles and three notes Thursday, 23/05/2012 Article one: According to items 2, 4, 5 and the…
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Inscrite dans la démarche française du label “bien vieillir” depuis 2011, la ville du Havre poursuit désormais son action envers les seniors dans le cadre du réseau “villes amies des…
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La Organización Mundial de la Salud define como ciudades Amigables con las Personas Mayores a aquellas en las que “las políticas, servicios y estructuras, así como el entorno físico y…
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In St. Louis County, older adults (ages 45 and older) number nearly a half-million people, or half of the total population. There are 279,256 St. Louis County adults ages 45-64…
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The Lane Cove Local Government Area is located 9 km from the centre of Sydney. It has a population of approximately 32,000 and close to 25% of people are aged…
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In 2009, China began to implement a national age-friendly cities programme on a trial basis in 13 cities within six provinces, in response to WHO’s Age-friendly Cities Programme. In November…
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AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, social welfare organization with a membership of nearly 38 million that helps people turn their goals and dreams into real possibilities, strengthens communities and fights for…
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Andorra la Vella began its journey as Age-friendly City in March 2013. Nevertheless, the needs and improvement in the life quality of the population –and especially our elderly people– has…
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As a first city in Japan where life longevity is a major characteristic of the country, Akita City joined WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities in 2011. In…
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The ‘Tampere Senior – Ageing society as an opportunity’ programme seeks an operational model for a good life and ageing in the City of Tampere and the Tampere Region, working…
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In May 2012 Belfast was the first city in Northern Ireland to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities.
In 2014 we produced our first…
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