In 2007, the Office of the Mayor, the New York City Council and the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) launched Age-friendly New York City by doing a comprehensive assessment…
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Our first aim is to increase the health and care standards of our elders. For this reason, these are the projects that we have already implemented and will implement soon:
The Greater Des Moines ‘Great Places for All Ages’ is a community-based effort designed to foster the creation of an Age-Friendly City and an Age-Friendly Region in Central Iowa, where…
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Age Friendly Edmonton is a results-orientated initiative to improve the quality of life for Edmonton seniors. Co-led by the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council, Age…
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The City of Los Altos joined the World Health Organization’s Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in November 2011. Prior to this, the City of Los Altos Senior Committee…
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The goal of the Honolulu county, AARP Hawaii, WHO and its local partners is to develop Honolulu into a great place to live, play and work for all ages. The…
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The Village of Great Neck Plaza joined the AARP’s Livable Communities Program to encourage and promote public policies for our village that support healthy ageing and improve the health, well-being,…
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The Age-Friendly Thunder Bay Committee has been active in the City of Thunder Bay since 2009. The Committee’s work, which is grounded in community-based research conducted at Lakehead University’s Centre…
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The Senior Citizens Advisory Committee (SCAC), made up of volunteer members from the City of Port Colborne, advocates for seniors needs and deals with matters that impact senior citizens’, such…
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Vila Nova de Foz Coa is committed to improving the quality of life of our elders in the community. In 2013, Vila Nova de Foz Coa joined the WHO’s Global…
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With more than half of its population aged above 60, Royan is mindful of the concepts of “living well” and “successful ageing”. The City invests in health issues, particularly those…
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The City of Ottawa has been implementing an Older Adult Plan (OAP) since 2012. On October 23, 2019, Council approved the City of Ottawa’s third Older Adult Plan 2020-2022, putting…
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Donostia/San Sebastian is developing a city strategy in which the quality of life of the elderly and the promotion of healthy aging are some of its differentiating factors.
Strategy supported by…
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Since 2010 Dijon has been working on the DIVAA project (Dijon, age- friendly city) by means of an inventory of actions, reflection with experts, and a qualitative survey among the…
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The Council has been actively collaborating with our older residents for a number of years, culminating in extensive community involvement and consultation in planning for our first Positive Ageing Plan…
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The start of our age-friendly initiative was in year 2010 and we joined the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in 2012. On 3rd March 2013 a Municipality…
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Canberra – an Age Friendly city now and into the future
In 1950, Canberra – Australia’s capital city – was home to fewer than 20,000 people.
According to the 2021 census…
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It is intended that the project Odivelas, Concelho Amigo das Pessoas Idosas represents a concerted effort to respond and take advantage of the ongoing demographic changes. This project is structured…
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Brooklin is one of the 9 Maine towns in the regional age-friendly initiative called Age-Friendly Coastal Communities (AFCC). AFCC is a collaboration among the 9 towns of the Blue Hill…
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Brighton & Hove joined the WHO Age Friendly Cities and Communities Network in 2013 in order to encourage active ageing and optimise opportunities for health, wellbeing and participation of older…
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