{"id":40689,"date":"2024-06-20T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/?page_id=40689"},"modified":"2024-10-30T15:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:17:20","slug":"age-friendly-environments-knowledge-and-action-hubs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/age-friendly-practices\/age-friendly-environments-knowledge-and-action-hubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Age-friendly Environments Knowledge and Action Hubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-40689\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-40689-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-40689-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-40689-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-17bc2272b535-40689\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFW-banner.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFW-banner.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFW-banner-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFW-banner-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFW-banner-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFW-banner-573x300.jpg 573w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFW-banner-244x128.jpg 244w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFW-banner-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFW-banner-60x31.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>A wide range of knowledge is produced every day on healthy ageing, all around the world. Much of this knowledge has the potential to generate real positive change for older people, but this potential is not always realised. For example:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"display: block; list-style-type: disc; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; padding-inline-start: 40px; unicode-bidi: isolate; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">Knowledge makers often face challenges reaching those who can best use their knowledge and provide feedback.<\/li>\n<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">Knowledge users can find it difficult to identify the most useful knowledge and adapt it to their local contexts. This may cause them to spend unnecessary resources on producing knowledge that might already exist, or implementing activities that are not supported by evidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If we want to transform the world to be a better place to grow older, we need to close this gap between making and using knowledge on healthy ageing. This is why the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities is establishing the <strong>&#8216;Age-friendly Environments Knowledge and Action Hubs&#8217;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page will continue to be updated as more hubs are established and developed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Frequently asked questions<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><hr>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_shortcodes-ultimate shortcodes-ultimate panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>What are Age-friendly Environments Knowledge and Action Hubs (AFE K&A Hubs)?<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Each AFE K&#038;A Hub is a form of working group focused on a specific topic related to age-friendly environments. Every hub is composed of WHO technical staff, experts, academics, and most importantly, interested Global Network members \u2013 all working to:\n<ul style=\"display: block; list-style-type: disc; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; padding-inline-start: 40px; unicode-bidi: isolate; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n \t<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">bring together the best available knowledge from all sources on a given topic;<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">build awareness and understanding of this knowledge among Global Network members and beyond, through online and in-person Dialogue Series;<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">synthesise this knowledge and adapt it to create knowledge products that can be quickly implemented in local contexts;<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">support the Global Network to implement these products; and<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">refine existing knowledge through feedback and testing in real-world settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Why leverage the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities for knowledge and action?<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">The Global Network represents over 1600 cities and communities across 52 countries who have committed to becoming more age-friendly, brought together by WHO as its Secretariat. This means that through the Global Network:\n<ul style=\"display: block; list-style-type: disc; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; padding-inline-start: 40px; unicode-bidi: isolate; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n \t<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">Knowledge makers have easy access to a &#8216;living lab&#8217; of diverse implementation sites \u2013 all eager to access the best knowledge and guidance to implement as policies and practices;<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">Knowledge makers can draw on WHO&#8217;s trusted expertise in knowledge production, exchange, and translation at global, regional, and country levels;<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">Knowledge users have a source of trustworthy knowledge that can inform activities aimed at improving the health and well-being of their constituents; and<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"background: none; padding: 0px;\">Knowledge users gain the opportunity to directly influence and add to the knowledge base on diverse topics.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Who can join an AFE K&A Hub?<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">The primary audiences of AFE K&#038;A Hubs are WHO technical staff, experts, academics, and Global Network members. However, anyone who is interested in drawing on or contributing the best available knowledge on a specific topic can express interest in joining a hub.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>How can I get involved?<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">You will find a list of the currently active AFE K&#038;A Hubs and the latest opportunities below.<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-40689-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-40689-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-40689-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Active AFE K&#038;A Hubs<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><hr>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-40689-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-40689-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-40689-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div id=\"falls\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-40689-2-0-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Falls prevention<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-7877d6771435-40689\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Falls-\u2013-Square-1.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Falls-\u2013-Square-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Falls-\u2013-Square-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Falls-\u2013-Square-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Falls-\u2013-Square-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Falls-\u2013-Square-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Falls-\u2013-Square-1-163x163.jpg 163w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Falls-\u2013-Square-1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Falls-\u2013-Square-1-210x210.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"Falls \u2013 Square\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-2-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"7\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Falls are a serious risk for older people&#8217;s health and well-being. But evidence-based strategies exist to help prevent falls and make our lived environments safer for everyone \u2013 including by designing our cities and communities to be more age-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>A online dialogue session on what we know about preventing falls in age-friendly cities and communities, and how to do it, was held on 27 June 2024. The outcomes of this dialogue session are being built on to inform the next steps of the AFE K&amp;A Hub on falls prevention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-2-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"8\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Express interest in joining this hub by emailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gnafcc@who.int?subject=AFE K&amp;A Hub on Urban and Territorial Planning\">gnafcc@who.int<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:lukaszykc@who.int\">lukaszykc@who.int<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-2-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-eaa51a902caf-40689\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a\n\thref=\"mailto:gnafcc@who.int&#038;cc=lukaszykc@who.int?subject=AFE%20K&#038;A%20Hub%20on%20Falls%20Prevention\"\n\t\tclass=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tExpress interest in this hub\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-40689-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-40689-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Urban and territorial planning<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-2-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-7877d6771435-40689\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-163x163.jpg 163w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240611_154723-210x210.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"IMG_20240611_154723\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-2-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"12\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Strategies and practices that make cities and communities more age-friendly benefit not only older residents, but everyone who lives in a community. How can urban and territorial planning incorporate age-friendly principles in its processes, and vice versa?<\/p>\n<p>The first meeting of the AFE K&amp;A Hub on urban and territorial planning was held in Helsinki, Finland from 10\u201311 June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Participants included representatives from the Finnish Ministry of Environment and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syke.fi\/en-US\">SYKE Institute<\/a>, as well as Global Network members <a href=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/network\/vicente-lopez-2\/\">Vicente L\u00f3pez<\/a> (Argentina); <a href=\"https:\/\/ioa.cuhk.edu.hk\/en-gb\/\">CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing &#8211; The Chinese University of Hong Kong<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/network\/tampere\/\">Tampere<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/network\/vaasa\/\">Vaasa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/network\/city-of-vantaa\/\">Vantaa<\/a> (Finland).<\/p>\n<p>Express interest in joining this hub by emailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gnafcc@who.int?subject=AFE K&amp;A Hub on Urban and Territorial Planning\">gnafcc@who.int<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-40689-2-1-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-eaa51a902caf-40689\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a\n\thref=\"mailto:gnafcc@who.int?subject=AFE%20K&#038;A%20Hub%20on%20Urban%20and%20Territorial%20Planning\"\n\t\tclass=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tExpress interest in this hub\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wide range of knowledge is produced every day on healthy ageing, all around the world. Much of this knowledge has the potential to generate real positive change for older people, but this potential is not always realised. For example: Knowledge makers often face challenges reaching those who can best use their knowledge and provide feedback. Knowledge users can find it difficult to identify the most useful knowledge and adapt it to their local contexts. This may cause them to spend unnecessary resources on producing knowledge that might already exist, or implementing activities that are not supported by evidence. If we want to transform the world to be a better place to grow older, we need to close this gap between making and using knowledge on healthy ageing. This is why the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities is establishing the &#8216;Age-friendly Environments Knowledge and Action Hubs&#8217;. This page will continue to be updated as more hubs are established and developed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":280,"featured_media":0,"parent":1295,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40689"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40689"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42104,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40689\/revisions\/42104"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}