{"id":25472,"date":"2020-05-12T12:01:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T12:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agefriendlyworld.local.org\/?p=25472"},"modified":"2020-05-12T12:01:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T12:01:54","slug":"combat-older-peoples-isolation-during-covid-19-epidemic-lutter-contre-lisolement-des-personnes-agees-pendant-lepidemie-de-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/combat-older-peoples-isolation-during-covid-19-epidemic-lutter-contre-lisolement-des-personnes-agees-pendant-lepidemie-de-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Combat older people&#8217;s isolation during Covid-19 epidemic \/ Lutter contre l&#8217;isolement des personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es pendant l\u2019\u00e9pid\u00e9mie de Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In France, a think tank about how to combat older people&#8217;s isolation during this health crisis has been created by the Ministry of Health and Social Inclusion. The Francophone Network of Age-friendly Cities (FNAFC) is an active contributor to this think tank, while it continues to be an observatory of territories and to highlight local initiatives.<br \/>\nBecause of its close contact with inhabitants, cities seem to be the key structures to identify and support fragile or dependent older people living at home. Cities can easily identify and coordinate actions that need to be implemented to enable people to live as well as possible during containment.<\/p>\n<p>The FNAFC develops its reflection around a \u00ab\u00a0typical day\u00a0\u00bb gathering older people&#8217;s essential needs. It identifies the good practices initiated by its members and organises exchanges between cities via videoconferences.<br \/>\nHere are some examples of French cities&#8217; initiatives:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eat : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shopping delivered at home by volunteers or shopkeepers;<\/li>\n<li>Easy subscription to home meal delivery;<\/li>\n<li>Initiatives of some supermarkets: first open hour dedicated to people aged 70 or more, priority checkouts dedicated to older people, possibility to order shopping by phone, essential products available at reduced prices for older people since the beginning of the crisis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Social links : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Volunteers or municipal professionals call older people;<\/li>\n<li>Information to older people and their relatives about digital tools to stay in touch;<\/li>\n<li>Messages to close relatives broadcast on radio;<\/li>\n<li>Think about how to organise family visits in retirement homes while respecting strict sanitary rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ask for help :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web platform to organise solidarity;<\/li>\n<li>Posters to promote solidarity between neighbors;<br \/>\nCoordination by phone of solidarity between inhabitants by municipal professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Leisure\u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online videos to practice sport, cultivate or entertain at home;<\/li>\n<li>Home books delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Medical care\u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Home medicines delivery by associations, pharmacies or municipal police.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Being safe and secure\u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Distribution of flyers against fraud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out more information about French age-friendly cities on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.villesamiesdesaines-rf.fr\/welcome.html\">our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>En France, le minist\u00e8re des Solidarit\u00e9s et de la Sant\u00e9 a cr\u00e9\u00e9 un groupe de r\u00e9flexion sur la prise en compte de l&#8217;isolement des a\u00een\u00e9s en cette p\u00e9riode de crise sanitaire. Le R\u00e9seau Francophone des Villes Amies des A\u00een\u00e9s (RFVAA), qui continue \u00e0 exercer ses missions d&#8217;observatoire des territoires et de valorisation des initiatives locales, contribue activement \u00e0 cette mission minist\u00e9rielle.<br \/>\nAu vu de sa proximit\u00e9 avec les habitants, la commune appara\u00eet comme un \u00e9chelon \u00e0 privil\u00e9gier pour faciliter le rep\u00e9rage et le soutien des a\u00een\u00e9s fragiles ou d\u00e9pendants vivant \u00e0 domicile. Elle peut recenser, faciliter et coordonner les actions \u00e0 mettre en place pour permettre \u00e0 chacun de vivre le mieux possible cette situation de confinement.<\/p>\n<p>Le RFVAA propose un mode de r\u00e9flexion articul\u00e9 autour d&#8217;une \u00ab journ\u00e9e type \u00bb, c&#8217;est-\u00e0-dire autour des besoins essentiels des a\u00een\u00e9s. Il recense ainsi les bonnes pratiques des adh\u00e9rents sur chacun des points et organise des visioconf\u00e9rences pour leur permettre d&#8217;\u00e9changer.<br \/>\nVoici quelques exemples des pratiques men\u00e9es en France\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Se nourrir :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Livraison de courses \u00e0 domicile par des b\u00e9n\u00e9voles ou par les commer\u00e7ants<\/li>\n<li>Facilitation de l&#8217;inscription au service de portage de repas<\/li>\n<li>Certains supermarch\u00e9s ont r\u00e9serv\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re heure apr\u00e8s l&#8217;ouverture \u00e0 leurs clients de plus de 70 ans, d&#8217;autres r\u00e9servent des caisses prioritaires aux a\u00een\u00e9s ou leur permettent de commander leurs courses par t\u00e9l\u00e9phone. Enfin, certains proposent depuis le d\u00e9but de la crise des paniers avec des produits de premi\u00e8re n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 a petits prix pour les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cr\u00e9er du lien\u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mise en place d&#8217;une veille t\u00e9l\u00e9phonique par des b\u00e9n\u00e9voles ou des professionnels de la collectivit\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Recensement des outils technologiques visant \u00e0 soutenir le lien social pour diffusion aux a\u00een\u00e9s et aux familles<\/li>\n<li>Diffusion de messages aux proches gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la radio<\/li>\n<li>Organisation d&#8217;un fl\u00e9chissement des mesures de confinement dans les maisons de retraite pour permettre la visite des familles dans des conditions tr\u00e8s encadr\u00e9es<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Demander de l&#8217;aide\u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mise en ligne de plateformes web de solidarit\u00e9 et d&#8217;entraide<\/li>\n<li>Cr\u00e9ation d&#8217;affiches \u00e0 coller en bas des immeubles pour faciliter les solidarit\u00e9s de voisinages<\/li>\n<li>Mise en place de plateformes t\u00e9l\u00e9phoniques municipales pour faciliter l&#8217;entraide entre habitants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>S&#8217;occuper :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mise en ligne de vid\u00e9os pour pratiquer une activit\u00e9 physique \u00e0 domicile, se cultiver et se divertir<\/li>\n<li>Portage de livres \u00e0 domicile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Se soigner :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Livraison de m\u00e9dicaments par une association, par une pharmacie ou par la police municipale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00catre en s\u00e9curit\u00e9 :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diffusion de flyers \u00ab\u00a0alerte escroquerie\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Retrouvez plus d&#8217;informations sur les villes amies des a\u00een\u00e9s fran\u00e7aises\u00a0: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.villesamiesdesaines-rf.fr\">www.villesamiesdesaines-rf.fr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In France, a think tank about how to combat older people&#8217;s isolation during this health crisis has been created by the Ministry of Health and Social Inclusion. The Francophone Network of Age-friendly Cities (FNAFC) is an active contributor to this think tank, while it continues to be an observatory of territories and to highlight local initiatives.<br \/>\nBecause of its close contact with inhabitants, cities seem to be the key structures to identify and support fragile or dependent older people living at home. Cities can easily identify and coordinate actions that need to be implemented to enable people to live as well as possible during containment.<\/p>\n<p>The FNAFC develops its reflection around a \u00ab\u00a0typical day\u00a0\u00bb gathering older people&#8217;s essential needs. It identifies the good practices initiated by its members and organises exchanges between cities via videoconferences.<br \/>\nHere are some examples of French cities&#8217; initiatives:<\/p>\n<p>Eat : <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shopping delivered at home by volunteers or shopkeepers;<\/li>\n<li>Easy subscription to home meal delivery;<\/li>\n<li>Initiatives of some supermarkets: first open hour dedicated to people aged 70 or more, priority checkouts dedicated to older people, possibility to order shopping by phone, essential products available at reduced prices for older people since the beginning of the crisis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Social links : <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Volunteers or municipal professionals call older people;<\/li>\n<li>Information to older people and their relatives about digital tools to stay in touch;<\/li>\n<li>Messages to close relatives broadcast on radio;<\/li>\n<li>Think about how to organise family visits in retirement homes while respecting strict sanitary rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask for help :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web platform to organise solidarity;<\/li>\n<li>Posters to promote solidarity between neighbors;<br \/>\nCoordination by phone of solidarity between inhabitants by municipal professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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},"categories":[550,552],"tags":[2068,2069,196,195,274,2064,2066,2058,2061,2065,2063,2062,322,2057,2056,2067,2059,2060],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25472"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25472"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25855,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25472\/revisions\/25855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/agefriendlyworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}