Age-friendly Environments
Health and well-being are determined not only by our genes and personal
characteristics but also by the physical and social environments in
which we live our lives. Environments play an important role in determining our physical and
mental capacity across a person’s life course and into older age and
also how well we adjust to loss of function and other forms of adversity
that we may experience at different stages of life, and in particular
in later years. Both older people and the environments in which they
live are diverse, dynamic and changing. In interaction with each other
they hold incredible potential for enabling or constraining healthy ageing.
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Featured publication | 19 April 2023
National programmes for age-friendly cities and communities: a guide
Developing age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) is a proven way to create more age-friendly environments – for everyone. This guide provides direction to national authorities and stakeholders responsible for or involved in forming or sustaining national programmes for AFCC.
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15 February 2018
The Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities
The environments in our cities and communities are critical for supporting and maintaining health in older age. The WHO Global Network for Age-friendly...
1 January 2016
Creating age-friendly environments in Europe: a tool for local policy-makers and planners
Policies to create more age-friendly environments, in which a growing number of cities and communities, local authorities and regional governments...
29 September 2015
World report on ageing and health
Comprehensive public health action on population ageing is urgently needed. This will require fundamental shifts, not just in the things we do, but in...
"Measuring the age-friendliness of cities: a guide to using core indicators” provides technical guidance on selecting and using core indicators for...
5 October 2007
Global age-friendly cities: a guide
Population ageing and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. At the same time as cities are growing,...
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