Transcript Age Friendly Communities: A Global Idea

Age-Friendly Communities:
A global idea working in Nova Scotia communities
Jacqueline Campbell
Community Development, Department of Seniors
October 29, 2009
Outline
• History
• Studies
• Resources Available
Population Aging – Statistics
• Seniors will comprise 25% of Nova
Scotia’s population by 2026
(Strategy for Positive Aging in Nova Scotia, 2005,p.13)
• In Canada, within a decade, adults
aged 65 and over will outnumber children
under the age of 15 (PHAC, Centre for Health Promotion)
What is an Age-Friendly community?
A community where the physical and social
environments support and enable people of
all ages, including older Nova Scotians, to
live in a secure environment, enjoy good
health, and continue to participate fully in
society.
(Global Age-friendly Cities: A Guide, World Health Organization, 2007)
Age-Friendly Community
Building blocks include:
• Policies and services
• Physical environments (settings,
structures)
• Social environment
• Benefits all ages, seniors included
Age-Friendly Domains
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Outdoor Spaces & Buildings
Transportation
Housing
Respect & Social Inclusion
Social Participation
Civic Participation & Employment
Communication & Information
Community Support & Health Services
Age-Friendly Cities Project
• In 2006, World Health
Organization (WHO)
initiated the AgeFriendly Cities Project;
• Jointly funded in Nova
Scotia by Department
of Seniors and Halifax
Regional Municipality
AMERICAS
Age-Friendly Collaborating Cities
Argentina, La Plata
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Canada, Halifax
Canada, Portage La Prairie
Canada, Saanich
Canada, Sherbrooke
Costa Rica, San Jose
Jamaica, Kingston
Jamaica, Montego Bay
Mexico, Cancun
Mexico, Mexico City
Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Puerto Rico, Ponce
USA, New York
USA, Portland
EUROPE
Germany, Ruhr
Ireland, Dundalk
Italy, Udine
Russia, Moscow
Russia, Tuymazy
Switzerland, Geneva
Turkey, Istanbul
UK, Edinburgh
UK, London
AFRICA
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Kenya, Nairobi
India, New Delhi
India, Udaipur
WESTERN PACIFIC
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Jordan, Amman
Lebanon, Tripoli
Pakistan, Islamabad
Credit: BC Ministry of Health
Australia, Melbourne
Australia, Melville
China, Shanghai
Japan, Himeji
Japan, Tokyo
Age-Friendly Rural and Remote
Communities Initiative
• 2nd Age-Friendly
project in 2007
• Project of the Public
Health Agency of
Canada (PHAC) and
the F/T/P Ministers
Responsible for
Seniors
Age-Friendly Collaborating Communities
10 Canadian communities participated
Nova Scotia’s International and National
Involvement in Promoting
Age-Friendly Initiatives
• WHO Age-friendly cities
project - site Halifax
• PHAC/FPT Age-friendly
rural/remote – site
Guysborough
Funding Initiative:
Age-Friendly Communities Grants
• All municipal units eligible to apply
• Receive up to 50% of total project cost, to a max of
$5000. With other 50% matched by municipality either
in cash or in-kind.
• One time costs eligible – project must not already be
completed
• Next Call for Proposals – November 6th, 2009
Examples:
Projects funded fall 2008
• Municipality of the County of Inverness
[Construction of an age-friendly gazebo in
Community Garden in Port Hood]
• Municipality of the District of Chester
[Inter-generational outdoor fitness circuit
located at the Chester Area Middle School]
Examples:
Projects funded continued
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
• age-friendly upgrades to the trail surface at the
Municipal Activity Recreation Centre,
• installation of benches along existing trails
• production of newsletters to outline senior specific
municipal information
• age-friendly information collection from seniors
Next Steps:
Moving Forward in Nova Scotia
• November 6th, 2009, signing of Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between Department of
Seniors and the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities
• Partnerships and Funding initiatives
• Department of Seniors is committed to continuing to
promote and support the development of Age-Friendly
Communities in Nova Scotia!
Jacqueline Campbell
Community Development Coordinator
Nova Scotia Department of Seniors
(902) 424-6211
[email protected]