House keeping and emergency procedures Define principles Assess needs Develop plan Implement plan Evaluate progress Age-friendly Communities Forum Grand Hall 19 June 2018
Communities in New Zealand Age-friendly Communities in New Zealand Define principles Assess needs Develop plan Implement plan Evaluate progress Age-friendly Communities Forum Grand Hall 19 June 2018
Age-friendly WHO model Response to population demographics Age-friendly community Respect Access Multi-generational Participation
Demographic changes 723,000 people aged 65+ (15% of population) 2036 estimates – 1.26 million people will be aged 65+ (22% of population) Ageing population and urbanisation creates challenges, particularly for small rural communities
WHO age-friendly model
The age-friendly process 1. Define community principles 2. Assess community needs 3. Develop an action plan 4. Implement the action plan 5. Evaluate the progress
How councils can Contribute?
Our pilot communities Hamilton New Plymouth Kāpiti
Central govern-ment work
Resources Office for Seniors www.superseniors.msd.govt.nz WHO Age-friendly Cities: A guide Experience of other Age-friendly cities http://www.who.int/ageing/publications/Global_age_friendly_cities_Guide_English.pdf WHO Checklist of Essential Features of Age-friendly Cities http://www.who.int/ageing/publications/Age_friendly_cities_checklist.pdf (available at registration desk) Resources
Define principles Assess needs Develop plan Implement plan Evaluate progress osc@.msd.govt.nz @SuperSeniorsNZ @OfficeforSeniors superseniors.msd.govt.nz