1. The WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities
Peter Lloyd-Sherlock
on behalf of John Beard
Director, Department of Ageing and Life Course

2. Ageing and health priorities for WHO
Health promotion across the life course – the importance of HEALTH
Creating environments that foster engagement
Access to age-friendly primary health care
Integrated
Screening, early detection and amelioration of chronic disease
Access to medications
Skilled and supported workforce
LONG TERM CARE (home and institutional)
Rethinking ageing
Frailty and disability, not age, are the key

3. Urban environments that promote active ageing
Age-Friendly Cities
Urban environments that promote active ageing

4. Key Themes of an Age-friendly City
Outdoor space & buildings
Transportation
Communication & information
Housing
Respect & social inclusion
Social participation
Civic participation & employment
Community support & health services

5. WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities
External Review
Years 1-2
Years 3-5
1. Joining the network
-Involve older people
-Baseline assessment of age-friendliness
-Develop action plan
-Identify indicators
3. Evaluate progress and continual improvement
-Measure progress
-Identify successes and remaining gaps
-Develop new action plan
2. Implementation
-Implement action plan
-Monitor indicators
Ongoing 5 year cycles

6. WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities6

7. Launch of the Global Network June 28 2010

8. New York – a City for All Ages http://www.agefriendlynyc.org

10. Elderly Population and Crash History

11. Early Action Improvements Implemented July 2008
Seniors given more time to cross the major street at 26 of the 43 intersections

12. Geneva – Public Spaces and Buildings
Increase benches in streets and parks
Make street crossings safer and increase crossing times
Improve footpaths and lighting

13. Age-friendly Geneva – Public Spaces and Buildings
Increase benches in streets and parks
New benches
Benches replaced or repaired
Make street crossings safer and increase crossing times
Improve footpaths and lighting
Enlarged
Renovated
Other improvements
New lighting

14. Network activities SharePoint engAGE WHO Planned Conferences Twinning
Dublin
Singapore
Twinning
Best Practices
Languages

15. Greeting
When I was born
13 million Japan
Incredible change. What I want to do this evening is give you a feeling for just how dramatic that change will be, what it means for all of us and for the society we live in.