1. The Public Life of Older People Neighbourhoods & Networks Paula J Gardner PhD (candidate) Public Health Sciences University of Toronto Brownie CPHA 2008

2. The Public Life of Older People Aging in Place To understand neighbourhoods as the material places where public life occurs. To understand neighbourhoods as the material places where public life occurs. To understand networks as the social places of public life. To understand networks as the social places of public life. Examine how these neighbourhoods and networks shape the experience of healthy aging. Examine how these neighbourhoods and networks shape the experience of healthy aging.

3. The “go along” method

4. THIRD PLACES Key sites for informal public life

9. Action and Application “Flourishing at a reasonable pace” ACCESS #1: Mobility Aides

10. #2: The Built Environment #3: The Social Environment

12. paula.gardner@utoronto.ca Thank-you My peeps! Institute of Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto