What is an Age Friendly Town ?
The World Health Organization describes an age friendly world as follows:
An age-friendly world enables people of all ages to actively participate in community activities and treats everyone with respect, regardless of their age. It is a place that makes it easy for older people to stay connected to people that are important to them. And it helps people stay healthy and active even at the oldest ages and provides appropriate support to those who can no longer look after themselves. (World Health Organization)
Resources
Domestic / European
- Horsham Blueprint Interim Report p.52- by Horsham Blueprint
- Age Friendly Places: A guide for local government by Age UK
- What makes a city age-friendly by King’s College London
- Age Friendly Towns: A Guide by Age Friendly Ireland
International:
- World Report on Aging and Health by the World Health Organization
- Towards and Age-friendly World: The WHO Global network of Age- Friendly Cities and Communities by the World Health Organisation