Building age-friendly cities and communities can reduce public spending on healthcare and social care, while making use of the resource that older adults represent in our communities. Today, twelve Nordic cities are part of the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities. The Nordic cities in the network actively share their best practices of how to create cities that are economically, socially, and culturally inclusive for an ageing population.
Read the article Nordic cities strengthen their work for age-friendly cities |
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By 2040, about 25 per cent of the Nordic population will be aged 65 or older. For over a decade, Natalie Turner has been working with creating more places where people can enjoy later life in both the US and the UK. “This can be done anywhere. Key elements are knowing your city, building relationships and listening to what matters to older people”, she says.
Read the article Age-friendly communities help us stay healthy and active
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The Nordic network for age-friendly cities and municipalities, the Nordic Welfare Centre, and the World Health Organization organised a joint conference at UN City in Copenhagen 2-3 November.
The conference featured lectures and workshops with participants from the Nordic and Baltic countries. It covered various initiatives and strategies aimed at creating age-friendly environments, addressing ageism, and promoting healthy aging.
Watch two videos from the conference Age-friendly cities in the Nordic region (Youtube) |
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The webinar, held in November, presented the results of the joint Nordic PROTECT project, Proactive health and welfare technology for Nordic users and societies. The results were discussed with a future-oriented perspective. To successfully support the use of health and welfare technology, it is necessary to understand the challenges it faces and the opportunities it provides at micro, meso and macro level.
Watch the webinar on Youtube
Read more about the webinar |
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Docent, FD Satu Jyväkorpi blir permanent generalsekreterare vid Statens näringsdelegation. Tjänsten är placerad vid Livsmedelsverket i Finland. Statens näringsdelegation har bland annat som uppgift att fungera som expertorgan för främjandet av befolkningens kost, utarbeta nationella näringsrekommendationer och komma med åtgärdsförslag och initiativ för att förbättra kosten och livsmedelssystemet.
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Satu Jyväkorpi föreläste i år på Nordens välfärdscenters webbinarium Strategier och strukturer för hälsofrämjande måltider och fysisk aktivitet hos äldre vuxna i Norden. Du hittar webbinariet här. |
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