Age-Friendly Strategy WE WELC LCOM OME! E! Please tell us about your vision for an age-friendly Brampton. Speak with a staff member for details. Help yourself to dinner
AGE AGE-FR FRIEN ENDLY DLY ST STRA RATE TEGY GY Visioning Workshop August 21, 2018 Daniella Balasal, MCIP, RPP, PMP Nadia De Santi, MCIP, RPP Sabrina Coletti, MCIP, RPP
Today’s Agenda • Presentation: – What is an age-friendly community? – Why plan for an age-friendly community? • Group Activity • Group Presentations • Q & A • Next steps and Closing Remarks
WHO Global al Network rk of Ag Age-Fr Frie iend ndly ly Citie ies s and Communiti ities es Mission: to help communities around • the world become increasingly age- friendly by: – Inspiring change – showing what can be done, and how; – Connecting communities to exchange information, knowledge and experience; and – Supporting communities to find innovative, evidence-based solutions. Currently includes 600 cities and • communities in 38 countries
What at is an age-fri frien endly dly community? mmunity? “An age -friendly community encourages active aging by optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age.” – WHO, Global Age-friendly Cities: A Guide (2007)
Why hy plan an for an age-fri friendly endly comm ommunity? nity? “Hard” and “soft” infrastructure
What is an Ag Age-Fr Frie iend ndly ly St Strateg tegy? y? • Document identifying and coordinating age-friendly actions across City departments and external agencies • Developed through a collaborative process • Complements and supports City’s other master plans and strategic plans • To be presented for Council endorsement
How w you can n help lp • Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee and Working Group – stewards and champions of the Strategy • Please promote in your networks! Age-Friendly Committee meetings, County of Frontenac and Dubreuilville
Age ge-Frien riendly dly Vis isio ion Alignment with Vision2040 – Living the Mosaic
Grou oup p Activ tivity ity • Assign one person to record responses and one person to make a presentation. • With your group, review the WHO age-friendly checklists for each community dimension • What strengths and opportunities for improvement do you see? • You will be given a signal when it is time to move on to the next checklist. • Keep this in mind: each group will select a checklist and present the two-three most important points from the discussion (two minutes per table).
Q & A • What did you learn about your community through today’s exercise? • Is there anything else that you would like us to know about your community? • Who should be part of our Focus Group discussions?
Ag Age-Fr Frie iend ndly ly Fo Forum – Janua uary ry 19, 2019 • Exhibitors and presenters on the theme of healthy aging • Presentation of the draft age-friendly strategy for community input Age-Friendly Expos, Frontenac County, City of North Bay, Municipality of St.-Charles
Next xt Ste teps ps Visioning ing Community ity Prepare re Workshop Prepare re Draft t & Projec ject Engagement Events s Baseline eline & Final Age- Kick-Of Off & A Age-Fri riendly y Assessm ssment Community ity Friendly ly Strate tegy Meetin ing Forum Report t Accessibi ssibili lity y Audit FEBRUARY – SEPTEMBER 2018 AUGUST 2018 JULY 2018 JUNE 2019 – JANUARY 2019 WE ARE HERE AUGUST 21 & 22, 2018
Tha Thank nk yo you Daniel ella a Balas asal al, Policy Planner nner III Planni nning ng & Developmen opment Services es, , City of Brampt pton on P: 905. 5.874.2061 874.2061 | F: 905-874 874-2099 2099 daniel ella. a.bal balas asal al@br @brampt ampton.c on.ca
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