Resources

How to be an Age-Friendly Business

Centre for Ageing Better

How to be an Age-friendly Business: A framework for customer-facing settings Introducing the framework As we get older, we need age-friendly environments and infrastructure that enable us to remain active, maintain connections and live independently. Customer-facing businesses and community setting

[Resource] Global levels of physical inactivity in adults: off track for 2030

WHO | UN Decade on Ageing

Click HERE to Access KnowledgeOverviewRegular physical activity can improve both mental and physical health in people of all ages and abilities. Conversely, too little physical activity increases the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes – all l

[Database] Promising interventions to prevent and respond to abuse of older people

WHO | UN Decade on Ageing

Click HERE to access the database“WHO’s new database is a critical first step towards developing and scaling up cost-effective solutions to address abuse of older people, which has been highlighted as one of five priorities to tackle the issue during the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030

[Resource] Let's Go: Steps for Engaging Older People and Improving Communities for All Ages

HelpAge

Click HERE to learn moreThis guide is designed to help you begin your own journey towards making your community more age friendly. It showcases exciting, innovative, small scale and low or no-cost projects that are having a big impact on the lives of older people in communities across the Americas r

WordSwap Poster

Ontario Centre for Research, Innovation & Learning in Long Term Care

Using Person-Centred Language (PCL) ensures the way we speak is respectful, life-affirming, and inclusive. Here is a poster with a few ways to swap out words for PCL in your everyday language. Although designed for long-term care, there are helpful terms here for many situations associated with agi