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Age Friendly Edmonton addresses the key factors that contribute to healthy, active, creative, aging in Edmonton.
Age Friendly Edmonton™ is an initiative to build a city that values, respects and actively supports the well-being of seniors.
An age friendly city is an inclusive place where age is not a barrier to access services, programs, businesses or facilities. Creating an age friendly city helps us all.
Co-led by the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council, Age Friendly Edmonton™ is a partnership of organizations committed to local action.
To achieve our vision that “Edmonton is a community that values, respects and actively supports the safety, diversity and wellbeing of seniors”, we strive for impact in the following areas:
Age is a gift to the city. We will value all individuals who bring it to us. The City is once again recognizing the contribution of seniors in this declaration to show our respect and share our gratitude for the older adults in our community.
The Age Friendly Edmonton (AFE) team has an intergenerational podcast called The Shared Mic: Conversations for the Ages. It brings together people from all ages, stages, and backgrounds to discuss topics including finding love, being a role model, and moving to Canada.
By offering the mic to older Edmontonians, AFE hopes to build a city that values, respects, and actively supports the well-being of seniors.
Age Friendly is an international movement in which cities and communities around the world are preparing for two major demographic trends: aging of populations and urbanization.
One million people worldwide turn 60 every month and United Nation estimates the number of persons aged 60+ will double from 600 million to 1.2 billion by 2025 and again, to 2 billion by 2050. Many of these older adults will continue to live in their homes and communities, but these environments have not always been designed to meet their needs.
In 2010, the City of Edmonton became a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities. This network includes 454 Cities and Communities in 37 countries, along with 11 affiliated programmes. Creating an age-friendly city is one of the most effective policy approaches for responding to demographic aging.
As a member of this global network, Age Friendly Edmonton has access to resources, tools, expertise, and best practices from across the world.
In 2010, City Council adopted the Edmonton Seniors Declaration and Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council led extensive consultation and development of an action plan based on the World Health Organization’s Guide age-friendly cities.
In 2012, the Vision for an Age Friendly Edmonton Action Plan was endorsed by City Council and ongoing municipal funding was approved.
Since 2013, Age Friendly Edmonton partners have been actively implementing projects and initiatives that will help us achieve the goals outlined in the Vision for an Age Friendly Edmonton Action Plan.
| executivedirector@seniorscouncil.net | |
| Phone | 780-423-5635 |