AgeFriendly Community Planning Finding the Right Fit AgeFriendly Community Planning 1 Presenters Dr Margaret Denton McMaster University Amanda Peters McMaster University Ruth Wilford ID: 204302
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Finding the Right FitAge-Friendly Community Planning
Finding the Right Fit:
Age-Friendly Community Planning
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PresentersDr. Margaret Denton, McMaster University Amanda Peters, McMaster UniversityRuth Wilford, Lakehead University
Dr. Mary McGeown, Lakehead University
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Outline of PresentationAge-friendly Cities and CommunitiesWhat is happening in Ontario todayWhat is the Government of Ontario doing to promote age-friendly communitiesOverview of the guide Finding the Right Fit: Age-friendly Community Planning
Lessons learned on building an age-friendly communityContact Information
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Aging Seniors in Ontario: A Demographic Imperative2012 1.9 Million (14.9%)
2036 4.1 Million (25%)Is it a Silver Tsunami or a Triumph of Our Times????
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Age-Friendly Cities & Communities (AFC)AFC is an effective local policy approach for responding to demographic aging.
AFCs establish policies, programs, services and infrastructure that supports the physical and social environments designed to enable older people to live in safety, enjoyment, good health and well-being while continuing to participate in society in meaningful ways.
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Roots in Environmental Gerontology discipline that suggests the ongoing relationship between people and their physical and social environment affects their quality of life (p-e fit). “The goodness of fit”For example:What is the p-e fit between older adults with mobility limitations and the public transportation system?What is the p-e fit between older adults who are isolated and lonely and the number of social activities in the community and why they are not able to attend
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Origins of the AFC ConceptPerson-Environment Fit (P-E fit)Slide7
8 Dimensions of an Age-Friendly City or Community
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Heart of the Guide is the Age Friendly ChecklistTool for self assessment and a map to chart progress.
Going beyond the checklist is possible.
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Twelve (12) Ontario communities are members of the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities:Central Region : WellandWest Region: London, Waterloo, Windsor, Port Colborne,
East Region: Ottawa, Kingston North Region: Thunder Bay, Sault Ste.
Marie; Francophone Communities: Hearst, Noëlville, Verner
.Sources: Ontario Seniors Secretariat (December 2013); MAREP AFC Communities Stories Website
Many Communities have not begun
Others are at various stages of the process (26):
Central Region : Burlington, Mississauga, Collingwood,
Halton
, Hamilton, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Town of Caledon, York Region
West Region: Brantford, Cambridge, Port Colborne,
Welland
, Erie St Claire, Guelph, Kitchener, Niagara Region, Oxford County, Petrolia, Sarnia-Lambton, Waterloo
East Region: Kawartha Lakes ; Halliburton Highlands, Peterborough.
Sharbot
Lake Region
North Region: Dryden, Sudbury
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City/ Region including (N=16)Community Organization (e.g. Social Planning Council; Community Development) (N=2)Health Unit (e.g., District Health Unit, CCAC) (N=6)Seniors Group (e.g., Council on Aging, Senior Advisory Committee) (N=5)
University (N=1)Unknown (N=3)
Leadership Varies (based on contact information)In many cases Public and Private are working together!Slide11
What is the Ontario Government Doing to Promote Age-Friendly Cities & CommunitiesAge-friendly communities (AFCs) is a key component of Ontario’s Action Plan for Seniors
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Finding the Right FitAge-Friendly Community Planning
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Contents
Section 1: BackgroundSection 2: Using this Guide
Section 3: Age-Friendly Community Dimensions
Section 4: Defining Local PrinciplesSection 5: Custom Needs Assessment
Section 6: Developing an Action Plan
Section 7: Implementation and Evaluation
Appendix I – V, Glossary, Business Tool
‘A society for all ages is multigenerational. It is not fragmented, with youths, adults and older persons going their separate ways. Rather, it is age-inclusive, with different generations recognizing – and acting upon – their commonality of interest.’
~ Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations
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The Four Steps of the AFC Process
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
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Is this your community?
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Outdoor Spaces and Public Buildings
Transportation
HousingSocial Participation
Respect and Social Inclusion
Civic Participation and Employment
Communication and Information
Community Support and Health Services
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Section 4 Step 1: Defining Local Principles
Objectives
Create structure around local initiative
Determine which AFC dimensions are most relevant to your community
Tasks1. Form a steering committee
2. Create guiding principles
3. Build partnerships
4. Create and age-friendly community profile
5. Discuss priorities
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Section 5 Step 2: Custom Needs Assessments
Objectives
Collect more detailed information about age-friendly priorities in your community
Identify your community’s person-environment (p-e-) fitTasks
1. Examine your tool set
2. Create a draft list of questions
3. Create person-environment question pairs
4. Finalize the needs assessment
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Appendix III: Age-Friendly Community and Quality of Life Instrument Studies
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Create a Draft List of Questions
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Section 6Step 3: Developing an Action Plan
Objectives
Lay out specific strategic actions that address the key gaps in your community’s p-e
fit Tasks
1. Analyze your needs assessment data
2. Identify specific strategies that address gaps identified by your needs assessment
3. Compile strategies into an action plan with specific goals and objectives
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Section 7Step 4: Implementation and Evaluation
Objectives
Identify primary users
Determine the purpose of your evaluation – summative vs. formativeIdentify methods and measurement
Interpret findings and make judgmentsDevelop future AFC plans
Improve existing AFC action plan
Tasks
1. Establish a direction for monitoring and evaluating the success of the plan
2. Determine an appropriate monitoring mechanism
3. Specific goals and objectives
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Additional MaterialsAppendix I: Key Resources
Glossary of AcronymsIs Your Business Age-Friendly?
Reference List
Community
Stories
Acknowledging and learning from the successes of AFC initiatives is key to the continued success of the movement. To achieve this, the guide highlights ten case studies (pages 18, 26, 36, 44, 49, 55, 56, 59, 64 and 66) that explore different approaches communities have taken to improve their age-friendliness. Besides these, many community stories on the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP) website (http://afc.uwaterloo.ca) discuss the positive effects that AFC planning is having across Ontario.
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Older adults must be involved in all stages of the process. To be successful, a-f initiatives must be both bottoms up and top down (City, Region, as well as community led seniors group).It must involve multiple stakeholders, both public and private.
Look for Champions or advocates to champion AFC and build alliances Both outside the City and Inside
Be aware of current initiatives that may contribute to a-f (e.g. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Municipal Plans, Complete Streets, Vibrant Communities etc.)Use an AFC lens to assess current policies and practices, organizations and services.
Some Lessons Learned in Moving to an Age-friendly Community
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Where is the accountability? Need a strategic older adult plan to achieve AFCNeed a community planMunicipality responsible for infrastructure & some servicesCommunity responsible for other aspects
Two levels of government (City/Region) must develop an over arching strategy Evaluation (need indicators, measures)
Sustainability AFC initiative must be sustainable across political regimesAFC must be sustainable over time.
Start up and core funding is critical.
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Contact InformationMcMaster University(Central & Eastern Ontario)Margaret Denton
mdenton@mcmaster.ca905-525-9140 ext 23923905-379-5099
Amanda Peterspetera8@mcmaster.ca
LakeheadUniversit
y (Northeast/Northwest Ontario)Mary McGeown
mmcgeown@lakeheadu.ca
807-766-7123
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Waterloo University
(Western & Eastern Ontario)
John Lewis
j7lewis@uwaterloo.ca
519-8884567 ext 33185
Mark
Groulx
Mark.Groulx@gmail.com
***Content Expert on Customized Needs Assessments Using the University of Waterloo Data Base