
Resources
The following are links to Heart Foundation Healthy Active Ageing resources, and international projects, strategies and sites of interest that demonstrate initiatives that support the Walk Wise Healthy Active Ageing module approach.
Heart Foundation Resources:
- Healthy Active Ageing Engagement Summary
- Heart Foundation Walk Wise Healthy Active Ageing Rapid Evidence Review
International examples for each of the eight Domains in the World Health Organisation's Age-Friendly Cities Guide:
Transport
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Age-Friendly Basque Country
- Become a Volunteer Driver for Call a Ride for Sausalito Seniors
- Singapore is Giving its Senior Citizens the Power to Hold up Traffic
- Dementia Friendly Walking
- Safe Routes to Age in Place
- Lyon: Putting Accessibility at the Heart of City Life
- New Route-Finding Map lets Seattle Pedestrians avoid hills, construction, accessibility barriers
- FlexDanmark
- Accessible Europe: Cities Pioneering Transport for People With Reduced Mobility
Outdoor Spaces and Buildings
- Intelligent Planning of Age-Friendly Cities
- Toilets in London – Accessible toilets in London
- Germany's First Playground for Seniors
Housing
- Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust
- Sheltering Seniors from Extreme Heat A Study of NYCHA Senior Housing
- Housing Dementia in the Netherlands
- Hogeweyk, Weesp, The Netherlands
Social Participation
- Age-friendly Belfast
- Sí, seniors: The Chilean City with Grand Plans to be the Best Place to Grow Old
- Living in Manchester - Our Age-Friendly City
- Women Welcome Women Worldwide
Respect and Social Inclusion
- Explore: Senior Swim in NYC
- Explore: Senior Swim in NYC Programs
- Staying Young in Old China
- 7 Cultures That Celebrate Ageing and Respect Their Elders
- American Airlines Senior Fares and Travel Assistance
Civic Participation and Employment
- Employers’ Practices for Active Ageing
- Alexandria Industries
- Alexandria Industries Newsletter
- Daikin – Belgium: Ageing Workforce
- SKODA Ireland – Simply Older, Simply Clever Initiative
- UNIZO – Retaining Older Workers in SMEs
- Volunteer Abroad Opportunities for Seniors and Retirees
Communication and Information
- International Council on Active Aging
- Active Aging Promotion: Results from the Vital Aging Program
- Proposed Regulation: Baltimore Fall Reduction Initiative Engaging Neighborhoods and Data