A Tsawwassen For All Generations: Age- Friendly Planning In - The ...
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A <strong>Tsawwassen</strong> for <strong>All</strong> <strong>Generations</strong>: <strong>Age</strong>-<br />
<strong>Friendly</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> in an Updated<br />
<strong>Tsawwassen</strong> Area Plan<br />
Linda Cummings<br />
MA Candidate<br />
Department of Gerontology<br />
Simon Fraser University<br />
Eunju Hwang, PhD<br />
Chair, BCNAR <strong>Age</strong>-<strong>Friendly</strong> Cluster<br />
Gerontology Research Centre<br />
Simon Fraser University
Why does <strong>Age</strong>-<strong>Friendly</strong><br />
<strong>Planning</strong> Matter for the<br />
Future of <strong>Tsawwassen</strong>?
Active Aging at the Lions Wellness<br />
Park in Boundary Bay
Projected Growth Older Adult Population <strong>Age</strong>d 65+<br />
(Statistics Canada Projection 07/07 in Seniors in British Columbia: A Healthy Living Framework – P.4)
Delta’s Projected Older Adult Population Growth<br />
(BC STATS P.E.O.P.L.E. 32 in United Way of the Lower Mainland’s Towards an <strong>Age</strong>-<strong>Friendly</strong> Community Report, 2008)
Delta’s Projected Older Adult Population Growth<br />
(BC STATS P.E.O.P.L.E. 32 in United Way of the Lower Mainland’s Towards an <strong>Age</strong>-<strong>Friendly</strong> Community Report, 2008)
“Active Aging”<br />
What does that mean?
WHO’s Active Aging Policy<br />
Framework
“<strong>Age</strong>-<strong>Friendly</strong>”<br />
What does that mean?
WHO’s <strong>Age</strong>-<strong>Friendly</strong> Cities<br />
(AFC)
Where to Start?<br />
Do you know what the<br />
community of <strong>Tsawwassen</strong><br />
needs to become <strong>Age</strong><br />
<strong>Friendly</strong>?
Resources for Delta<br />
•<strong>Age</strong>-<strong>Friendly</strong> Community Grant<br />
•LocalMotion<br />
•BC Active Transportation
What Can SFU GRC offer<br />
<strong>Tsawwassen</strong>?<br />
•Aging & the Built<br />
Environment<br />
•Technology & Aging
An age-friendly community is a community for ALL<br />
ages.
Dr. Eunju Hwang<br />
Contact Us<br />
Adjunct Professor/Research Fellow, Gerontology<br />
Research Centre, SFU.<br />
eunjuh@sfu.ca or 778-782-7663.<br />
Linda Cummings<br />
MA Candidate, Gerontology.<br />
Research Assistant, Gerontology Research<br />
Centre, SFU.<br />
LMCUMMIN@SFU.CA
Thank You!
References<br />
Corporation of Delta Parks and Services<br />
http://www.corp.delta.bc.ca/EN/main/residents/recreation_and_parks_s<br />
ervices/121/164/179.html<br />
<strong>The</strong> Province of British Columbia: Seniors in British Columbia: A<br />
Healthy Living Framework<br />
http://www.hls.gov.bc.ca/seniors/PDFs/seniors_framework_web.pdf<br />
Statistics Canada “<strong>The</strong> Daily” Web Site:<br />
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/061026/dq061026b-eng.htm<br />
World Health Organization – Global <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> Cities Guide<br />
http://www.who.int/ageing/publications/Global_age_friendly_cities_Guid<br />
e_English.pdf<br />
World Health Organization – Active Aging: A Policy Framework
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