Age Friendly

Glossary of Terms
The Chairperson of the Older People’s Council would also ideally be a member of this network.
Local Community and Development Committee: The Local Community and Development
Committee (LCDC) has both statutory and non-statutory members. Set up in 2014, it has its own
budget to allocate to various community and development projects in the county which it does
through its Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP).
It’s important that the statutory members of the LCDC are very familiar with the Age Friendly
programme in your city or county. It would also be advantageous to have a non-statutory
member who is a member of the Age Friendly Alliance and/or the Chair of the Older People’s
Council on the Committee.
The WHO checklist for Age Friendly Cities and Counties: Following consultation with older people
in the first 33 Age Friendly cities, the World Health Organisation developed an age-friendly
checklist covering eight aspects of urban living where improvements could be made. These
themes are outdoor spaces and buildings; transportation; housing; social participation; respect
and social inclusion; civic participation and employment; communication and information; and
community support and health services. They have since become the foundation stone for
further development of the Age Friendly programmes around the world.
The Dublin Declaration: The Dublin Declaration is a document which commits local authorities to
a five year cycle of continual assessment and improvement to make their communities and cities
more age friendly.
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