Age Friendly
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Chapter 1: Setting Up An <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> City Or County Programme<br />
The Launch of the <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> Programme in<br />
Your County<br />
The launch of the <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> programme in your county is a celebration of<br />
what’s to come. Now is the time to spread the message about the <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong><br />
Cities and Counties programme and the excitement surrounding the launch of<br />
the programme in your county.<br />
...<br />
Final Words<br />
Some counties have used the launch of the <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> Cities and Counties<br />
Programme as an opportunity to have a consultation with older people. If you<br />
decide to do this, you will need much more careful advanced planning for your<br />
launch. Use the following section in conjunction with the launch planning for<br />
your first consultation if this is the case.<br />
If you decide to host a consultation at the launch of the programme, you will also<br />
have to do a lot of research into what’s already available in the city/county for<br />
older people. Knowing in advance which organisations/state agencies provide<br />
which services to older people makes the consultation a much more worthwhile<br />
process for everyone. You can share information with people about services<br />
they may not know about and you can also find out the genuine gaps in the<br />
services which will need to be addressed by the <strong>Age</strong> <strong>Friendly</strong> programme.<br />
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