31 October 2024
10 a.m. (EST)
The webinar will have simultaneous translation in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
PAHO invites you to the virtual launch of the course on Age-Friendly Environments, which offers the necessary tools to strengthen national, provincial and/or local programs that seek to transform the communities in which older persons live and develop.
In recent years, the global age-friendly community has grown and strengthened, as more cities and communities commit to being better places to age. This growth can be seen reflected in the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. With more than 1,600 cities and communities worldwide, the Network reaches over 330 million people worldwide. In the Region of the Americas, this growth has occurred exponentially in recent years, reaching today to represent more than half of all its members in 15 countries.
With financial support from the Government of Canada, PAHO and the WHO developed this training initiative, which will be available on the PAHO/WHO Virtual Public Health Campus in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The course also provides strategies to encourage participation in the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. To respond to the challenges related to population aging, the United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030) proposes to foster communities that support the capabilities of older persons and promote healthy aging.
Agenda
Activity and panelists
Opening remarks
Dr. Enrique Vega, Unit Chief, Healthy Life Course, PAHO/WHO
Thiago Hérick de Sá, Technical Officer, Age-friendly Environments WHO-HQ
The PAHO age-friendly environments training program
Dr. Patricia Morsch, Healthy Aging Regional Advisor, PAHO/WHO
Training strategies to support initiatives that promote the creation of environments for healthy aging: the new virtual course to boost WHO programs
Training programs within the framework of the Spanish Network, IMSERSO
Healthy municipalities in the Region of the Americas
AFE-ECHO training program
Municipality of Brasil. How can the course help promote the strategy towards other cities?
Cooperation work between different programs in Mexico, Jalisco
PAHO’s Virtual Campus for Public Health
Closing remarks
Dr. Patricia Morsch, Healthy Aging Regional Advisor, PAHO/WHO
Related Links
- PAHO - Age-friendly Cities and Communities
- PAHO - The Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas (2021-2030)
- Video – What is an Age-Friendly Environment?