31 October 2024
10 a.m. (EST)
IFA’s AFE-ECHO Strategy - Only presentation in English at course launch.
The webinar had simultaneous translation in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
PAHO carried out 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.
Tentative agenda
Moderation Patricia Morsch, PAHO/WHO Healthy Aging Advisor
Activity and panelists
Welcome
- Dr. Enrique Vega, unit chief, Life Course - PAHO/WHO (3’)
- Thiago Hérick de Sá, officer for Age-Friendly Environments WHO-Headquarters (3’
The PAHO age-friendly environments training program - Patricia Morsch, PAHO/WHO Healthy Aging regional advisor (10’)
Training strategies to support initiatives that promote the creation of environments for healthy aging: the new virtual course to boost WHO programs
- NATIONAL PROGRAM: Training programs within the Spanish Network, IMSERSO framework. Maite Pozo, coordinator of the Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Spain, IMSERSO (5’)
- OTHER NETWORKS: Healthy municipalities in the Region of the Americas – María Pilar Campos Esteban, PAHO/WHO regional advisor for Health Promotion (5’)
- CIVIL SOCIETY – AFE-ECHO training program – Elizabeth Lewis, Senior Policy and Project Coordinator, IFA (5’)
- LOCAL EXPERIENCE – Lidiene Ribeiro, president of the Municipal Council of Older People, director of Primary Care of the Department of Health and coordinator of the Care Line for older people of the municipality of Jacareí, Brazil (5')
- SUBNATIONAL PROGRAM - Cooperation work between different programs in Mexico, Jalisco. María del Carmen Bayardo Solórzano, general director of Strategic Projects, Secretariat of the Social Assistance System of the State of Jalisco (5’)
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?