National programmes for age-friendly cities and communities: toolkit
Our physical and social environments are major influences on how we experience ageing and the opportunities it brings. Creating age-friendly environments enables all people to age well in a place that is right for them, continue to develop personally, be included, and contribute to their communities while enabling their independence and health.
Developing age-friendly cities and communities is a proven way to create more age-friendly environments – for everyone. Age-friendly cities and communities improve access to key services and enable people to be and do what they value.
To accelerate the development of age-friendly environments, WHO provides practical support for every country to develop a national programme for age-friendly cities and communities. This hub will be continuously updated with tools and resources to help every country embark on or sustain their age-friendly journeys.
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Start here: your guide to national programmes for age-friendly cities and communities
Developing age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) is a proven way to create more age-friendly environments – for everyone. This guide provides direction to national authorities and stakeholders responsible for or involved in forming or sustaining national programmes for AFCC.
Toolkit
The WHO guide to developing national programmes for age-friendly cities and communities is supported by a continuously updated toolkit to help you put the guide to action. Whether you are looking to sustain a national programme on age-friendly cities and communities or to advocate for such a programme, we are here to support you on your age-friendly journey.
You can access the individual components of the toolkit on this hub, or request for a link to download the toolkit as a full package. To download the toolkit package, please tell us a little bit about yourself and what you aim to do using the button below. We will use the information to tailor our support to best meet your needs.
Core resources
This document summarizes the key steps to consider while creating or strengthening a national programme for age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC)....
This slide deck and presentation supports the WHO publication National programmes for age-friendly cities and communities: a guide by providing a...
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Supporting documents
5 October 2007
Global age-friendly cities: a guide
Population ageing and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. At the same time as cities are growing,...
15 February 2018
The Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities
The environments in our cities and communities are critical for supporting and maintaining health in older age. The WHO Global Network for Age-friendly...
23 August 2021
Snapshot of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in the Americas during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons...
Most COVID-19 related deaths in the Region of the Americas have occurred in people aged 70 years and over. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has further...
Policies to create more age-friendly environments have become a forceful movement in Europe and globally, in which a growing number of cities and communities,...
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