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An introduction to Age-friendly Communities

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Centre for Ageing Better
10 Sep 2025

What is an Age-friendly Community? Learn about the WHO Age-friendly Communities framework and what can be achieved through becoming one.

  • Age-friendly Movement

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The role of local Age UKs in Age-friendly Communities

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Centre for Ageing Better
13 Mar 2024

In this session we will outline the World Health Organisation's Age-friendly Communities approach and how it can bring benefit to local Age UKs

  • Age-friendly Movement
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The State of Ageing 2023-24: understanding ethnic inequalities in later life

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 Feb 2024

In this webinar invited experts examined what we know about the lives of older people from minority ethnic backgrounds, and what action is needed to address inequalities.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Did the Spring Budget deliver for older workers?

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Centre for Ageing Better
20 Mar 2023

We discussed whether the Budget really will deliver more employment for people in their 50s and 60s.

  • Work
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How to show ageing from a new perspective

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Centre for Ageing Better
26 Jan 2023

This webinar explained how you can capture photos that show the diversity of older people in realistic and authentic ways.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Creating age-friendly and inclusive homes and communities

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 May 2022

This webinar, hosted by the TCPA, highlighted current inspiring approaches from across the UK, collectively addressing the question: ‘How can we create age-friendly and inclusive homes and new communities?’.

  • Homes
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Webinar: The State of Ageing 2022

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Apr 2022

We explored the key themes from our flagship report, The State of Ageing 2022, a comprehensive review of the most recent national data on ageing.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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How community organisations contribute to healthy ageing

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Centre for Ageing Better
24 Mar 2022

This webinar explored the findings from our evaluation of the Leeds Neighbourhood Network.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Community connections as we age: lessons from the pandemic

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Centre for Ageing Better
9 Mar 2022

In this webinar we explored what needs to be in place to enable everyone to maintain, rebuild or grow social connections as we age.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Lifestyle, environment and other major determinants of frailty in older adults: a population-based study from the UK Biobank
Hemadeh A. et al., Biogerontology
This UK study examines factors linked to frailty in adults aged 60 and over.
Correlates and determinants of physical activity among older adults of lower versus higher socio-economic status
Malkowski, O.S. et al., International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
This review synthesises evidence on the determinants of physical activity amongst UK older adults.
Mental health trajectories surrounding retirement
Li, X., Murray, A.L., and Booth, T., SSM Mental Health
This study investigates mental health trajectories during retirement transitions.

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