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'Business for Health' launched to increase business contribution to health of the nation

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Nov 2020

Business for Health (B4H) is being launched to promote good business practice, innovation and investment to help our society be healthier, and has the support of cross-party political leaders, third sector and the broader business community.

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Dancing couple design wins age-positive icon competition

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Nov 2020

The competition set up by the Centre for Ageing Better, in partnership with Public Health England, aimed to find a new icon to portray older people in a positive light.

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Nuzhat Ali, Liz Ericson and Greg Parston appointed new Trustees

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Centre for Ageing Better
9 Nov 2020

The Centre for Ageing Better has appointed three new members to its board of trustees: Nuzhat Ali, Liz Ericson and Greg Parston.

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Watch: Anna Dixon and George MacGinnis in conversation around healthy ageing and innovation

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Centre for Ageing Better
9 Nov 2020

Join Anna and George as they discuss the government’s focus on healthy ageing and the ambition to enable people to live five extra years of healthy independent life – and the work underway to make this a reality.  

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Why health improvement needs to be the focus of the UK’s future

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Alison Giles
6 Nov 2020

As Public Health England is replaced by the National Institute for Health Protection it’s vital that improving the nation’s health remains the focus.

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Library of resources on healthy ageing launched

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Nov 2020

The resource library brings together a catalogue of reports, studies and infographics on a range of topics related to ageing better.

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Charities and housing organisations call on public to back proposals for better homes

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Centre for Ageing Better
4 Nov 2020

The Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition is calling for urgent action to tackle the UK’s accessible housing crisis by raising the mandatory building standards.

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UK’s damaging views on ageing revealed in new report analysing language used across society

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Centre for Ageing Better
3 Nov 2020

Language used across society to describe ageing and older people risks ‘damaging UK’s social fabric’, our new report says.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Social Identity and Power: Older Adults as "Care Recipients" in Media Content on Family Care
Dunsmore R.A. et al., Journal of gerontological social work
This study examines media portrayals of family caregivers in Canada.
Sexual stigma and mental health of LGB older adults
Ribeiro-Gonçalves, et al., Sexuality Research and Social Policy
This study examines the link between sexual stigma and mental health in gay, lesbian, and bisexual adults aged 60 and over.
Informal and formal long-term care utilization and unmet needs in Europe: examining socioeconomic disparities and the role of social policies for older adults
Szenkurök V. et al., International Journal of Health Economics and Management
This study examines home-based long-term care use among older adults in 18 European countries.

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