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Dancing couple design wins age-positive icon competition

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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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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

News
9 Nov 2020
1 min read

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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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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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

News
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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3 Nov 2020
2 min read

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

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Windrush & Diversity: Stories of a Hackney Generation

Blog
30 Oct 2020

A collection of booklets and podcasts from Hackney CVS have helped to record and celebrate the diversity of Hackney.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Voices of Concern: The reality of health and social care for older people in Northern Ireland
Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
This Northern Irish report explores older people’s experiences of current pressures to help shape the Commissioner’s priorities.
Pensions and economic status among the 1958 birth cohort prior to reaching State Pension age
Department for Work and Pensions
This UK report examines retirement outcomes for people born in 1958.
Content Validation and Perceived Value of Text Messages to Promote Physical Activity Among U.S. Older Adults and Care Partners
Adeyemi, O., et al., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
This US study examines how motivational text messages can encourage physical activity among older adults and their care partners.

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