Tackling the climate emergency is an urgent issue that requires an intergenerational approach. Communities across the UK are ensuring the voices of older people are heard.
Age-friendly Communities are offering an opportunity for action, with local authorities across the country leading the charge in tackling the crisis and declaring climate emergencies.
This webinar explored the motivators and barriers to active travel for people in their 50s and 60s, and by extension, what might work to get people in this age group walking or cycling as their default mode of travel.
We welcome the government’s steps towards sustainable funding for the social care system, which has been kicked into the long grass by successive governments.
Physical inactivity is one of the leading risk factors for poor health and disability in later life, and yet nearly a quarter of people aged 50 to 70 do less than thirty minutes of physical activity a week.
