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How we can all keep active at home during the coronavirus crisis

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Jess Kuehne 1
19 Mar 2020
With the threat of COVID-19 taking hold, more people will be spending a considerable amount of time in self-isolation, but there are ways people of all ages and ability can keep active through a variety of exercises.
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Mocking, patronising and demonising: UK’s ageist attitudes revealed in new report

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Centre for Ageing Better
19 Mar 2020
Attitudes to ageing and older people in the UK are mostly negative, according to a review of the evidence, with older people seen as incompetent, hostile or a burden on society.
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Buses, bungalows and buddies – a village view on age-friendly communities

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18 Mar 2020
Limited access to public transport, health services and other crucial facilities can present additional challenges to people living in rural communities, compared to those in urban communities.
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Growing older in a South Asian family

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16 Mar 2020
When we picture how we’d like to spend later life, our goals and ideals can differ based on our cultural background and family traditions.
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How do we bridge the UK’s age divide?

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Catherine Foot
16 Mar 2020
Not spending time with people of different age groups has an impact on stereotyping, prejudice and ageism.
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Doddery but dear? A webinar examining age-related stereotypes

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We held an interactive webinar exploring how age and ageing is discussed and represented across society
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Pilot programme announced to help over 50s back to work

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Centre for Ageing Better
27 Feb 2020
The Centre for Ageing Better, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and the Department of Work & Pensions have announced the ‘Greater Manchester Employment Support for Over 50s’ pilot programme to tackle worklessness in over 50s.
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Focusing on the fix: tailoring approaches to help over-50s back to work

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Jagdeep Soor 1
27 Feb 2020
Older jobseekers in the Greater Manchester area will be at the centre of a new pilot being developed to help over 50s to rejoin the workforce.
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How can local leadership create better later lives for us all?

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Ellie Gotay
26 Feb 2020
How can the right local leadership make the changes urgently needed for better later lives?
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Ageing Better responds to decreasing life expectancy figures

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Feb 2020
The Marmot Review 2020 reveals that life expectancy has failed to increase for the first time in more than 100 years, and for the poorest 10% of women it has actually declined.
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