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Simply the Best? Making Leeds the Best City to Grow Old In

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Centre for Ageing Better
8 Jul 2020
Research exploring the local strategic policy context for care and health, and how the Leeds Neighbourhood Networks understand and contribute to the agenda.
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COVID-19 and ageism – the view from outside the UK

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John Kiernan
2 Jul 2020
Ageism is not just a UK issue, in fact the United Nations has recognised this as an international one with them highlighting the importance of older people in society.
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Reworking the rural community bus during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Centre for Ageing Better
26 Jun 2020
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, rural areas were already facing huge challenges connecting those within the community to each other, but the virus has forced places to radically adapt.
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Road to recovery: How can physical activity help?

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Jess Kuehne 1
25 Jun 2020
As people recover from COVID-19, the importance of physical activity and rebuilding muscle strength cannot be overstated.
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Turning coronavirus into a generational battle will harm people of all ages

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Claire Turner
24 Jun 2020
As lockdown lifts, commentators are calling for older generations to bear the brunt of the cost. But is this fair?
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Five key challenges we face in responding to the coronavirus crisis

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18 Jun 2020
Ageing Better has been working with national organisations, local authorities and age-friendly communities to better understand the implications the coronavirus crisis has brought about.
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Lockdown could leave next generation of retirees poorer and sicker than the last

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Centre for Ageing Better
18 Jun 2020
New data from Ipsos MORI and the Centre for Ageing Better suggests that the coronavirus crisis risks creating a 'lost generation' of retirees facing poor health and financial insecurity in retirement.
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Racial inequality is felt profoundly by those in later life – new commission mustn't forget them

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Patrick Vernon 1
16 Jun 2020
The Black Lives Matter demonstrations have highlighted deep rooted racial inequalities within our society, resulting in the government setting up a new commission to tackle this issue.
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The Age of Ageing Better? New book launched

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Jun 2020
The book from our Chief Executive, Anna Dixon, challenges people's assumptions about ageing, and what longer lives mean for our society.
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Community garden

Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering grant programme

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Jun 2020
In partnership with DCMS, we funded five projects to trial different ways of engaging and supporting older volunteers.
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