INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY &
GERIATRICS ASIA/OCEANIA REGION (IAGG AOR)
INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE GLOBAL ALLIANCE
& AAG Present:
Event starts: 10.00AM AEDT Melbourne, Australia
04:30AM India / 05:30AM Myanmar / 06:00AM Cambodia, Indonesia /07:00AM
Taiwan, Hong Kong & China, Malaysia / 08:00AM Japan & South Korea
Duration 1hr 30mins
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Age friendly cities and communities are essential for ensuring that older people can continue leading fulfilling, active lives. An age friendly environment recognises that older individuals have the same desire to remain physically, intellectually and socially engaged as younger people do.
Such communities require careful planning and design that enable older people to participate in their communities and to be supported by their environments.
Importantly this design must come from older people themselves so their needs are met, in partnership with local government, industry services and other sectors.
In this webinar we will hear from a local initiative to co-design an age friendly community, a reginal view of how age friendly environments can form in different community settings and a global view of how a network can support the age friendly movement. Further since environments are not just about ramps and benches but also about people and their attitudes and interactions, we will cast a critical eye over how ageism can prevent older people contributing to and getting the most from their communities.
Hear from our speakers
Helen Barrie
University of South Australia
Topic - Co-designing Age Friendly Cities through Citizen Science
My most recent work explores how the built environment, especially green and public spaces, influence wellbeing and more specifically, ageing well. This includes exploring housing choices such as retirement village living, vertical communities, inner city ageing, challenges in ageing in rural and regional settings, and international comparisons of age friendly and dementia friendly cities. My research often includes using innovative approaches such as citizen science, GIS and spatial analysis of social issues, ‘walk-along’ interviews or photovoice to incorporate rich, qualitative lived experience perspectives.
Sariyamon Tiraphat
Associate Professor
Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University,Thailand
Topic – Age Friendly Environments in ASEAN
Dr. Sariyamon Tiraphat is a dedicated researcher focused on public health issues, particularly in Thailand. She and her research team explore critical topics such as tuberculosis awareness, antibiotic use, minority health, palliative care for people with critical illnesses, and the quality of life of older adults, reflecting a strong commitment to improving health outcomes in diverse populations. Dr. Tiraphat’s primary research focuses on the aging population, addressing topics such as mild cognitive impairment, age-friendly environments, community-based social innovations for aging residents, and active aging. Her research on age-friendly environments highlights their significant impact on quality of life and active aging among older adults in ASEAN Plus Three countries, emphasizing the need for supportive community structures that cater to the aging population.
Thiago Hérick de Sá
WHO, Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit
Topic – Global Network of age friendly cities and communities
From 2010, Thiago worked as a researcher in Brazil and in the UK, with a track record of scientific publications in high-impact journals. Thiago joined WHO in 2017 to support the work around urban, transport and health, including the development of WHO’s Urban Health Initiative (ongoing) and WHO’s Urban Health Research Agenda (2022). He also led the development of several technical resources such as the Sourcebook on Integrating Health in Urban and Territorial Planning (2020) and the adaptation for global use of the HEAT tool (2021). In 2022, Thiago joined the Department of Social Determinants of Health to lead the work on Age-friendly Environments, including the Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities.
Marlene Krasovitsky
EveryAGE Counts - Australia
Topic - Agesim and age friendly environments
Marlene is a passionate advocate and campaigner against ageism and building intergenerational solidarity. Marlene is currently a consultant to the World Health Organisation's Global Campaign to Combat Ageism.
Moderated by:
Julie Byles
Emeritus Professor, The University of Newcastle (honorary)
Julie has held local, national, and international roles in the International Clinical Epidemiology Network, the International Gerontology and Geriatrics Association, the International Longevity Centres Global Alliance (currently co-President), and has worked with the World Health Organisation in various advisory roles. Julie is a Fellow and Life Member of the Australian Association of Gerontology, and was National President from 2011-2013. She is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science.
As a clinical epidemiologist, Julie’s interests are in risk determination, health assessment, other health care evaluation, and measurement of health outcomes. As a Gerontologist her interests in ageing include the role of health and long term care services, preventive activities, and treatments in maintaining quality of life for older people. She is currently serving on the Lancet Commission for Long-term Care.
In her “retirement” Julie wanted to increase her engagement with the local community, so she took on the lead of the Hunter Ageing Alliance. She was named the City of Newcastle’s Senior Citizen of the Year for 2024.
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Hosted by IAGG AOR office
Virtual via zoom and open to all members of AAG and IAGG Asia and Oceania Region (AOR)
Capped at 1,000 attendees