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Age-Friendly Rural and Remote Communities Verena Menec, PhD University of Manitoba IFA webinar November 28, 2017 Questions addressed in this webinar 1. What does age-friendliness mean in the context of rural and remote communities? Photo :

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Age-Friendly Rural and Remote Communities

Verena Menec, PhD University of Manitoba

IFA webinar November 28, 2017

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Questions addressed in this webinar

  • 1. What does age-friendliness

mean in the context of rural and remote communities?

  • 2. What factors help or hinder

rural and remote communities in becoming more age-friendly?

Photo: Globe & Mail

Photo: Stock photo

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What is rural and remote?

“The term 'urban' is widely used and one that people intuitively understand – a concentration of population at a high density. It is the opposite of 'rural', where population is not concentrated but dispersed at a low density.” (Statistics Canada, 2016)

Photo: Stock photo Photo: Stock photo

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What is rural and remote?

  • No one definition
  • What is left after “urban” is

defined

Degree of urbanization Name Alternative name Rural areas Thinly populated Rural areas Urban areas Intermediate density Town and suburbs Densely populated Cities

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/work/2014_01_new_urban.pdf

Photo: Globe & Mail Photo: Stock photo

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Photo: Globe & Mail Photo: Globe & Mail Photo: Stock photo Photo: V. Menec

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Increasing urbanization

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS

46%

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Increasing urbanization

http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/as-sa/98-310-x/2011003/fig/fig3_2-1-eng.cfm

19%

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Why should we care about rural and remote communities?

  • Many older people live in rural

areas (world-wide 42% of 60+ year olds live in rural areas )

  • Older people should be able to

age in place in their community

  • Older people contribute to the

sustainability of rural and remote communities

  • Urban centres need rural

communities and vice versa

http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/dataset/urban/urbanAndRuralPo pulationByAgeAndSex.shtml

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Photo: Globe & Mail Photo: Globe & Mail Photo: Globe & Mail

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What is an age-friendly city?

In an age-friendly city, policies, services and structures related to the physical and social environment are designed to support older people and enable them to stay healthy, feel safe, and participate in society (WHO, 2007).

8 Age-Friendly Domains

  • Outdoor spaces and

buildings

  • Transportation
  • Housing
  • Respect and Social

Inclusion

  • Social Participation
  • Communication and

Information

  • Civic Participation and

Employment

  • Community Support and

Health Services

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Age-friendly cities

http://www.who.int/ageing/publications/Global_age_friendly_cities_Guide_English.pdf

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Age-friendly cities and rural and remote communities

http://www.who.int/ageing/publications/Global_age_friendly_cities_Guide_English.pdf https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/migration/phac-aspc/seniors-aines/alt- formats/pdf/publications/public/healthy-sante/age_friendly_rural/AFRRC_en.pdf

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Questions addressed in this webinar

  • 1. What does age-friendliness

mean in the context of rural and remote communities?

  • 2. What factors help or hinder

rural and remote communities in becoming more age-friendly?

Photo: Globe & Mail Photo: Stock photo

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WHO Age-Friendly Domains

Housing Respect and social inclusion Community support and health services Transportation Communication and information Civic participation and employment Outdoor spaces and buildings Social participation

Photos: V. Menec

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WHO Age-Friendly Domains

Housing Respect and social inclusion Community support and health services Transportation Communication and information Civic participation and employment Outdoor spaces and buildings Social participation

Photos: Several of the photos come from HelpAge International newsletters; some are stock photos

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Unique challenges in rural and remote communities

  • Inadequate infrastructure
  • Geographic distances
  • Limited availability of services
  • Lack of specialized expertise

and leadership skills

  • Small budgets
  • Difficulties attracting resources
  • Conflicts (“small town politics”)
  • Lack of political will

Menec VH, Bell S, Novek S, Minnigaleeva GA, Morales E, Ouma T, Parodi JF, Winterton R. Making rural and remote communities more age-friendly: Experts’ perspectives of issues, challenges and priorities. J Aging Social Policy, 2015, 27, 2:173-191.

Photo: Stock photo Photo: Handout photo

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Challenges are magnified in rural and remote areas

“Seniors on a limited income use this

mode of transportation, the trip is 9 hours and it’s very uncomfortable”

[Quote from research participant]

Photo: V. Menec

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Unique strengths and

  • pportunities
  • Strong social ties
  • Strong sense of place
  • Local leaders are accessible
  • Easier to engage residents
  • Self-reliant (DIY attitude)
  • Existing collaborations and

partnerships

  • Economic development
  • pportunities

Menec VH, Bell S, Novek S, Minnigaleeva GA, Morales E, Ouma T, Parodi JF, Winterton R. Making rural and remote communities more age-friendly: Experts’ perspectives of issues, challenges and priorities. J Aging Social Policy, 2015, 27, 2:173-191.

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Factors that help communities become more age-friendly

  • Strong leadership
  • Age-Friendly steering/advisory committee
  • Champion
  • Community consultation to identify needs
  • Integrating age-friendliness with other initiatives or

strategies

  • On-going promotion and awareness raising of age-

friendliness

  • Inter-sectoral partnerships

Menec VH, Novek S, Veselyuk D, McArthur J. Lessons learned from a Canadian, province-wide age-friendly initiative: The Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative. J Aging Social Policy, 2013, DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2014.854606. Published online: 13 November 2013.

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Challenges in becoming age- friendly

  • Capacity
  • Volunteer burnout
  • Lack of leadership and direction
  • Lack of funding
  • dealing with larger projects (e.g., housing, transportation) is

particularly challenging

  • Competing priorities
  • competing demands for funds and human resources
  • older people not a priority
  • Offloading of responsibilities onto local governments

Menec VH, Novek S, Veselyuk D, McArthur J. Lessons learned from a Canadian, province-wide age-friendly initiative: The Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative. J Aging Social Policy, 2014, DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2014.854606. First published online: 13 November 2013.

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  • Size
  • Location
  • Regional competitiveness based
  • n location, natural amenities

and services

  • Demographic composition and

how it impacts priorities and funding

  • History
  • Social capital

Rural and remote communities are diverse

  • Menec VH, Hutton L, Newall N, Nowicki S, Spina J, Veselyuk D. How “age-friendly” are rural communities and what community characteristics

are related to age-friendliness? The case of rural Manitoba, Canada. Ageing & Society, 2015, 35(1), 203-223. First published online: 18 September 2013.

  • Spina J, Menec VH. What community characteristics help or hinder rural communities in becoming age-friendly? Perspectives from a

Canadian prairie province. J Applied Gerontol, 2015, 34(4), 444-464. First published online; 9 September 2013.

Photo: Churchill Photo: Stock photo

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Rural and remote communities are diverse

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Mean Score on Age-Friendly Index Communities

Age-Friendly Score Across Communities

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Rural and remote communities are diverse

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Mean Score on Age-Friendly Index Communities

Age-Friendly Score Across Communities

Hypothetical “Ideal” age-friendly score

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Conclusions

  • Rural and remote communities

are unique and deserve policy and research attention

  • Older people living in rural and

remote communities face unique issues

  • Age-friendly domains are inter-

related and can’t be looked at in isolation

Photo: Globe & Mail Photo: V. Menec

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Conclusions

  • The importance of a bottom-up (community) top-down

(government/policy) approach

  • The importance of collaboration and partnerships

– Common vision – Equitable partnerships

  • Going beyond the local

– Regional partnerships – Broader policy changes – Broader age-friendly coalitions (local, national, international)

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verena.menec@umanitoba.ca

Many of the photos of rural Canada were published in the Globe & Mail https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/multimedia/camera-club/your-best-photos-of-rural-canada/article632369/ Others are stock photos from various websites, HelpAge International newsletters http://www.helpage.org/

  • r V. Menec

Photo: Globe & Mail