Miami-Dade Miami-Dade Age-Friendl Age-Friendly Initiative y - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Miami-Dade Miami-Dade Age-Friendl Age-Friendly Initiative y Initiative September ¡21, ¡2016 ¡ Anamarie ¡Garces, ¡MPH ¡ Execu;ve ¡Director, ¡Urban ¡health ¡Partnerships ¡ Miami-­‑Dade ¡Age-­‑Friendly ¡Ini;a;ve ¡ 1 1 www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org

The ¡Miami-­‑Dade ¡Age-­‑Friendly ¡Ini4a4ve ¡is ¡a ¡collabora4ve ¡effort ¡focused ¡ on ¡sustainable ¡changes ¡and ¡efforts ¡in ¡order ¡to ¡create ¡a ¡community ¡ where ¡older ¡adults ¡of ¡all ¡ages ¡can ¡stay ¡ac4ve, ¡engaged, ¡and ¡healthy ¡ 2 2 with ¡dignity ¡and ¡enjoyment. ¡ ¡

WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY? FOCUS ON HOUSING • Demonstrate the need for investment and focus on age-friendly housing that is affordable, adaptable, and accessible • Share strategies you may be able to implement within your own communities • Discuss opportunities and barriers to changes at the local level 3 3 www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org

NEED FOR AN AGE-FRIENDLY FOCUS • Across the globe, people are living longer and our populations are growing older. • Miami-Dade has the largest population of older adults in the State of Florida with over half a million older adults age 60 and over in the County. • That population is expected to continue to grow to over 800,000 by 2040, representing 25% of the total population of Miami-Dade . 4 4

NEED FOR AN AGE-FRIENDLY FOCUS • But, most communities were not built for this shift in demographics. Our economies, policies, and communities were not built to accommodate an aging population or aging in place. • How well Miami-Dade responds to the aging phenomenon and meets the needs of older adults will depend on how well we prepare our communities to do so; • And how we can work collectively toward sustainable change to ensure our community is a place where people of all ages can live with the quality of life that they need and deserve. 5 5

NEED FOR AN The State of Aging in America AGE-FRIENDLY FOCUS 6 The Advantage: Age-friendly communities are good for everyone! 6 6

Age-Friendly Initiative: Collaboration 7 7 www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Age-­‑Friendly ¡Policy ¡Modifica;ons ¡ • Comprehensive ¡Development ¡Master ¡Plan ¡ • Long ¡Range ¡Transporta;on ¡Plan ¡ • Age-­‑Friendly ¡Parks ¡& ¡Standards ¡ • Safe ¡Routes ¡to ¡Aging ¡In ¡Place ¡ • Age ¡Friendly ¡Business ¡District ¡ • Study ¡of ¡community ¡leader ¡views ¡and ¡aRtudes ¡ • Summit ¡& ¡Awareness ¡Campaign ¡ • Ac4on ¡Plan ¡ ¡ • 8 8 www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org

Priorities & Action Plan Developed ¡mul;-­‑sectorial ¡work ¡group ¡to ¡ • develop ¡plan ¡using ¡RBA ¡framework ¡ Created ¡ Ac#on ¡Plan ¡for ¡an ¡Age-­‑Friendly ¡ • Miami-­‑Dade ¡ (available ¡at ¡ www.agefriendlymiami.org/ac4onplan ) ¡ Iden;fied ¡three ¡ini;al ¡priority ¡areas ¡ • 9 9 www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org

AGE-FRIENDLY DOMAINS Transportation Outdoor Spaces Housing & Buildings BUILT ENVIR BUIL T ENVIRONMENT ONMENT SOCIAL ENVIR OCIAL ENVIRONMENT ONMENT AGE-FRIENDL AGE-FRIENDLY Y COMMUNIT OMMUNITY Respect & Social Social Inclusion Participation Community & Civic Participation Health Services & Employment Communication & Information Adapted from: Suzanne Garon, University of Sherbrooke 10 10 www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org

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WHAT ELSE ARE WE WORKING ON? Sustainability Leadership & Development Development Advocacy: Civic Age-Friendly Miami-Dade Miami-Dade Commitment Ambassadors Age-Friendl Age-Friendly y Initiative Initiative Age-Friendly Awareness Designation Priority Domain Workshops 12 12 www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org

Steps You Can Take Sign the pledge to take steps toward making your • community more age-friendly Download and review our Action Plan • Access resources and tools on our website • • Reach out to us via email, phone, or on our website • Join our Advisory Committee, which works at the County level Assign a municipal sta ff person to focus on older adult • issues or train sta ff to consider older adults throughout their planning processes Become an Age-Friendly Ambassador ¡ • 13 13 www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org

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THANK YOU! www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org isabel@urbanhs.com 17 17 www.AgeFriendlyMiami.org