Age friendly city

Age Friendly Norwich

Implementing Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFCC) initiatives has proven effective in creating more inclusive environments for people of all ages. This approach benefits the entire community, not just older adults.

State of Ageing in Norwich 2024 Report

Read our newly released, State of Ageing in Norwich 2024 report. This report will be periodically updated as more information and data becomes available. The report was published in September and debuted on 3 October 2024.

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Launching an Age Friendly City

Watch the Age UK Norwich launch video for Age Friendly Norwich.

The four steps of becoming age-friendly

Step 1: Engage and Understand

The first step on the journey to becoming an Age-friendly Community is to engage local leaders, stakeholders and older people and work to understand how ‘age-friendly’ your community currently is, so your activity can respond to current needs and opportunities.
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Step 2: Plan strategically

Next, communities will use all of the information gathered in Step One to determine their local priorities for action.
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Step 3: Act and implement

In Step 3, Age-friendly Communities will create and deliver on an action plan that achieves their strategic priorities, with whatever resource they have. Some communities will combine their strategy and action plan.
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Step 4: Monitor and evaluate

Finally, Age-friendly Communities will assess their progress in implementing the Age-friendly approach as well as the impact of the work on local people’s lives.
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Based on the holistic nature of the 8 domain’s...

the WHO Framework this is built on the evidence on what supports healthy and active ageing in a place.

Outdoor Spaces and Buildings
Transportation
Housing
Respect and Social Inclusion
Social Participation
Civic Participation & Employment
Information and Communication
Community & Health Services

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Why do we need to do this?

We want Norwich to become an age friendly city. We see this as an essential strategy to ensure we’re an inclusive city where residents can thrive, supported by opportunities and services that enhance and protect their health and wellbeing.

As a society, we have invested substantial resources in helping people to live longer. We now need to make sure those years uphold a quality of life we can be proud of.

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