The Age-Friendly Ecosystem

Since the establishment of the World Health Organization's Age-Friendly Cities & Communities Designation in 2006, there has been a significant push towards creating inclusive and accessible environments for older populations. This initiative has encouraged communities worldwide to adopt more age-friendly practices, enhancing the quality of life for all.

The Age-Friendly University Global Network is proud to be a component of these efforts and is working with partners from across the Age-Friendly Ecosystem to elevate all things age-friendly and jumpstart the co-creation of shared strategies for program leaders, providers, and stakeholders to plan and measure collective impact across settings.

It takes radical collaboration and intention to consider how we engage and collaborate across sectors to actively apply these concepts to benefit older adults in all settings.

Age-friendly leaders are doing transformational work in cities and communities, universities, health systems, and public health worldwide. Our challenge? To reach across these initiatives to deliver collective impact.