Making the Right Moves: Promoting Smart Growth and Active Aging in Communities

Sykes, Kathleen E.; Robinson, Kristen

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“…Rural communities’ ability to become age-friendly was influenced by contextual factors such as size, location, demographic composition, ability to secure investments, and leadership [50]. Communities mostly assess their success by considering the level of community involvement, surveys, program attendance and number of classes taught, as well as incorporating the needs of older adults in organisations’ and agencies’ strategic planning [53]. Moreover, research has shown differences in rural versus urban communities’ trajectory and timeline for improving age-friendliness.…”

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Capturing how age-friendly communities foster positive health, social participation and health equity: a study protocol of key components and processes that promote population health in aging Canadians

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BackgroundTo address the challenges of the global aging population, the World Health Organization promoted age-friendly communities as a way to foster the development of active aging community initiatives. Accordingly, key components (i.e., policies, services and structures related to the communities’ physical and social environments) should be designed to be age-friendly and help all aging adults to live safely, enjoy good health and stay involved in their communities. Although age-friendly communities are believed to be a promising way to help aging Canadians lead healthy and active lives, little is known about which key components best foster positive health, social participation and health equity, and their underlying mechanisms.This study aims to better understand which and how key components of age-friendly communities best foster positive health, social participation and health equity in aging Canadians. Specifically, the research objectives are to:Describe and compare age-friendly key components of communities across CanadaIdentify key components best associated with positive health, social participation and health equity of aging adultsExplore how these key components foster positive health, social participation and health equity MethodsA mixed-method sequential explanatory design will be used. The quantitative part will involve a survey of Canadian communities and secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). The survey will include an age-friendly questionnaire targeting key components in seven domains: physical environment, housing options, social environment, opportunities for participation, community supports and healthcare services, transportation options, communication and information. The CLSA is a large, national prospective study representative of the Canadian aging population designed to examine health transitions and trajectories of adults as they age. In the qualitative part, a multiple case study will be conducted in five Canadian communities performing best on positive health, social participation and health equity.DiscussionBuilding on new and existing collaborations and generating evidence from real-world interventions, the results of this project will help communities to promote age-friendly policies, services and structures which foster positive health, social participation and health equity at a population level.

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Capturing how age-friendly communities foster positive health, social participation and health equity: a study protocol of key components and processes that promote population health in aging Canadians

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“…Several land-use planning and community design alternatives such as Smart Growth and livable communities have emerged in recent years. Such movements call for a more integrated design of neighborhoods, with less fragmentation between residential and work places, thus facilitating active transportation, while making it safe and enjoyable ( Degaspari, 2013 , Fenton, 2005 , Jerrett et al, 2013 , Sykes and Robinson, 2014 ).…”

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Impact of travel mode shift and trip distance on active and non-active transportation in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area in Brazil

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BackgroundChanges in urban mobility play a major role in transforming metropolitan areas into healthier places. This study quantified the impact of changes in travel mode shift and trip distance on active and non-active transportation of working age adult population of São Paulo.Methods and findingsThrough different scenarios, we estimated the daily time spent in transportation per inhabitant (divided in active and non-active transportation time) and the proportion of inhabitants accumulating 30 min or more of daily active transportation. The replacement of individual for collective motorized modes in long distance trips (> 1000 m) in combination with the substitution of long for short trips positively impacted all outcomes. Compared to the current situation, there was an increase in the active transportation time (from 19.4 to 26.7 min/inhabitant), which also increased the proportion of adults active for transportation (from 27.6% to 35.4%). Additionally, the non-active transportation time decreased (from 67.0 to 26.2 min/inhabitant), which helped to reduce the total time spent in transportation (from 86.4 to 52.9 min/inhabitant).ConclusionTransport and urban planning policies to reduce individual motorized trips and the number of long trips might produce important health benefits, both by increasing population levels of active transportation and reducing the non-active and the total time of daily trips.

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“…Successful ageing refers to multidimensional involvement that is inclusive of physical, functional, psychological, and social health (Phelan, Anderson, LaCroix, & Larson, 2004). In determining active ageing, the elderly should be physically active and indulge in biking, walking, and fitness trails, to name a few, so as to gain strength, maintain flexibility, and increase endurance (An, S., Lee, Y. and Kim, 2013;Dahany et al, 2014;Sykes &Robinson, 2014). Paúl, Ribeiro, andTeixeira (2012) revealed that the economic determinants, physical environment, health, and social services are relevant to active ageing, which are also closely linked with personal needs, resources, and outcomes.…”

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Volume 17 : 2019 Issue 1

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All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher.The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of MIP.This journal is a refereed journal. All articles were reviewed by two or three unanimous referees identified by the Institute (MIP).

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Making the Right Moves: Promoting Smart Growth and Active Aging in Communities

Cited by 13 publications

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Capturing how age-friendly communities foster positive health, social participation and health equity: a study protocol of key components and processes that promote population health in aging Canadians

Capturing how age-friendly communities foster positive health, social participation and health equity: a study protocol of key components and processes that promote population health in aging Canadians

Impact of travel mode shift and trip distance on active and non-active transportation in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area in Brazil

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