Creating age-friendly cities and communities

Gerard Devereux Public Health Greater GM local authorities Rochdale Bolton Bury Wigan Oldham

Salford Tameside

Trafford Manchester, the inner-city context

Income deprivation affecting older people index (IDAOPI) Profile of disadvantage

Blackley

Crumpsall Charlestown

Moston • Second lowest male life Lightbowne expectancy in England Cheetham

Central Beswick & Clayton Bradford • Low numbers of over- 60s

Gorton North South Whalley Range

Chorlton • High levels of pensioner

Old Moat poverty, ill-health and disability

Brooklands

Lower level SOA by IDAOPI rank w here 1= most deprived and 32,482 = least deprived in England (top 90%) 22,722 to 27,017 (2) Sharston (top 60%) 19,329 to 22,722 (3) • High levels of population (top 50%) 12,628 to 19,329 (27) (top 40%) 9,647 to 12,628 (16) (top 30%) 6,452 to 9,647 (20) (top 20%) 3,216 to 6,452 (54) churn and significant BME (top 10%) 1,590 to 3,216 (64) (top 5%) 322 to 1,590 (53) (top 1%) 1 to 322 (20) population Of the 259 SOAs in Manchester, the worst is ranked 5th in England. The best SOA is ranked 27,016 out of 32,482 in England. Based on OS Mapping w ith the permission of the Controller of HMSO. Crow n Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crow n Copyright Source: IMD 2004, ODPM. and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Licence number 100019568. Planning Studies, Chief Executive's Department. May 2004 Creating capacity and expertise • Launched in 2003,Team based in Public Health Manchester – Strategy development – Research and policy – Programme Management – Engagement and partnerships • 2004/2009 strategies • 2012 Age-friendly Manchester • 2012 Consortium and Network of cities including The Approach in Practice

• Community-led

• Working with older people

• Alternative programmes age-friendly design cultural offer challenging representations of ageing economy and ageing age-friendly workforce The Approach in Practice - Spatial Planning The Approach in Practice

Physical Activity and Intergenerational Strategies Summary: key success features • Political leadership and support is key • A mixed team of people supporting age-friendly initiatives and partnerships • A local narrative that agencies and residents understand • Develop mainstreaming ageing issues to everyone • Promote a ‘citizen’ perspective rather than a ‘deficit’ model: Involving older people as actors in setting the age-friendly agenda • Support a partnership strategy: research – policy – practice; multiple stakeholders Buffel, McGarry et al 2014 Journal of Aging Social Policy