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Watch: Anna Dixon and George MacGinnis in conversation around healthy ageing and innovation

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Centre for Ageing Better
9 Nov 2020

Join Anna and George as they discuss the government’s focus on healthy ageing and the ambition to enable people to live five extra years of healthy independent life – and the work underway to make this a reality.  

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Why health improvement needs to be the focus of the UK’s future

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Alison Giles
6 Nov 2020

As Public Health England is replaced by the National Institute for Health Protection it’s vital that improving the nation’s health remains the focus.

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Library of resources on healthy ageing launched

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Nov 2020

The resource library brings together a catalogue of reports, studies and infographics on a range of topics related to ageing better.

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Charities and housing organisations call on public to back proposals for better homes

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Centre for Ageing Better
4 Nov 2020

The Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition is calling for urgent action to tackle the UK’s accessible housing crisis by raising the mandatory building standards.

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UK’s damaging views on ageing revealed in new report analysing language used across society

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Centre for Ageing Better
3 Nov 2020

Language used across society to describe ageing and older people risks ‘damaging UK’s social fabric’, our new report says.

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Windrush & Diversity: Stories of a Hackney Generation

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30 Oct 2020

A collection of booklets and podcasts from Hackney CVS have helped to record and celebrate the diversity of Hackney.

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The need for healthy homes

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23 Oct 2020

Town and Country Planning Association's Healthy Homes Act sets out to create a clear definition of what a healthy home should be and to bring in a law that would require all homes to meet this standard.

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Guide launched to help community organisations future-proof their volunteer base in wake of COVID-19

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Centre for Ageing Better
22 Oct 2020

The guide will help voluntary organisations mobilise and engage a more diverse range of over 50s volunteers, including those who typically face barriers to getting involved in their communities.

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Latest research from others

Cold at home: How winter cost of living pressures continue to impact older people
Age UK
26 Feb 2024
This report outlines the impact of the cost of living on older people during winter months.
Loneliness prevalence of community-dwelling older adults and the impact of the mode of measurement, data collection, and country
Stegen, H., et al., International Psychogeriatrics
31 Mar 2024
This review assesses the prevalence of loneliness globally, and the different ways it is measured.
Health inequalities in 2040
The Health Foundation
1 Apr 2024
This report provides an overview of current and projected patterns of illness by deprivation levels across England, including for older people.

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