Action Plan For An Age Friendly Portland Oregon
Action Plan For An Age-Friendly Portland, Oregon Planning
Over the next two decades, both the number and the proportion of older adults living in the Portland metropolitan area are projected to increase at greater rates than in the entire state of Oregon or the U.S. as a whole. Portland is also expected to experience an increase in diversity among its aging residents.
Housing
Transportation
Outdoor spaces and buildings
Respect and social inclusion
Civic participation and volunteerism
Employment and the economy
Social participation
Communication and information
Community services
Health services
Specific action items — from as few as two to as many as five — are identified for each domain, as are potential partners for implementation. The Age-Friendly Portland Advisory Council points out that the work in each domain recognizes the value of intergenerational linkages, safety and security concerns and the potential development of new technologies. Yet, although the plan seeks to be inclusive of the many interested organizations and individuals in the Portland community, it stresses the importance of Portland’s older adult population being actively involved in setting priorities and making decisions. Inspired by the WHO age-friendly cities initiative, the Portland plan abides by the philosophy of “nothing about them without them.”
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Portland Takes Age-Friendly Action
With its 65 population expected to soar Oregon' s largest city is getting ready
iStock An undated view of the skyline of the city of Portland, Oregon, with Mt. Hood in the distance. Over the next two decades, both the number and the proportion of older adults living in the Portland metropolitan area are projected to increase at greater rates than in the entire state of Oregon or the U.S. as a whole.Over the next two decades, both the number and the proportion of older adults living in the Portland metropolitan area are projected to increase at greater rates than in the entire state of Oregon or the U.S. as a whole. Portland is also expected to experience an increase in diversity among its aging residents.
Read The Report
Download a copy of the (PDF) and learn more about Oregon’s age-friendly efforts by visiting the websites and . Information is also available by contacting . In 2006, the began collaborating with the World Health Organization’s Global Age-Friendly Cities project. At the time Portland was the only U.S. city (among 33 cities in 22 countries) selected for research in the WHO study. Four years later, Portland was one of the original nine cities accepted for membership in . In 2012, when AARP launched the , Portland was an inaugural member. Portland’s efforts to prepare for the city’s aging population have been spearheaded by the , which released its 44-page report “Action Plan for an Age-Friendly Portland” (download the report at right) in October 2013.Key Points
The following 10 domains of action, derived from the original , are detailed in the Portland action plan.Housing
Transportation
Outdoor spaces and buildings
Respect and social inclusion
Civic participation and volunteerism
Employment and the economy
Social participation
Communication and information
Community services
Health services
Specific action items — from as few as two to as many as five — are identified for each domain, as are potential partners for implementation. The Age-Friendly Portland Advisory Council points out that the work in each domain recognizes the value of intergenerational linkages, safety and security concerns and the potential development of new technologies. Yet, although the plan seeks to be inclusive of the many interested organizations and individuals in the Portland community, it stresses the importance of Portland’s older adult population being actively involved in setting priorities and making decisions. Inspired by the WHO age-friendly cities initiative, the Portland plan abides by the philosophy of “nothing about them without them.”
How To Use
The Age-Friendly Portland Advisory Council’s action plan is an advocacy tool for Portland and a model for other cities. The plan pulls together in an organized, easy-to-follow document strategies the city’s varying stakeholders can use to move the community toward creating and enhancing the physical, social and service environments that benefit residents of all ages and abilities. “For reasons of practicality and usability, the Action Plan is not comprehensive,” the authors write. “Rather, it is hoped that the action items suggested will lead organizations and individuals young, old, and in between to work together to implement not only these items but others as well that will contribute to creating a community that truly is a place for all ages.” Research published October 2013Stay Informed — For Free
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