Three new free of charge KT-EQUAL workshops:<\/p>\n
The first is The Competitive Advantage of \u2018Age Friendly Cities\u2019<\/strong> This event will take place on the 8th June 2011 at Central Square, Newcastle upon Tyne.<\/p>\n Can a city-region create a competitive advantage for itself by embedding age-friendliness into its policies and strategies to encourage and support active ageing?<\/em><\/p>\n The World Health Organisation argues that \u2018countries CAN afford to get old if governments, international organizations and civil society enact \u2018active ageing\u2019 policies and programmes that enhance the health, participation and security of older citizens\u20191<\/em><\/p>\n By being more \u2018age-friendly\u2019 in terms of its layout and design, for example, a city is more likely to attract and retain older people who will feel safer and more comfortable. It has\u00a0 been estimated that \u201cpeople over 65 own 80% of private wealth in the UK, controlling \u00a3460 billion in un- mortgaged equity alone \u2013 enough money to fund the NHS for 10 years\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n This lively seminar, co-hosted by KT-EQUAL and ActiveAge, will include presentations from cities that are part of the WHO Age Friendly City network, and those implementing age friendliness through other strategies, researchers working on age friendly design and implementation, more integrated services, and sustainable home and community design, including age friendly technologies.<\/em><\/p>\n Please follow the link to register your attendance http:\/\/kt-equal.org.uk\/calendar\/58\/30-The-Competitive-Advantage-of-Age-Friendly-Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The second is \"Lost in Translation - How to communicate most effectively with non-academics\u2019<\/strong> This event will take place on the 23rd June 2011 at Holiday Inn, Belfast.<\/p>\n Carrying out ageing research, implementing policies for an ageing population and working with older people requires effective communication. And this can involve a diverse range of\u00a0 audiences including funders, older people, community and voluntary organisations, policy makers and the media. This event involves a mixture of talks and workshops on how to avoid key messages getting lost in translation.<\/em><\/p>\n Issues to be covered include<\/em><\/p>\n\n