Intergenerational Approaches to health & well-being

1. Intergenerational Approaches
to Health and Well-being
Alan Hatton-Yeo
Communities for All Ages UK
alanhy@communitiesforallages.org.uk

2. Context:
Ageing Well-Wales Programme
Life course approach to prevention and well-being
5 themes:
 Dementia Supportive Communities
 Opportunities for Learning and Employment
 Loneliness and Isolation
 Falls Prevention
 (All) Age-Friendly Communities

3. Fishguard and Goodwick
One of 14 global pilots for World Health Organisation pilot
of Age-Friendly Indicators. Alongside places such as
Bilbao, Tashkent and Shanghai.
Community engagement model with survey led by local
people:
 Importance of good relationships to people’s health
 Intergenerational Festival
 Food and Diet
 Walkability and Exercise
 Feeling Valued and respected

4. City partners have focused on planning and infrastructure.
F & G have taken place based approach and the
concerns are about transport, walkability and most of all
relationships across the community.
Now working with WHO to develop two seminars to be
held in Wales to look at ageing in rural locations
July 13th major celebration event to bring all the
community together and launch Fishguard and Goodwick
as a place friendly to all ages
Staying connected - being Well

5. www.oasis.org - catch healthy habits