Le projet “Villes-amies des aînés au Québec”
Inspired by the World Health Organisation, more and more projects are emerging which aim to change the built environment and the social climate to enable older people to remain actively involved in society, fully valued in the public arena and appropriately supported by infrastructures and services...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Sprog: | Français |
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2012
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | Inspired by the World Health Organisation, more and more projects are emerging which aim to change the built environment and the social climate to enable older people to remain actively involved in society, fully valued in the public arena and appropriately supported by infrastructures and services geared to their needs. An ‘age-friendly’ town (Ville-Amie des ainés or V ada) relies on the concept of active aging : ‘an age-friendly town encourages active aging by providing the best health care, social involvement and security for older citizens in order to improve their quality of life’. This connection between the concept of ‘active aging’ and V ada is the subject of our article. In particular we give a brief survey of the mean-ings and conceptual uses of the term ‘active aging’ that inspires V ada – Qc
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