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Developing 'age-friendly' cities has become increasingly important with places in the UK and abroad starting to develop initiatives to improve the quality of life for older people living in cities.
As part of the Festival of Social Science Manchester City Council's Valuing Older People team have joined forces with the Economic and Social Research Council and Keele University to host a one-day event bringing together a range of practitioners and researchers in urban design and planning from the UK and abroad to discuss the latest initiatives and thinking behind the planning of age-friendly urban environments.
With presentations from Ruth Finkelstein, Director of 'Age-friendly New York' and Professor Robin Means (Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, UWE / President of the British Society of Gerontology) and Professor Chris Phillipson, Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology, Manchester University this event will be a chance to explore new and creative initiatives behind the development of age-friendly environments
Councillor Sue Cooley, Manchester City Council's lead member for Valuing Older People, said: "Manchester is trail blazing the way as a progressive city in identifying the needs of its older population. It’s vitally important that people start thinking about how their own cities might become an Age-Friendly City. We support all programmes and initiatives that encourage innovative and creative thinking on how we might make our cities more age-friendly."
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The 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture - The Affordable Care Act: An Insider’s View
Featured Speaker: Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 19, 2012 - The NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture on "The Affordable Care Act: An Insider's View."
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The New York Academy of Medicine with support from the New York State Heath Foundation released a new report, Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: A Population Health Perspective.
This report identifies opportunities that build on both the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and New York’s ongoing efforts toward improving the health of its 19 million residents.
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