age-friendly communities

This guide is designed to help local leaders collaborate with public and private stakeholders to create an age-friendly community. Table 1 (p. 8) includes a summary of challenges and action steps organized by issue. Chapter 3 (p. 47) describes a six-step process for focusing community energies on age-friendly initiatives. Appendix A (p. 67) and Appendix C (p. 71) provide lists of resources and Appendix B (p. 69) includes a checklist for assessing a community’s age-friendliness.