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Aging And Equity In The Greater Portland Metropolitan Region, Alan Kenneth Delatorre, Margaret B. Neal
Aging And Equity In The Greater Portland Metropolitan Region, Alan Kenneth Delatorre, Margaret B. Neal
Institute on Aging Publications
Aging and Equity in the Greater Portland Metropolitan Region discusses the opportunities and needs created by the increase in older adults in the region. The 65 and older population is expected to more than double over the next two decades, to over half a million people. Planning for the inevitable and unprecedented aging of our population provides an opportunity to improve our environments while becoming a leader in the push to create sustainable, equitable, and age-friendly communities.
Action Plan For An Age-Friendly Portland, The Age-Friendly Portland Advisory Council
Action Plan For An Age-Friendly Portland, The Age-Friendly Portland Advisory Council
Institute on Aging Publications
The goal of this Action Plan is to enhance Portland, Oregon’s age friendliness. As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), an "age friendly" city:
- has structures and services that are accessible and inclusive of older people with varying needs and capacities
- emphasizes enablement rather than disablement, and
- is friendly for people of all ages and abilities
The action steps that comprise this plan are intended to move Portland toward future development and activities that foster not only physical environments but also social and service environments that meet these criteria, making Portland a community for all ages.