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01-06-2017 | Editorial

Advancing an Age-Friendly NYC

Author: Jo Ivey Boufford

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 3/2017

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In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Age-friendly Cities project in recognition of the converging trends of urbanization and population aging. The leaders of the initiative asked 35 cities to lead discussions with their older residents to explore the strengths and challenges of aging in cities. The information gathered through this research, with the help of The New York Academy of Medicine, was used to develop a guide for global age-friendly cities. …

Title: Advancing an Age-Friendly NYC
Author: Jo Ivey Boufford
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Urban Health / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-017-0173-y

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