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AFC Webinar – Age-Friendly Community Planning Guide for Municipalities and Organizations

March 24, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am

Free

Description

Ontario’s revised Age-Friendly Communities (AFC) Planning Guide was released in 2021. The Guide — titled Creating a More Inclusive Ontario: Age-Friendly Community Planning Guide For Municipalities and Community Organizations — is intended for municipalities, community organizations and others working to develop and support Age Friendly Communities (AFCs) in Ontario. It offers a widely used and comprehensive approach to planning, implementing and evaluating community programs that are intended to foster self-determination, inclusiveness and accountability. In this webinar, Sarah Webster delves into the background and purpose of the guide, as well as how how to use it to advance age-friendly practice. Presented by Sarah Webster and hosted by the Ontario Age-Friendly Community Outreach Program on March 23. 2022. For more information, visit: https://sagelink.ca/age-friendly-communities-ontario/.

Presenter Bio

Sarah Webster
Manager @ Centre for Studies in Aging & Health at Providence Care
 
Sarah Webster began her career in long-term care and later transitioned into the field of knowledge translation and exchange. Sarah is Manager of the Centre for Studies in Aging and Health and co-Chair of Specialized Geriatric Service East. Through her current roles, as well as her extensive work with the Ontario Age-Friendly Communities Outreach Program, Niagara Connects, Behavioural Supports Ontario and Gestalt Collective, Sarah has a long history of helping people access information, connect to each other and strengthen their work. Sarah has a primary interest in aging, age-friendly communities, knowledge translation and exchange. She is passionate about building relationships, seeing the big picture and helping people connect to and understand the information that matters to them.

Webinar Recording

Details

Date:
March 24, 2022
Time:
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Online
Canada