What is Age-Friendly? CIHR CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE PRESENTS

CIHR
CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE
PRESENTS
What is Age-Friendly?
Monday, October 27, 7:00 PM
McNally Robinson, Polo Park
Join us on:
1485 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
Please RSVP: [email protected]
What is Age-Friendly?
The media is full of stories on our aging baby boomer population and the impact on society that
this will have. How do we plan for and manage the changes that may need to take place to meet
the needs of this increasingly older population? What things need to be made age-friendly in
order to ensure a quality and standard of life for an aging population? More importantly, what is
age-friendly? Our panelists will talk about the Age-Friendly Communities research project, an
older population behind the wheel, and bring the seniors’ perspective to the discussion.
Panelists:
Dr. Verena Menec, Canada Research Chair in Healthy Aging; Director, Centre on Aging; and
Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Dr. Michelle Porter, Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Ms. Vivian Stunden, Manitoba rep to the Federal Superannuates National Association and
participant in the Age-Friendly Communities project.
Facilitator:
Dr. Juliette Cooper, Professor Emerita, School of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Manitoba
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