EP98: AARP/ Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge Civic Engagement and Employment

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the population's aging, community engagement has become a critical factor in achieving healthy aging. Low levels of community engagement have been associated with higher death rates and social isolation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In line with these themes, the active aging approach of the World Health Organization and the age-friendly community strategy are both participatory and empowering. They blend 'top-down' policy initiatives to encourage and facilitate community engagement and employment with 'bottom-up' participation of older adults in developing their activities. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Furthermore, the process involves older adults and all levels of government, and essential players from all aspects of society.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today's episode of This Is Getting Old features Part 3: Civic Engagement and Employment of the 10-part AARP/ Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please tune in to learn more about civic engagement and employment programs specifically designed for older adults and how these programs can help us move towards an age-friendly world.</span></p> <p><strong>Key points covered in this episode: </strong></p> <p><strong>✔️Civic Engagement As A Concept</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Civic engagement includes:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Connecting with others in your community.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Serving and giving </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Any activities such as volunteering</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Charitable giving</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Voting in presidential and local ele