“Do what you like. Don’t live the life other people think you should live.” 🧓🏻 Gitte’s words capture something at the heart of healthy ageing: having the opportunity to continue doing the things that matter most to us. #HealthyAgeing #AgeingIsLiving
Yongjie Yon
@geronews.bsky.social
Technical Officer on #Ageing and Health @WHO_Europe | Gerontologist, Researcher, Policy Analyst, Advocate for the Rights of Older Persons | Personal views/opinions
🌍 Healthy ageing won’t be achieved by health care alone. In Nice 🇫🇷, @whoeurope.bsky.social’s brought together experts to explore how systems thinking, innovation and NCD prevention can help more people live longer, healthier lives. #HealthyAgeing #AgeingIsLiving #NCDs #Innovation
Healthy longevity is central to Europe’s future Great to represent @whoeurope.bsky.social’s at the launch of the European Commission’s 3rd Demography Report Looking forward to working together with the @ec.europa.eu & the Joint Research Centre #AgeingIsLiving
A new chapter begins in Venice 🇮🇹 Excited to join the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s Office for Investment for Health and Development, where #HealthyAgeing joins child & adolescent health alongside health equity, well-being economy, healthy settings and gender equality Here’s a look inside 🎥
Home looks a little different now…Taking the quiet path home, one canal at a time. Excited for this new chapter working on #HealthyAgeing with @whoeurope.bsky.social’s in Venice 🇮🇹
Personality may shape how caregiving affects health: study finds individual traits influence inflammation and physical functioning among spouses caring for partners with dementia news.rice.edu/news/2026/pe... #Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
Ten years in Denmark. Countless memories. Thank you, Copenhagen, and everyone who made this chapter so meaningful. Next stop: the WHO Venice Office. 🇩🇰❤️🇮🇹 #HealthyAgeing
12 easy lifestyle changes to slow down ageing, according to experts inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
12 easy lifestyle changes to slow down ageing, according to experts
These day-to-day habits can help improve your chances of a long, healthy life
inews.co.uk
A new test claims to tell how well you’re ageing – and even when you’ll die. But I’d rather not know | Helen Pilcher www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A new test claims to tell how well you’re ageing – and even when you’ll die. But I’d rather not know | Helen Pilcher
I think I’ll leave new methods to measure biological age to the Kardashians. Too much knowledge about your mortality can be bad for your health, says science writer Helen Pilcher
theguardian.com
Advice for aging in place: how to safely stay in your home as long as possible www.uchealth.org/today/advice...
Advice for aging in place: how to safely stay in your home as long as possible
More than 50% of older adults want to 'age in place.' Here’s advice to help you plan ahead and continue living independently in your own home.
uchealth.org
Why does the Congress on #AgeFriendly Communities matter? Because bringing together cities, communities, researchers, practitioners & older people helps turn evidence into policy and ideas into action A few reflections from participants at #3WCAFCC @whoeurope.bsky.social #AgeingIsLiving
Following May launch 🇵🇱, Poland’s entry into the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities & Communities was reaffirmed @ the 3rd World Congress Communities #3WCAFCC As a national affiliate, it connects cities, research & policy to scale healthy ageing across @whoeurope.bsky.social
Breaking new ground for the age-friendly movement The Nordic Welfare Center is now the first regional government-led affiliate of the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities, strengthening its partnership with @whoeurope.bsky.social #AgeFriendlyCommunities #AgeingIsLiving
Preventing abuse starts w connection, inclusion, participation & respect On #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay, I’m in San Sebastián ahead of the 3rd World Congress on #AgeFriendly Cities & Communities A community that is good for older ppl is a community that is good for everyone 🌍 #WEAAD
Population ageing is a reality. Healthy ageing is a choice. Discussing healthy ageing and longevity in Vilnius 🇱🇹 with leaders and experts from across @whoeurope.bsky.social 💛💚♥️ #AgeingIsLiving
From the Parliament of Lithuania 🇱🇹: Population ageing is inevitable. Healthy ageing is a choice. Investing in healthy ageing means investing in people and the future. 📢Checkout @whoeurope.bsky.social’s work in healthy ageing programme for more detail #AgeingIsLiving
Healthy ageing: what can England learn from Japan and Sweden about meeting the challenge of an ageing society? www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
What Can England Learn From Japan and Sweden About Meeting the Challenge of an Ageing Society? | The King's Fund
Demographic ageing is one of the most important challenges facing developed countries in the 21st century. How England can respond to these challenges, particularly in terms of its health and care sys...
kingsfund.org.uk
It’s Time to Unleash the Power of Canada’s Community-Based Seniors Services Sector to Better Enable Healthy Ageing and Ageing in the Right Place niageing.ca/reports/its-...
It’s Time to Unleash the Power of Canada’s Community-Based Seniors Services Sector to Better Enable Healthy Ageing and Ageing in the Right Place - NIA
The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) is pleased to release a draft report on the current state of Canada’s CBSS Sector and recommendations to strengthen and support the future value, growth and sust...
niageing.ca
Poland 🇵🇱 launches a national age-friendly cities movement Privileged to represent @whoeurope.bsky.social to welcome Poland and the 16 cities to join the WHO Global Network of #AgeFriendly cities and communities
How Much You Should Sleep for Healthy Aging, According to a New Study www.eatingwell.com/healthy-agin...
How Much You Should Sleep for Healthy Aging, According to a New Study
A new study suggests 6.4 to 7.8 hours of sleep per night may support healthy aging and lower chronic disease risk. Learn more about the findings here.
eatingwell.com
After 60, they went back to college to study ageing: How this course helps them take care of themselves indianexpress.com/article/heal...
After 60, they went back to college to study ageing: How this TISS course helps them take care of themselves
Elderly citizens at TISS, Mumbai, are learning how to navigate ageing with dignity, companionship and a renewed sense of purpose.
indianexpress.com
A few moments from Venice 🇮🇹 . 2️⃣ days of learning, connecting ideas, and exploring how #HealthyAgeing, healthy settings, equity, the well-being economy, and the work of regions, cities and communities fit together Looking forward to this next chapter 💚🤍♥️
Dignity is a human value. Important conversations in Ottawa 🇨🇦 on ageism, dignity and the rights of older persons — and why protecting these rights is about the future all of us share. #AWorld4AllAges #ProudCanadian
Day 3️⃣ of the inaugural #AgeingIsLiving Leadership Course by @whoeurope.bsky.social & the Provincial Council of Bizkaia focused on turning leadership challenges into action through partnerships, trust and shared purpose Stay tuned for 2027 applications @natasazzmus.bsky.social
Day 2 of the #AgeingIsLiving Leadership Course by @whoeurope.bsky.social & the Provincial Council of Bizkaia explored systems, power, partnerships and leadership through influence and coalitions.
Day 1️⃣ of the inaugural #AgeingIsLiving Leadership Course by @whoeurope.bsky.social & the Provincial Council of Bizkaia focused on leadership challenges, systems thinking and changing narratives on ageing. @natashaazzmus.bsky.social
At the Milan Longevity Summit #MLS, @whoeurope.bsky.social’s joined national and subnational leaders from Italy 🇮🇹 and Spain 🇪🇸 to discuss a simple reality: longer lives require healthier societies #AgeingIsLiving
Poland 🇵🇱 launches a national age-friendly cities movement 16 cities (5M+ people) join the WHO Global Network of #AFCC From local action to national impact for #HealthyAgeing Thanks to @WHOPoland & Jagiellonian University for the support ❤️🤍
After 18 months & input from 3,000+ stakeholders across @whoeurope.bsky.social the #AgeingIsLiving Strategy is moving from technical consultations to the political phase ahead of #RC76 Built collectively. Strengthened through every consultation. Focused on healthier, longer & more dignified lives