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 is a choice we make together. At the Lithuanian Parliament, I spoke about why how we age is shaped throughout life — and by choices that go far beyond health. Four messages from my intervention👇 🎥 Watch the speech: youtu.be/UugRSanH3hc #AgeingIsLiving
A year since I walked the Camino de Santiago w/ Walking the Talk for Dementia. 💜 We walked, talked and listened. What stayed with me: a diagnosis may change a life, but it doesn’t define a person. See the person. See the life. Buen Camino. #Dementia #HealthyAgeing #WTDementia
💭 What gives us a reason to get up in the morning? My mentor Prof. Gloria Gutman’s advice: stay open to new ideas, find purpose and stay engaged in our communities. Wonderful to visit the @SFU Gerontology Research Centre, now named in her honour. ❤️ #HealthyAgeing #Gerontology
Different countries. Many of the same priorities. Great to catch up with BC Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt 🇨🇦 to exchange perspectives on healthy ageing, supporting caregivers and care that enables people to live well as they age. #HealthyAgeing #AgeingIsLiving
Where it all began. 🇨🇦 Eighteen years ago, I gave my first presentation on ageing in what is now the temporary chamber of the Senate of Canada. Returning there this year was a chance to appreciate the people who opened doors along the way. 🤝 Thank you to those who open doors for others.
💙 Receiving the @kwantlenu.bsky.social Distinguished Alumni Award from @kpuarts.bsky.social was a special honour. The most meaningful part was honouring the late Dr Larry Anderson, whose encouragement first sparked my interest in ageing research 🤝 We all go further because someone believes in us
🐶🌲 Walking Penny thu the forest trails near my parents’ home is one of my favourite ways to stay active when I’m back home in Canada 🇨🇦 A simple message also reflected in @who.int’s publication on physical activity & #HealthyAgeing What’s your favourite way to stay active?
Ageism is a global issue. ILC-Canada partners with the 16-country ILC Global Alliance to share research and shape policies that protect the rights of older adults worldwide. 🌍🇨🇦 #InternationalCollaboration #HumanRights #AgeFriendly
“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
🌍 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
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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...
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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
