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Cold weather plan for England: making the case: why long-term strategic planning for cold weather is essential to health and wellbeing
- Authors:
- KATIYO Shannon, et al
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- London
This document supports the Cold Weather Plan for England (CWP) by providing the evidence about the effects of cold on health as well as what is known about the effectiveness of interventions. The purpose of the CWP is to avoid the adverse health effects of cold weather by raising public awareness and triggering actions by those in contact with people who are most at risk. This, in turn, could help to reduce pressures throughout the health and social care system. The document highlights that population factors that increase the risk of ill-health from cold include: old age; long-term and severe illness; pregnant women; children under the age of five; and homeless people/street sleepers. The report recommends that that fuel poverty and reducing excess winter illness and death are considered as ‘core business’ by health and wellbeing boards and included in joint strategic needs assessments (JSNAs) and joint health and wellbeing strategies (HWSs), in order to inform year-round commissioning. (Edited publisher abstract)
Heatwave plan for England: making the case: the impact of heat on health: now and in the future
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- London
This document provides a background to the 'Heatwave plan for England'. The purpose of the plan is to avoid the adverse health effects of excessive heat by raising public awareness and triggering actions by those in contact with people who are most at risk. This, in turn, helps reduce pressures throughout the health and social care system. The document outlines key health issues associated with heatwaves, explains why long-term planning is essential and gives some examples of medium term and longer term actions which can be taken to mitigate or ameliorate some of the effects of future heatwaves and hot weather. (Edited publisher abstract)
Heatwave plan for England: supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave: advice for health and social care professionals
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet is part of a national programme to reduce the health risks by alerting people to the dangers of severe heat and encouraging them to plan in advance what to do in the event of a heatwave. Heatwaves can happen with little warning and illness and death can occur within the first couple of days. This leaflet offers advice both on caring for people most at risk during a heatwave, and on organising others who provide care. Example advice cards for commissioners of health and social care, Directors of Public Health and health and social care staff are also included. (Edited publisher abstract)
Heatwave plan for England: supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave: advice for care home managers and staff
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet is part of a national programme to reduce the health risks by alerting people to the dangers of severe heat and encouraging them to plan in advance what to do in the event of a heatwave. Heatwaves can happen with little warning and illness and death can occur within the first couple of days. This fact sheet contains action cards outlining the roles and responsibilities required of care home managers and staff at each level. (Edited publisher abstract)
Overcoming old in age-friendliness
- Authors:
- LINDENBERG J., WESTENDORP R.G.J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 29(1), 2015, pp.85-98.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In this article, the authors explore views on an age-friendly space in the Netherlands by analysing the responses of older individuals (N = 54) in focus groups and by examining the perspectives around an age-friendly zone in the Netherlands, Parkstad Limburg. The authors found that a central issue in the wishes for living at a later age are adjustments to envisioned physical limitations that come with the ageing process; this includes adjustments to ensure safety, accessibility and mobility, in order to facilitate older individuals' efforts to stay engaged with the world around them. In their wishes, the older participants constructed ideal dwelling places that closely resembled a senior home, but at the same time they rejected wishing to live in a place that was identified as a senior home. The authors explain this paradox by the representation of such a space as being for old people, i.e. needy older individuals, which was not how the older participants wished to be identified. It is concluded that the conception of age-friendly environments will have to face the difficult challenge of overcoming the association with old age, while simultaneously taking into account adjustments that signify and relate to the ageing process and that seem inescapably tied to oldness. (Edited publisher abstract)
Age and the environment: the global movement towards age-friendly cities and communities
- Authors:
- BEARD John R., MONTAWI Basant
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 29(1), 2015, pp.5-11.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Populations around the world are rapidly ageing, with some of the fastest change occurring in less-developed countries. One of the key determinants of the capabilities of older people, and whether they can achieve the things that are meaningful to them, is the environment in which they live. There is growing interest globally on how to foster “age-friendly” environments, and the World Health Organization's Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities now includes over 250 member cities with responsibility for around 100 million people. This paper outlines the background to the Network and describes some innovative strategies being adopted by members in different parts of the world. (Publisher abstract)
Resident- and facility-level predictors of quality of life in long-term care
- Authors:
- SHIPPEE Tetyana P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 55(4), 2015, pp.643-655.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Purpose: This study assesses multiple domains of quality of life (QOL) for nursing home residents and examines facility- and resident-level correlates for different domains. Design and Methods: Data come from (a) self-reported resident interviews using a multidimensional measure of QOL; (b) resident clinical data from the Minimum Data Set; and (c) facility-level characteristics from Minnesota Department of Human Services. Factor analysis was used to confirm domains of QOL, and then employed cross-sectional hierarchical linear modelling to identify significant resident- and facility-level predictors of each domain. Results: Six unique domains of QOL were examined: environment, personal attention, food, engagement, negative mood, and positive mood. In multilevel models, resident-level characteristics were more reliable correlates of QOL than facility characteristics. Among resident characteristics, gender, age, marital status, activities of daily living, mood disorders, cognitive limitations, and length of stay consistently predicted QOL domains. Among facility characteristics, size, staff hours, quality of care, and percent of residents on Medicaid predicted multiple QOL domains. Implications: Examining separate domains rather than a single summary score makes associations with predictors more accurate. Resident characteristics account for the majority of variability in resident QOL. Helping residents maintain functional abilities, and providing an engaging social environment may be particularly important in improving QOL. (Edited publisher abstract)
Heatwave plan for England: protecting health and reducing harm from severe heat and heatwaves
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 45
- Place of publication:
- London
The Heatwave Plan for England is intended to protect the population from heat-related harm to health. It aims to prepare for, alert people to, and prevent, the major avoidable effects on health during periods of severe heat in England. It recommends a series of steps to reduce the risks to health from prolonged exposure to severe heat for: the NHS, local authorities, social care, and other public agencies, professionals working with people at risk; and individuals, local communities and voluntary groups. The plan describes the Heat-Health Watch system which operates in England from 1 June to 15 September each year. The system comprises five main levels (Levels 0-4), from long-term planning for severe heat, through summer and heatwave preparedness, to a major national emergency. Each alert level triggers a series of appropriate actions which are detailed in the Heatwave Plan. (Edited publisher abstract)
Age-friendly neighbourhoods as civic participation: implementation of an active ageing policy in Hong Kong
- Authors:
- CHAN Alfred Cheung-Ming, CAO Ting
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 29(1), 2015, pp.53-68.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In response to challenges brought by population ageing, Hong Kong has adopted an active ageing policy framework and built age-friendly neighbourhoods to encourage the participation of older people. This article distinguishes between the civic and political participation and emphasises active involvement in community and neighbourhood activities as a way to encourage the civic engagement of older adults. The promotion of age-friendliness is set at two levels: concerning policy and practical/operational issues, both of which are interrelated with the purpose of offering civic engagement opportunities for older people. The experiences of Hong Kong reflect both top-down and bottom-up approaches, where civic participation is promoted by encouraging life-long learning and developing caring communities, as well as carrying out a variety of neighbourhood programmes. It is suggested that different stakeholders, such as older adults, NGOs and other social organisations, shall all be included and play important roles in promoting civic participation of the elderly through creating a conducive environment. The initiatives, whether these are in policy or at operational levels, should be integrated into actions that are aimed to enhance quality of life for all residents and create a more age-friendly neighbourhood. (Publisher abstract)
Age- and child-friendly cities and the promise of intergenerational space
- Authors:
- BIGGS Simon, CARR Ashley
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 29(1), 2015, pp.99-112.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Descriptions of age-friendly and child-friendly cities exhibit similarities and differences, yet both are essential if we are to develop an understanding of intergenerational space. It is argued that combining age-based priorities and the possibilities for generational empathy provide a way of reintroducing intergenerational relations as key to the debate on the future of the City. By shifting the focus or debate towards a critical understanding of intergenerational relations, a way forward is suggested that draws on the work of Guy Debord and on contemporary debates about environments ‘for all ages’. Seen through a life course lens, the urban environment becomes instrumental in shifting debate, away from the fixed needs of work and consumption and towards a more flexible creation of urban time and space that includes social and emotional aspects of intergenerational belonging and community. (Publisher abstract)