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Ageing
Well Programme
The objectives of the Ageing Well Programme are:
- To enable older people to participate in activities, which
will contribute to their general well being and increase
their general level of health.
- Increase the expectation of good health in later life.
- Enable older people to take a lead role in improving and
maintaining their own health.
- Promoting effective models of "Healthy Ageing".
- Working in partnership with others in local "Health
Alliances".
- Advancing health promotion and preventative care for older
people as a key activity,
- Providing volunteering opportunities to people aged 50
and over who will be trained as Senior Health Mentors.
- Encouraging service providers to make dedicated provision
for older people so that they can participate in activities,
which will contribute to their general well being and general
level of health.
Outputs
- Recruitment and training progrannne for volunteers to
act as Senior Health Mentors
- providing peer-to-peer support.
- Exercise classes.
- Guided walks.
- Cookery and nutrition courses.
- Relaxation techniques.
- Taster/activity days.
- Keep Warm Keep Well information days.
- Healthy lifestyles clinics.
- Staff Handbook Ver 2 August 2002
- Information network.
- Lifelong leaming classes e.g. Use of the Internet.
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