Age-friendly Belfast

An Age-friendly City is defined as an inclusive and accessible urban environment that promotes active ageing

Our vision                      

‘Belfast will be a city where older people live life to the full’

Our key themes

• Physical Infrastructure
• Social Inclusion
• Health and Wellbeing
• Financial

We would encourage everyone, of whatever age, in Belfast to work with us on this plan Age-friendly Belfast Plan April 2018 – 2021

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Background to the Healthy Ageing Strategic Partnership

The Healthy Ageing Strategic Partnership (HASP)  co-ordinates the delivery of the Age-friendly Belfast Plan 2014-2017. We have submitted a detailed action plan to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

HASP involves the following organisations:

•  Age NI
• The Alzheimer’s Society
• Belfast City Council
• Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Belfast Healthy Cities
• The Department for Infrastructure
• Engage with Age
• Greater Belfast Seniors Forum
• The Health and Social Care Board/Belfast Local Commissioning Group
• Linking Generations Northern Ireland
• North Belfast Senior Citizens Forum
• Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• The Public Health Agency
• Volunteer Now