Mobility for all generations -

Social and health issues

Tatjana BuzetiAna Šabjan

Centre for Health adn Development M. Sobota

Aging society and quality of life

Project “Euroregion-healthy region”

Future outlook

Outline

Life expectancy at birth is increasing

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Iceland Spain UK Slovenia Czech Rep Estonia Georgia Turkmenistan

1990 2006

WHO World Health Statistics 2008Closing the gap in a generation, 2008

65 years and olderAging is a proces that does not start and progress at the same age for each individualFunctional limitations and physical vulnerabilityDaily needs vs./and broader human and social needs

Slovenia: 334.029 (16%) inhabitants 65+Pomurje: 20.325 (17%) inhabitants 65+

Elderly

Active elements - travel relatedReliable and affordable carSafe, reliable, accessible and affordable public transport serviceActive leisure time (walking, cycling)

Passive elements Locality: rural, urban, safetySocial networks

Quality of life

Health determinants

Dahlgren and Whitehead, 1993

Promotion of healthy lifestyle

Sectoral policies: transport

Social cohesion programs

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Strengthening of cross - border network of professionals in health promotion, active lifestyle and mobility

Increasing individual motivation to take responsibility for healthy and active lifestyle

Developing health friendly social environment with focus on active mobility

Euroregion - healthy region

Euroregion - healthy region

Creating health friendly social environment for active & green mobility

Professional capacity building by cross- border trainings & transfer of good practices

Motivation of local municipality authorities for development of health friendly infrastructure and environment for active & green mobility

Increase walking and cycling among elderly

Organisation of walking and cycling as leisure time activity for elderly

Walking with mayor

Let’s live healthy

Cycling trips to ecological farms

Municipality commitment for active and green mobility

Cross - border network for active and green mobility

Social active and green mobility networks for elderly

Future out - look

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