Ageing Well Public Talks 2024-25: Talk 1. 18th September 2024 – Are we ready to live longer & Take Five to Age Well in Scottish Communities.
In this session, Doug and colleagues will share learning from his experiences
working with older people directly in the community, to age well. Recently, Age
Scotland, with Doug as Lead, piloted an offline pledge to work with diverse groups of
participants alongside the main Take Five to Age Well Pledge. Offline pledging
explored how older people benefit from peer support and group facilitators while
using primarily paper-based resources to enable participation by those who prefer or
require alternatives to digital engagement.
Dr Jitka Vseteckova - Senior Lecturer Health and Social Care, Faculty of Wellbeing,
Education & Language Studies, The Open University. Jitka has a longstanding
interest and passion in researching ageing and engaging with the public.
Doug Anthoney - is the Health and Wellbeing Manager at Age Scotland. His role is
to develop messages and resources that engage and empower people to age well.
He works with older people directly and with professionals and volunteers who
support them.
History
Research Group
- Health and Wellbeing PRA (Priority Research Area)
