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Whose Responsibility? Challenges to Creating an Age-Friendly Victoria in the Wider Australian Policy Context

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Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison

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Australia, as part of the global trend, is ageing with a predominantly urban population. However, despite two Australian cities participating in the research guiding the development of the World Health Organization Age Friendly Cities and Communities (WHO AFCC) Guide in 2007, the uptake of the AFCC model nationwide has been relatively stagnant. Through a case study approach, this chapter examines the factors which limited the implementation of AFCC in the state of Victoria, even with the initial provision of funds to support relevant policy and service reform. These findings point to the inability of each of the three levels of government to provide clear leadership, and to ensure that changes consistent with a whole-of-government, multi-sectorial partnership approach were progressed through a vision of the positive contribution of older people.

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    Kathleen Brasher

  2. Research Fellow, John Richards Initiative, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University, PO Box 821, Wodonga, VIC, 3689, Australia

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Brasher, K., Winterton, R. (2016). Whose Responsibility? Challenges to Creating an Age-Friendly Victoria in the Wider Australian Policy Context. In: Moulaert, T., Garon, S. (eds) Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison. International Perspectives on Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24031-2_13

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