Using a multiple case study approach, the study explores the key goals, achievements, and challenges faced by local age-friendly programs and identifies four priorities the age-friendly movement should consider to further its development: (1) changing the perception of older age (2) involving key actors in age-friendly efforts (3) responding to the (diverse) needs of older people and (4) improving the planning and delivery of age-friendly programs. This article addresses this research gap by comparing the experience of eleven cities located in eleven countries. Despite the expansion and achievements of the Network over the last decade, little is known about the progress made by cities developing this work around the world. The World Health Organization has been especially important in driving the ‘age-friendly’ agenda, notably through its Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, connecting 1114 (2020 figure) cities and communities worldwide. Developing age-friendly cities and communities has become a key part of policies aimed at improving the quality of life of older people in urban areas.
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