Age Friendly Arizona

At the Intersection of Aging and Transportation: Creating Healthy Communities

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Communities across the country are striving to connect older adults with the people and places that matter most to them.

Blind Spot – Mobility and Aging in Rural America

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This report will examine the mobility challenges that confront older people in rural communities across America and profile some of the programs that exist to support them.

COVID-19 Resources

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Age-Friendly Arizona (AFA) is committed to sharing updated news to support the health and well-being of your family and friends.

Technology Support for the Arizona Rural Transportation Incubator

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This report offers recommendations designed to support the Arizona Rural Transportation Incubator’s goals to provide technology that will help communities with their transportation programs. To open the report click here.

Keeping Wickenburg Seniors Connected

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For Wickenburg seniors, access to free transportation means a chance to get moving and stay connected.

Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

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In honor of November Alzheimer's Awareness month, Never Too Old conference attendees wore purple.

“Never Too Old - To Connect. To Change. To Choose.”

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PHOENIX (October 8, 2019)—We have a choice in how we age—both as individuals and communities. What’s more, we can use our local lessons as a national model. That is the goal of an upcoming statewide conference to create livable, age friendly communities. The conference name and theme is Never Too Old—To Connect. To Change. To Choose.

At the Intersection of Aging and Transportation

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Most of us don't think twice about being able to go where we want, when we want, or connecting to the people and places that matter most. Imagine losing that freedom. The distance to medical care, friends and family seems longer than ever before. Your health suffers. Without regular interaction, people fade away.