UK Council of Elders

MANY OLDER PEOPLE GOING TO EXTREME MEASURES TO COPE WITH HIGH PRICES, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS

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OLDER PEOPLE'S FOOD CHARTER

 This website and its enablers seek to engage older people, their organisations and carers, in planning the content of an Older People's Food Charter, in the first place to be presented to a Public Services Human Rights Summit in Wales which takes place on July 6th 2009. 

Activities already undertaken include gaining support in the Governments of the 4 Countries of the UK (see UK Parliaments menu above), running a UK-wide Food Survey for Older People, and reporting preliminary results to an Older People's Food Summit. You are welcome to participate by submitting comments where indicated, and by completing the Food Survey here on-line if you wish.

Submissions to Westminster (Early Day MotionAn Early Day Motion (EDM) is a way for Members of Parliament to register their concern about issues. Once it has been raised by one or more MP, others can subscribe to it to show their agreement with its aims. The more MPs who subscribe, the more political weight the EDM carries in the UK Parliament.

It is also a good indication of whether or not an individual MP is aware of, and cares about, different issues. click on READ MORE below). See also Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament. Collaborators in Northern Ireland include Age Concern Help the Aged NI
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Older People's Food Summit

The Older People's Food Summit, with delegates and observers from England, Scotland and Wales, was held on Wednesday 18th March 2009 at the National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff.

Chaired by   Dr Neil Wooding, the Equalities and Human Rights Commissioner for Wales, main speakers were:
Professor Jim Edwardson, Chair, North East England Regional Forum on Ageing and former Director, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Dr Louis Levy, Branch Head Nutrition Division, Food Standards Agency, David Smith, Food Policy Adviser, Welsh Food Alliance, Kevin Morgan, Professor of Governance and Development, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, and Ruth Marks, the Older Peoples Commissioner for Wales.

A summary Interim report entitled "Food for Thought" is now available, please click here

 
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What is the Council of Elders?

The concept of ‘Council of Elders’ originates from Harvard Medical School where ‘seniors’ are deployed as an educational innovation for health professionals. See ‘A council of elders: creating a multi-voiced dialogue in a community of care’ Katz, et al (2000). The idea extends beyond food, health and wellbeing for achieving low level preventative care. Read more..