Improve Healthy Ageing by Incentivising Activity and Engaging Communities

上斯普林菲尔德发展信托基金将使用一个团队从他们的健康生活中心启动和管理创新的公民美元项目在整个西贝尔法斯特斯普林菲尔德地区，以鼓励社区的老一代更加积极的身体活动，解决三个七个健康老龄化挑战框架主题的持续体育活动，创造健康的活动场所，并支持社会联系。社区货币可以通过在该地区的公园和开放空间花费更多时间来赚取（您在那里花费的每30分钟为1公民美元）该团队将为参与者举办培训课程，研讨会和活动，以帮助他们了解技术以及它将如何影响他们的健康，福祉和当地社区。培训将帮助他们更舒适地使用他们的移动的设备进行日常活动，并使用它来参与公民美元项目。工作坊将侧重于体育扫盲，让他们有动力，信心，身体能力，知识和理解，以重视和承担终身参与体育活动的责任。参加者将可在区内的赚取区赚取市民币，以及如何兑换市民币，或将市民币捐赠给当地社区团体和慈善机构。健康生活中心与参加者之间的沟通沿着，以及当地的冠军和倡导者将组织在公园内进行温和的散步，这将不断提醒每个参加者，健康生活中心的工作人员会教育当地居民，定期进行体育活动是对健康最重要的事情之一。它可以预防或延缓许多似乎随着年龄增长而出现的健康问题。我们将宣传的信息是：尽可能长时间保持健康有助于改善：1\。保持独立生活2\。更好的心血管健康3\。可能有助于认知功能4\。减少焦虑和抑郁5\。灵活性6提高强度和骨密度7\。防止跌倒8\。保持爱好，保持社会联系和参与生活。

The Upper Springfield Development Trust will use a team from their Healthy Living Centre to launch and manage the innovative Civic Dollars project across the Springfield area of West Belfast to encourage the older generation in the community to be more physically active addressing three of the seven healthy ageing challenge framework themes of sustaining physical activity, creating healthy active places, and supporting social connections. The community currency can be earned by spending more time in parks and open spaces in the area (1 Civic Dollar for every 30 minutes you spend there)The team will run training sessions, workshops, and events for the participants to help them understand the technology and how it will impact on their health, wellbeing and local community. The training will help them to be more comfortable using their mobile devices for day-to-day activities as well as using it to take part in the Civic Dollars project.The workshops will focus on physical literacy to give them the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge, and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life. The participants will be shown how to earn Civic Dollars in the earn zones across the region and how they can redeem the rewards in exchange for their Civic Dollars or donate them to local community groups and charities.The consistent communication between the Healthy Living Centre and the participants along with local champions and advocates who will organise gentle walks in the parks will provide a constant reminder to everyone taking part to keep being active and show the benefits of a more active lifestyle, especially for the older generation.The healthy living centre team will educate local people that regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health. It can prevent or delay many of the health problems that seem to come with age. The messages we will be promoting are:staying fit and healthy for as long as possible help improve:1\. Maintains independent living2\. Better cardiovascular health3\. May assist cognitive function4\. Reduces anxiety and depression5\. Helps with flexibility6\. Improves strength and bone density7\. Prevents falls8\. Maintains hobbies which maintains social connection and engagement in life.