  
Positive Ageing StrategyThe 'Positive Ageing Strategy' was released recently. The Strategy is concerned with ensuring that older people can participate fully in the community in the ways they choose. It is also about encouraging people of all ages to think positively about ageing, and about those who are getting older. The strategy document outlines key principles for positive ageing, and sets out priority goals and actions in 10 areas: income, health, housing, transport, ageing in place, cultural diversity, rural issues, attitudes, employment and opportunities. Specific work items will be undertaken by government departments to work towards these goals. The hoped-for effects of this Strategy, and the policies put in place to support the Strategy, include:
The Action PlanReleased at the same time as the Strategy is the Action Plan, which is essentially a checklist of what relevant government departments will do, in terms of work items, to put in place the Strategy. The checklist will be revisited each year.
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