Today we all shared our presentation about our neighborhood. I think this is an awesome project because this project can help us really analyze what are important features of an age-friendly community. It also gave me a clearer view of if we need to design age-friendly city in the future, what are features that we need to look for and improve. I think the WHO Checklist is also extremely helpful. In the checklist, it talks about all aspects of a daily life, including Outdoor spaces and buildings, Transportation, Housing, Social participation, Respect and social inclusion, Civic participation and employment, Communication and information, Community and health services. I did not know this all contribute to aging-friendly city and now I start to think about the city as a whole and what part defines what. It is really interesting to listen other group’s project. They prepared really well and put a lot of pictures in the slide, which make me learn about their points efficiently. Each neighborhood has their special character and I was impressed by La Jolla’s high education rate. The streets in Barrio Logan are definitely so unique and colorful.
After this presentation, I start to realize that the life of elders in San Diego might be tougher than we think and also can be easier than we think in different neighborhood and to study healthy aging in community scale is important for us to actually know their daily life.
After this presentation, I start to realize that the life of elders in San Diego might be tougher than we think and also can be easier than we think in different neighborhood and to study healthy aging in community scale is important for us to actually know their daily life.