Ageing Better with an Active Mind
Co-creation with the community to promote healthy ageing and behavioural change within communities
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Ageing better with an active mind is an exciting project focused on fundamental health issues confronting our society. This project was created to address the disconnection between national ​advice on healthy ageing and practice in Lancashire and Merseyside where the elderly population with dementia is higher than the national average.
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How is this project addressing this issue?
Our project addresses this issue by promoting behavioural change within communities targeting population older than 60 years old.
This project also includes the collection of data on mental health and the experience of ageing.
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Along with University of the third age (u3a)
we will launch three workshops that will feature relevant themes and present new research including neuroscience, brain health, and the active mind.
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We are delighted that our "Ageing Well with an Active Mind" project has been shortlisted for an @educatenorth award!
Showcase Event
The healthy brain Showcase event was launched on Saturday 11th of February in The Arts Centre in Edge Hill University to conclude the Ageing Better with an Active Mind project.
The aim of the Showcase event was to summarise the findings of the workshop series and to gather everyone together to celebrate healthy ageing.
The event counted with talks from professionals of the neuroscience and public health sector. To finalise the event, the guests enjoyed dance performances that included acrobatic dances, line dancing, tap dancing and much more.
The event was also supported by different local charities and organisations such as The Brain Charity, Whisc, Age UK Lancashire and The Confucius Institute that shared information and services and even craft activities!
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The Showcase event hosted more than 150 attendees. Reviews show that the event was well received by the local community and a very entertaining and informative way to celebrate healthy ageing.
"Congratulations to the organisers and Edge Hill for providing an excellent event for the local community!! :)"
"​The event was well organised and presented. All the speakers were excellent. How could you improve? I would not change anything."
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"Thought all the speakers were excellent and very informative."
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"I've learnt how to improve my wellbeing. Thank you."
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"Very interesting. Well presented. An entertaining finish."
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"Really good and unexpected. I appreciate your showcase. Good mix of talks and performances"
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