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Age Friendly Cork City

Blue Vest Initiative

Age Friendly Ireland

WHO Theme: Community Support And Health Services, Outdoor Spaces And Buildings, Social Participation
Programme: Cork City
Status: Ongoing

The Blue Bibs initiative for Cork City came about as a creative response to people’s fears and anxieties about Covid – 19 when out and about. The distinctive vests simply act as a reminder to passers by to respect social distance.

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Little Bags of Hope

Age Friendly Ireland

WHO Theme: Community Support And Health Services
Programme: Cork City
Status: Ongoing

Workshop which encourages participants to look at simple ways that they can improve their mental health and wellbeing.

Age Friendly Cork City

Playful Paradigm (Play Packs)

Age Friendly Ireland

WHO Theme: Community Support And Health Services, Respect And Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme: Cork City
Status: Complete

The Senior Play Packs are part of the KEEP WELL campaign brought to the community with thanks to Healthy Ireland an initiative of the Government of Ireland with funding from the Healthy Ireland Fund and the Sláintecare fund delivered by Pobal.

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Sensory Boxes for older adults

Age Friendly Ireland

WHO Theme: Community Support And Health Services, Respect And Social Inclusion
Programme: Cork City
Status: Ongoing

Sensory garden box consisting of perennial flowers, herbs delivered to cocooning older adults in Cork North.

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Singing for the Brain

Age Friendly Ireland

WHO Theme: Community Support And Health Services, Respect And Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme: Cork City
Status: Ongoing

An online weekly singing group for older adults, some living with memory loss

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Walk with Pride – Cork to San Francisco

Age Friendly Ireland

WHO Theme: Community Support And Health Services, Respect And Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme: Cork City
Status: Ongoing

Virtual collaborative walking challenge of groups from both Northside and Southside collaborating to walk virtually to San Francisco.