HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AND THE AARP OFFICE OF MAYOR HARDIE DAVIS, JR.
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Resolution
In Recognition of The World Health Organization (WHO) & The AARP
WHEREAS, the global population of people aged sixty and over is expected to grow from six hundred million
in 2000 to almost two billion by 2050, and in the United States, the population of people aged sixty-five and over
is expected to grow from thirty-five million in 2000 to eighty-eight and a half million by 2050, taking the total
share of the sixty-five plus population from twelve percent to twenty percent of the total population;and
WHEREAS, research shows that older Americans overwhelmingly want to remain in their homes and
communities as they age and access to quality health care and long-term services and supports is essential for
individuals to live in their homes and communities and of the eighty percent of adults sixty-five and older living
in metropolitan areas, sixty-four percent live outside the principal cities of these areas in suburban locations
that tend to be auto-dependent, creating challenges for residents who do not drive;and
WHEREAS, of the eighty percent of adults sixty-five and older living in metropolitan areas, sixty-four percent
live outside the principal cities of these areas in suburban locations that tend to be auto-dependent, creating
challenges for residents who do not drive and twenty-one percent of adults age sixty-five and older do not drive,
and more than half of these non-drivers do not leave home on a given day, in part because they lack
transportation options;and
WHEREAS, the World Health Organization (WHO) and AARP developed a Global Network of Age-Friendly
Cities and Communities, that proudly includes the City of Augusta, Georgia, to encourage and promote public
policies to increase the number of cities and communities that support improving the health, well-being and
quality of life for older Americans;and
WHEREAS, the WHO and AARP developed outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, social
participation and diverse inclusion, civic participation and employment, communication and information,
community support and health services that influence the health and quality of life for older people;and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Mayor Hardie Davis, JR.,Mayor of The City of Augusta,
Georgia, and the Augusta Commission, Hereby, supports and expresses appreciation to The WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION(WHO) and The AARP and commends Commissioner William Lockett for his
leadership in advancing Augusta, Georgia forward as an Age-Friendly City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THIS ORDER SUPERSEDES ANY PREVIOUS ORDERS,
PROCLAMATIONS, OR DIRECTIVES IN CONFLICT.
Given under my hand
This 13TH day of
DECEMB : 2016
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Ha.• • Davis,Jr.
Mayor