Name of your initiative:
Active Ageing Index measurement at regional level: the case of Biscay
Short name (acronym):
AAI in Biscay
Website title and address:
Which organization is submitting this initiative?:
Government of Biscay
Please specify in which regions/provinces:
ESPAÑACity:
Bilbao
Where is this organization located?:
Spain
Please enter the name of the contact person for this initiative:
Sergio Murillo Corzo
Please enter the email of the contact for this initiative:
sergio.murillo@bizkaia.eusPart of larger strategy or programme:
Regional
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The status of the initiative:
Completed
Please give a summary of your initiative (in English):
The Government of Biscay decided to use the Active Ageing Index (AAI) and the Healthy Life Years to monitor the comprehensive strategy set up in 2013 for the elderly.
To start this monitoring work, The Observatory of the Elderly in Biscay, a consulting body that gathers several stakeholders (health authorities, local authorities, elderly persons associations, service providers and universities, among others), started to work on the measurement of the AAI in Biscay, in cooperation of the University of the Basque Country.
The methodology needed to be adapted to available data and regional specific issues.
The geographical scope:
European
Type of initiative:
Public-private-partnershipEnvironment or setting of the initiative:
The economic environment or setting of the initiative:
The most important source of funding for your initiative:
Regional funding
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