Age-Friendly Fitness Lot Opening

Join Howard County Executive Calvin Ball at the Ribbon Cutting for Howard County's First Age-Friendly Fitness Lot

Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 11 a.m - 12 p.m.

Centennial Park North

9801 Old Annapolis Rd. | Ellicott City 21042

Connect with others and improve your health while enjoying one of Howard County's ADA-accessible parks. The Lot will offer 10 pieces of equipment, exercise diagrams and can accommodate 20 persons at a time!

Graphical image of Centennial Park North Age-Friendly Fitness Lot with people

Age-Friendly

The Age-Friendly Action Plan guides implementation and ensures that Howard County continues to evolve as a great place to grow up and to grow older.

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Age Friendly Progress Dashboard

  • The Age-Friendly Howard County Action Plan includes action items focused on ensuring that residents of all ages can live in a safe and healthy county. The dashboard below provides an update of progress made toward completing these items.
  • This dashboard will be updated on a quarterly basis to show how work is progressing.
  • If you are aware of organizations, faith communities, civic groups, or businesses that are making strides in any of the areas identified as action items, please contact us at agefriendly@howardcountymd.gov  or call 410-313-1234.

People of all ages are needed to help implement the Age-Friendly Action Plan.

Are you looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity that will make a difference in your community today and for years to come? Are you retired, working, or in school? Your skills, energy, and passion are needed to make the action steps a reality.

To get involved in bringing the action plan to life, contact agefriendly@howardcountymd.gov.

Learn more about Age-Friendly Howard County

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2021-2024 Age-Friendly Action Plan

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The Action Plan outlines more than 50 Action Items, or recommendations, to bring the County closer to being a more inclusive, accessible, safer, and healthier community for people of all ages. It uses the World Health Organization's 8 Domains of Livability as a guide to examine Howard County's infrastructure, services, communications, and ways of working together.

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Age-Friendly Action Plan Survey and Appendices

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More details about the Action Plan, including the community survey and implementation details, can be found in the appendices. View the following documents for more:

 

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Volunteer Opportunities - Age-Friendly Work Groups

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In order for implementation of the Plan to move forward we need you! Review the Action Plan and decide which Domain or Action Items match your interests, skills, or knowledge. Then, consider signing up for one or more Work Group. For more information, email agefriendly@howardcountymd.gov.

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Media Kit

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Implementation Work Group Minutes

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Transportation

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Meetings: Second Mondays, 2:30pm - 4:00pm via Webex

 

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Housing

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Meetings: Every other Friday, 1:00pm - 2:30pm via Webex.

 

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Social Participation

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Meetings: Third Fridays, 1:30pm - 3:00pm via Webex.

 

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Respect & Social Inclusion

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Meetings: Last Tuesdays, 12:00pm - 1:00pm via Webex

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Work & Civic Engagement

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If you are interested in implementing action items under this domain, please email agefriendly@howardcountymd.gov

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Communication & Information

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Meetings: First Thursdays, 1:00pm - 2:00pm via Webex.

 

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Health and Community Services

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Meetings: Last Tuesdays, 9:30am - 11:00am via Webex

 

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Outdoor Spaces & Buildings

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Work Group Recruitment in Progress. If you are interested in implementing action items under this domain, please email AgeFriendly@howardcountymd.gov

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