Healthy settings for older people are healthy settings for all: the experience of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

In 2016, Friuli-Venezia Giulia developed innovative strategies that have been recognized by the European Commission with the conferring of the title, reference site, in the scope of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging. Friuli-Venezia Giulia also supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and enhances the important work carried out by local associations, symbol of a supportive network. Two of the most important results obtained in recent years are: the law for the promotion of active ageing – enacted, developed, monitored and assessed through a three-year ad hoc plan and annual plans – and the creation of a website for senior citizens of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and for the associations operating in the sector, which are our flagships. In Friuli-Venezia Giulia, older people are first and foremost considered a resource: this is our paradigm. This report clearly shows how the policy of healthy ageing, promoted by the United Nations and followed by us, has influenced our work, step by step.