The Community
Miami-Dade Countyis home to more than 2.7 million residents.
The countys population is 69 percent Latino, approximately 18 percent black and 13 percent white/non-Hispanic.
Miami-Dade joined theAARP data pipe of Age-Friendly States and Communitiesin 2016 and finalized its age-friendly action plan in 2019.
The work is managed by theMiami-Dade Age-Friendly Initiative.
The work is led by eight organizations (see the Partner Organizations box).
The nonprofit helps to provide resources, capacity building and connections to the initiative.
This aligns with the goal for the Miami-Dade Age-Friendly Initiative.
If you stay only at the county level you will miss a lot of important information.
We now have an opportunity to expand our work in this community to address health for older adults there.
Because of our relationships we know the Age-Friendly Miami-Dade work will have a real possibility for implementation.
“We are building the case for creating age-friendly communities.
Many neighborhoods in Miami-Dade are home to older people with limited English proficiency.
When the initiative began, it did additional on-the ground surveys as part of creating the action plan.
“As a result, we heard from an additional 1,100 people.”
This has led to road safety audits in these areas.
Safe streets have been a priority since the initiative began eight years ago.
“We piloted Safe Routes to Age in Placein Little Havana,” says Rovira.
When the pandemic arose, outreach shifted to virtual engagements.
Reported by Mary Kay Bailey | Fall 2020 | Population data from theU.S.
