Ensuring Enabling and Supportive EnvironmentsHousing and the living environment - Environment
Environment issues, such as pollution, unclean water and untreated sewage, affect people of all ages. For older person, living environments must be barrier free and accessible for people of all ages. Policies must be integrated so that the design of facilities, transport and homes will be easily accessed and appropriately used. Policies used to remove hazards, such as increasing the safety of streets, will help older people as well as other age groups.