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Yongjie Yon

@geronews.bsky.social
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Technical Officer on #Ageing and Health @WHO_Europe | Gerontologist, Researcher, Policy Analyst, Advocate for the Rights of Older Persons | Personal views/opinions

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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚣 What does kayaking have to do with healthy ageing? More than you might think. At the Venice Living Lab, Massimo Gasparetto and UISP Veneto showed how physical activity connects people and supports #HealthyAgeing. Sometimes, it starts with a paddle. 🌊 #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Longer lives are reshaping our world. Are our systems keeping pace? This #OlderPersonsDay: rethinking systems for longer lives. #IDOP #AgeingIsLiving #HealthyAgeing
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some relationships outlast the meetings. Nearly a decade of conversations, ideas and friendship with Geoff Green through our work on #AgeFriendly communities. People. Places. Connection. Participation. Contribution. The things that matter throughout life. #AgeingIsLiving #HealthyAgeing
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Long-term care is abt more than care It is about dignity, choice and enabling people to continue doing what matters to them W/ our Director @natashaazzmus.bsky.social & #LTC expert Stefania Ilinca, transforming health and care is central to @who.int Europe’s Ageing is Living Strategy
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
From policy to practice: discussing WHO_Europe’s proposed “Ageing is Living” strategy for #HealthyAgeing & implementation challenges w/ students at Management Center Innsbruck, Austria 🇦🇹 . Thank you, Dr. Siegfried Walch, for organizing the exchange!
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Who are #AgeFriendly communities really for? All of us! A conversation w Natalie Turner on why creating good places to live & age benefits everyone 📣Check out @WHO_Europe’s #AgeingIsLiving podcast series #HealthyAgeing youtu.be/WMnpUzRT780?...
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Ageing is living: Building Age-Friendly Communities
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
20+ months of consultation. More than 3,000 voices on #HealthyAgeing In October, @WHO_Europe’s 53 Member States will consider #AgeingIsLiving Strategy for adoption. From listening to action.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Evidence does not change systems on its own. At our quarterly briefing, we thanked WHO collaborating centres for helping shape #AgeingIsLiving and shared plans for a network on #HealthyAgeing and care, connecting evidence, policy and implementation across the Region.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Revisiting Ageing and Health: The Politics of Better Policies, published in 2021 by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies⁠. One line still resonates: “How we address ageing societies is a choice.” How we frame population ageing shapes the policies we design.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Some exciting #HealthyAgeing conversations are coming soon🎙️ Experts, advocates & people w/ lived experience share different perspectives, practical ideas & what needs to change so everyone can live & age well 📣 New @who.int healthy ageing podcast series coming soon
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A seniors centre can be much more than a place for activities. At Minoru in Richmond 🇨🇦, I saw how community spaces can help older people stay active, connected and engaged. Great example of #AgeFriendly community. A great visit w/ Anthony Kupferschmidt. #HealthyAgeing
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#HealthyAgeing begins in communities. Great to visit the Langley Seniors Resource Centre and see how connection, participation and local support help people live well as they age. Age-friendly communities benefit us all.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Healthy ageing is a choice we make together. At the Lithuanian Parliament, I spoke about why how we age is shaped throughout life — and by choices that go far beyond health. Four messages from my intervention👇 🎥 Watch the speech⁠: youtu.be/UugRSanH3hc #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A year since I walked the Camino de Santiago w/ Walking the Talk for Dementia. 💜 We walked, talked and listened. What stayed with me: a diagnosis may change a life, but it doesn’t define a person. See the person. See the life. Buen Camino. #Dementia #HealthyAgeing #WTDementia
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
💭 What gives us a reason to get up in the morning? My mentor Prof. Gloria Gutman’s advice: stay open to new ideas, find purpose and stay engaged in our communities. Wonderful to visit the @SFU Gerontology Research Centre, now named in her honour. ❤️ #HealthyAgeing #Gerontology
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Different countries. Many of the same priorities. Great to catch up with BC Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt 🇨🇦 to exchange perspectives on healthy ageing, supporting caregivers and care that enables people to live well as they age. #HealthyAgeing #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Where it all began. 🇨🇦 Eighteen years ago, I gave my first presentation on ageing in what is now the temporary chamber of the Senate of Canada. Returning there this year was a chance to appreciate the people who opened doors along the way. 🤝 Thank you to those who open doors for others.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
💙 Receiving the @kwantlenu.bsky.social Distinguished Alumni Award from @kpuarts.bsky.social was a special honour. The most meaningful part was honouring the late Dr Larry Anderson, whose encouragement first sparked my interest in ageing research 🤝 We all go further because someone believes in us
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
🐶🌲 Walking Penny thu the forest trails near my parents’ home is one of my favourite ways to stay active when I’m back home in Canada 🇨🇦 A simple message also reflected in @who.int’s publication on physical activity & #HealthyAgeing What’s your favourite way to stay active?
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ILC Canada @ilccanada.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Ageism is a global issue. ILC-Canada partners with the 16-country ILC Global Alliance to share research and shape policies that protect the rights of older adults worldwide. 🌍🇨🇦 #InternationalCollaboration #HumanRights #AgeFriendly
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“Do what you like. Don’t live the life other people think you should live.” 🧓🏻 Gitte’s words capture something at the heart of healthy ageing: having the opportunity to continue doing the things that matter most to us. #HealthyAgeing #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🌍 Healthy ageing won’t be achieved by health care alone. In Nice 🇫🇷, @whoeurope.bsky.social’s brought together experts to explore how systems thinking, innovation and NCD prevention can help more people live longer, healthier lives. #HealthyAgeing #AgeingIsLiving #NCDs #Innovation
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Healthy longevity is central to Europe’s future Great to represent @whoeurope.bsky.social’s at the launch of the European Commission’s 3rd Demography Report Looking forward to working together with the @ec.europa.eu & the Joint Research Centre #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A new chapter begins in Venice 🇮🇹 Excited to join the @whoeurope.bsky.social’s Office for Investment for Health and Development, where #HealthyAgeing joins child & adolescent health alongside health equity, well-being economy, healthy settings and gender equality Here’s a look inside 🎥
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Home looks a little different now…Taking the quiet path home, one canal at a time. Excited for this new chapter working on #HealthyAgeing with @whoeurope.bsky.social’s in Venice 🇮🇹
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Personality may shape how caregiving affects health: study finds individual traits influence inflammation and physical functioning among spouses caring for partners with dementia news.rice.edu/news/2026/pe... #Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
New research shows that the physical effects of chronic caregiving stress can vary dramatically from one person to another.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ten years in Denmark. Countless memories. Thank you, Copenhagen, and everyone who made this chapter so meaningful. Next stop: the WHO Venice Office. 🇩🇰❤️🇮🇹 #HealthyAgeing
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
12 easy lifestyle changes to slow down ageing, according to experts inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
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12 easy lifestyle changes to slow down ageing, according to experts
These day-to-day habits can help improve your chances of a long, healthy life
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Losing bladder control is not a normal part of ageing www-thehindu-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.theh...
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Losing bladder control is not a normal part of ageing
Losing bladder control isn't normal with age; awareness and treatment can restore comfort and confidence.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A new test claims to tell how well you’re ageing – and even when you’ll die. But I’d rather not know | Helen Pilcher www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A new test claims to tell how well you’re ageing – and even when you’ll die. But I’d rather not know | Helen Pilcher
I think I’ll leave new methods to measure biological age to the Kardashians. Too much knowledge about your mortality can be bad for your health, says science writer Helen Pilcher
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Advice for aging in place: how to safely stay in your home as long as possible www.uchealth.org/today/advice...
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Advice for aging in place: how to safely stay in your home as long as possible
More than 50% of older adults want to 'age in place.' Here’s advice to help you plan ahead and continue living independently in your own home.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Why does the Congress on #AgeFriendly Communities matter? Because bringing together cities, communities, researchers, practitioners & older people helps turn evidence into policy and ideas into action A few reflections from participants at #3WCAFCC @whoeurope.bsky.social #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Following May launch 🇵🇱, Poland’s entry into the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities & Communities was reaffirmed @ the 3rd World Congress Communities #3WCAFCC As a national affiliate, it connects cities, research & policy to scale healthy ageing across @whoeurope.bsky.social
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Breaking new ground for the age-friendly movement The Nordic Welfare Center is now the first regional government-led affiliate of the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities, strengthening its partnership with @whoeurope.bsky.social #AgeFriendlyCommunities #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Preventing abuse starts w connection, inclusion, participation & respect On #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay, I’m in San Sebastián ahead of the 3rd World Congress on #AgeFriendly Cities & Communities A community that is good for older ppl is a community that is good for everyone 🌍 #WEAAD
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Population ageing is a reality. Healthy ageing is a choice. Discussing healthy ageing and longevity in Vilnius 🇱🇹 with leaders and experts from across @whoeurope.bsky.social 💛💚♥️ #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
From the Parliament of Lithuania 🇱🇹: Population ageing is inevitable. Healthy ageing is a choice. Investing in healthy ageing means investing in people and the future. 📢Checkout @whoeurope.bsky.social’s work in healthy ageing programme for more detail #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Healthy ageing: what can England learn from Japan and Sweden about meeting the challenge of an ageing society? www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
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What Can England Learn From Japan and Sweden About Meeting the Challenge of an Ageing Society? | The King's Fund
Demographic ageing is one of the most important challenges facing developed countries in the 21st century. How England can respond to these challenges, particularly in terms of its health and care sys...
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
It’s Time to Unleash the Power of Canada’s Community-Based Seniors Services Sector to Better Enable Healthy Ageing and Ageing in the Right Place niageing.ca/reports/its-...
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It’s Time to Unleash the Power of Canada’s Community-Based Seniors Services Sector to Better Enable Healthy Ageing and Ageing in the Right Place - NIA
The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) is pleased to release a draft report on the current state of Canada’s CBSS Sector and recommendations to strengthen and support the future value, growth and sust...
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Poland 🇵🇱 launches a national age-friendly cities movement Privileged to represent @whoeurope.bsky.social to welcome Poland and the 16 cities to join the WHO Global Network of #AgeFriendly cities and communities
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
How Much You Should Sleep for Healthy Aging, According to a New Study www.eatingwell.com/healthy-agin...
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How Much You Should Sleep for Healthy Aging, According to a New Study
A new study suggests 6.4 to 7.8 hours of sleep per night may support healthy aging and lower chronic disease risk. Learn more about the findings here.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
After 60, they went back to college to study ageing: How this course helps them take care of themselves indianexpress.com/article/heal...
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After 60, they went back to college to study ageing: How this TISS course helps them take care of themselves
Elderly citizens at TISS, Mumbai, are learning how to navigate ageing with dignity, companionship and a renewed sense of purpose.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
A few moments from Venice 🇮🇹 . 2️⃣ days of learning, connecting ideas, and exploring how #HealthyAgeing, healthy settings, equity, the well-being economy, and the work of regions, cities and communities fit together Looking forward to this next chapter 💚🤍♥️
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Dignity is a human value. Important conversations in Ottawa 🇨🇦 on ageism, dignity and the rights of older persons — and why protecting these rights is about the future all of us share. #AWorld4AllAges #ProudCanadian
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Day 3️⃣ of the inaugural #AgeingIsLiving Leadership Course by @whoeurope.bsky.social & the Provincial Council of Bizkaia focused on turning leadership challenges into action through partnerships, trust and shared purpose Stay tuned for 2027 applications @natasazzmus.bsky.social
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Day 2 of the #AgeingIsLiving Leadership Course by @whoeurope.bsky.social & the Provincial Council of Bizkaia explored systems, power, partnerships and leadership through influence and coalitions.
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Day 1️⃣ of the inaugural #AgeingIsLiving Leadership Course by @whoeurope.bsky.social & the Provincial Council of Bizkaia focused on leadership challenges, systems thinking and changing narratives on ageing. @natashaazzmus.bsky.social
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
At the Milan Longevity Summit #MLS, @whoeurope.bsky.social’s joined national and subnational leaders from Italy 🇮🇹 and Spain 🇪🇸 to discuss a simple reality: longer lives require healthier societies #AgeingIsLiving
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Poland 🇵🇱 launches a national age-friendly cities movement 16 cities (5M+ people) join the WHO Global Network of #AFCC From local action to national impact for #HealthyAgeing Thanks to @WHOPoland & Jagiellonian University for the support ❤️🤍
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Yongjie Yon @geronews.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
After 18 months & input from 3,000+ stakeholders across @whoeurope.bsky.social the #AgeingIsLiving Strategy is moving from technical consultations to the political phase ahead of #RC76 Built collectively. Strengthened through every consultation. Focused on healthier, longer & more dignified lives
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