Age Concern and Food in Later Life

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Age Concern and Food in Later Life

• Philip Hurst
• Health Policy Adviser
• Age Concern England

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Age Concern and Food in Later Life

• Age Concern Organisations and Food
• Ageing Well Programme
• Working with the Food Standards Agency

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Age Concern and Food in Later Life

• Research on minimum income for healthy living in
  later life
• Older peoples knowledge and views about healthy
  food
• Department of Healths Food and Health Action Plan

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Age Concern and Food in Later Life

• Opportunities through Opportunity Age?
• The Governments UK Strategy for an Ageing
  Population
• Emphasis on promoting well-being and keeping
  independence
• Healthy living in retirement