Projects
This is a searchable directory of the projects that were supported under the Healthy Ageing Challenge. You can explore projects by keyword, Healthy Ageing theme, region and workstream.
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Supportive environments for Physical and social Activity, healthy ageing and CognitivE health (SPACE)
Identify scalable and sustainable design improvements to homes that provide support for healthy cognitive ageing, allowing people to continue living in their homes for longer.
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Sustainable and nuTritious food Consumption for Older Adults (COAST)
Our service aims to improve the overall eating environment for older adults and reduce stigma by avoiding placing responsibility on an individual. We will work with food producers, suppliers to care-homes and the NHS, supermarkets, and consumers to change the availability, accessibility and acceptability of products that support the health of older adults.
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Talk-More: Device to monitor talking time for speech recovery after stroke
The ‘Talk-More’ device is a pedometer for talking. This will act as a means of monitoring talking time to motivate people to increase their talking time to improve their rehabilitation. The aim is for the device to be used by clinical speech and language therapists, researchers and stroke survivors and their families.
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Theory of 30: Connecting people with local physical activity opportunities to improve health and wellbeing
Connecting those in the community, especially those at high risk of poor physical and mental health with movement/physical activity opportunities in their local area. Helping the community, individuals and local economy by helping small businesses focused on physical activity to get online for free.
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Understanding Older People's PerspecTives and Imageries of Climate change (OPTIC)
Understanding older people’s climate change perspectives, behaviours, and future visions so that living, working and recreational environments can be shaped and managed effectively for health, wellbeing and sustainability.
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WeWALK: Developing a smartphone app to provide an accessible navigation and exploration solution or visually impaired users
Developing a smartphone application that provides an accessible navigation and exploration solution for visually impaired users, providing reliable turn-by-turn walking and public transport navigation.
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WeWALK: Self-calibrating navigation system to help with visual impairment
Developing a self-calibrating navigation system using a ‘smart’ device that affixes to existing white canes to help those visually impaired to navigate safely indoors and out.