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10 <br /> • Providing opportunities for older adults to share their experiences; and <br /> Whereas, Orange County provides many of these opportunities through the Senior Centers, <br /> which recently achieved National Accreditation and are also recognized as Centers of <br /> Excellence in NC; <br /> NOW THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim <br /> May 2017 to be Older Americans Month and urge every resident to take time this month to <br /> acknowledge older adults and the people who serve them as influential and vital parts of our <br /> community. <br /> This the 16th day of May, 2017. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Burroughs for the Board to approve the proclamation designating May as Older Americans <br /> Month and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation, and also recognize the national <br /> accreditation of the Passmore and Seymour Centers, based on the efforts of Department on <br /> Aging staff, with the presentation of the accreditation plaques. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> d. Acceptance of the 2017-22 Orange County Master Aging Plan <br /> The Board will consider reviewing and accepting the 2017-22 Orange County Master Aging <br /> Plan (MAP). <br /> Janice Tyler reviewed the following information: <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The 2017-22 Master Aging Plan (MAP) marks the fourth cycle of strategic planning for the <br /> Orange County Department on Aging (OCDOA). However, this is the first MAP based on the <br /> World Health Organization/American Association of Retired Persons (WHO/AARP) Framework <br /> for an Age-Friendly Community (AFC). This framework was chosen after deciding to be the <br /> first N.C. County to work toward becoming an age-friendly community. The AFC framework <br /> contains eight (8) domains of livability that influence the quality of life for older adults: outdoor <br /> spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, social participation, respect and social inclusion, <br /> civic participation and employment, communication and information and health services. <br /> In addition to these domains several cross cutting issues were addressed throughout the MAP <br /> process. Those included communication and information; the diversity of the older adult <br /> population; the desire for intergenerational opportunities; and also the desire of the older <br /> adults in the community to be included in all solutions. <br /> The goals, objectives, strategies and indicators represent 860 community survey respondents, <br /> and the work of over 200 persons, including Orange County residents, County and Town <br /> leadership, major healthcare systems, faith-based and non-profit services groups and older <br /> adult advocates. All of these stakeholders were involved at different times during the MAP's <br /> development, beginning in summer 2016 with a community needs assessment survey, <br /> followed by five work groups that met over a ten week period and ending in spring 2017 with a <br /> period of public comment. <br />