Older People's Strategy - Newcastle City Council

60in particular those based in the community, can signpost andsupport older people to adopt healthier lifestyles; the ChapelHealth Group organised by the health visitors at Chapel HouseClinic is just one example of this.The recently appointed health trainers have a key role to play insupporting individual older people to adopt healthier lifestylesand in developing activity groups in partnership with communitybasedstaff from other statutory and voluntary organisations.Many voluntary organisations provide activity sessions for olderpeople. For example, Age Concern Newcastle offers a widerange of physical activity sessions at their central location inMEA House, ranging from different types of dance to keep-fit.It is difficult to engage men in many of the activities which areprovided, but there has been some success with exercise andgym sessions targeted specifically at men. Search Project hasalso been successful in piloting a fishing group for men, whichhas appealed to men of all ages.As part of the 2006 Year of Exercise and Sport, the Quality ofLife Partnership hosted Senior Games Week with a range of highprofile events for older people (see www.informationnow.org.uk).Some of these events can be built on with a greater emphasison encouraging harder-to-reach groups to take part. Examplesof possible future activities include a Walking Week; CyclingWeek; Older People’s Dance Day at Dance City.