Age-Friendly Tool Kit

About the Tool Kit

Social media can help you inspire your colleagues, friends, and followers to promote Age-Friendly Jefferson County. Encourage your contacts to learn more about the resources, and tools and ask them to share the information with their own networks to help make a difference in your community.

This tool kit includes: 

  • Shareable Social Media Graphics 
  • Sample Social Media Posts for Facebook and Twitter
  • Language for Press Release 

And be sure to add on one of the hashtags below to each social media post so that we can connect our Age-Friendly content to others who are having this conversation. By including these hashtags, you are making every Age-Friendly social post more discoverable because hashtags aggregate all social media content with that same hashtag.

#Age-Friendly #Age-FriendlyJeffco #MindsetMonday

Get Your Employer/Employees Involved

  • Have your organization share information about the Age-Friendly campaign in company-wide communications such as internal emails or newsletters.
  • Encourage people to access and share resources from this page.
  • Use sample posts from this toolkit or share Human Services social media accounts on your organization’s social media networks to raise awareness about our mission. 

Share Your Experience 

  • How do you connect with the older and younger generations in your community? How do you show your support? Share your story with your friends, family, and followers to get them excited about Age-Friendly Jefferson County and tag Human Services.

Sample Facebook Posts

An important component of healthy aging is having a community that supports older adults. Jefferson County’s #Age-Friendly campaign provides resources and information to help mitigate ageism and support older adults living in our community. To learn more visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
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Health and well-being are determined not only by our genes and personal characteristics but also by the physical and social environments in which we live our lives. Jefferson County is committed to fostering a supportive environment for all ages and has been recognized by the AARP as an #Age-Friendly destination. To learn about Jefferson County’s #Age-Friendly campaign visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
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#Age-friendly efforts help older Coloradans continue to be valuable and active participants in their community. And the good news is, anyone can help make the aging experience better. There are so many ways to promote positive aging, from suggesting improvements to your local officials to volunteering or giving to an agency that helps older adults, to simply reflecting on how you view aging. To learn about Jefferson County’s #Age-Friendly campaign visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
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How can you make your business #Age-Friendly? Simple, do not fail to consider older candidates! Americans are living and working longer than ever before, and many are healthy, qualified, capable and want to keep working long after the “official” retirement age. Older co-workers often have professional insights, developed over the course of a long career, that could help your business become even more successful! To learn about Jefferson County’s #Age-Friendly campaign visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
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Cultivating a positive mentality about aging involves successfully managing challenges that come with aging and making the senior years healthful, fruitful, graceful, and meaningful. It is not about fighting the aging process but accepting its limitations and staying useful and helpful. It is keeping oneself fit enough to tackle the physical, social, and mental challenges. To learn about Jefferson County’s #Age-Friendly campaign visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
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Positive aging is striving one’s best to stay healthy and happy in the later years of life, physically, mentally, and socially. It is about nurturing an optimistic attitude in managing life and engaging with others as positively as one’s age allows. Jefferson County is committed to creating an #Age-Friendly space so that our residents can thrive at every age! To learn more visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
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So, what is ageism? Ageism is defined as discrimination against a person based on their age and has serious consequences for older people and societies at large. Ageism can take many forms, including prejudicial attitudes, discriminatory practices, or policies that perpetuate ageist beliefs. It can obstruct sound policy development, and it can significantly undermine the quality of health and social care that older people receive. Jefferson county is committed to mitigating ageism through the #Age-Friendly initiative. To learn more visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
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Did you know that Jefferson County is officially designated as an #Age-Friendly community? The designation is an acknowledgement of our inclusive, accessible, and supportive community which works to strengthen the well-being of all residents. For more information and resources on aging visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2694/Age-Friendly-Resources
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Have you heard of Jefferson County’s #Age-Friendly initiative? This campaign aims to foster open-mindedness and curiosity about aging and will educate our community on what ageism is, what can be done to actively stop ageism, and provide tools to combat negative stigmas surrounding aging. This initiative creates an inclusive community by connecting members of all ages with resources and education on aging. To learn more visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
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Sample Twitter Posts

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Here is your #age-friendly reminder that age is simply the number of years the world has been enjoying you! #MindsetMonday #Age-FriendlyJeffco
#Age-FriendlyJeffco aims to increase awareness of how older Coloradans can stay active, be healthy, and live productive lives within their communities. To learn more visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
"Ageing is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength."
- Betty Friedan #MindsetMonday
What’s great about getting older? More awake time! That's right, more time to enjoy life. Older adults need about 1.5 hours less sleep on average than their younger counterparts. For more information and resources on aging visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2694/Age-Friendly-Resources
Creating and maintaining an #age-friendly environment is essential for the success of our community. We are all aging, and it’s important to recognize factors that improve the lives of older populations in order to cultivate an inclusive community for generations to come.
Shifting how Coloradans think about aging only improves us as individuals and how we engage with one another in our communities. To learn about Jefferson County’s #Age-Friendly campaign visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County
Approximately 45 million Americans are age 65 or older and by 2030, one in five Americans will be older than 65. Jefferson County is committed to creating an #Age-Friendly space for everyone in our community. To learn more visit: https://www.jeffco.us/2690/Age-Friendly-Jefferson-County