Local Policy Workshop – Poland

Jun
9
Local Policy Workshop – Poland
University Library in Warsaw (BUW) Room 256, University of Warsaw, Dobra 56/66

Active aging in Poland: public discourse and actions

June 9th 2016

University Library in Warsaw (BUW) Room 256, University of Warsaw, Dobra 56/66

10.30am to 2.00pm

Professor Renata Siemieńska, Head of UNESCO Chair “Women-society-development”, University of Warsaw, M.Grzegorzewska University

Introductory remarks

Professor Kazimierz Frieske, University of Warsaw, Director of the Institute of Labor and Social Policy, editor in chief of the journal “Social Policy”

Presentation: Why do we need ‘active aging’ ideology ?

Grzegorz Baczewski, Ph.D., Director, Department of Labour, Dialogue and Social Affairs, Confedaration Lewiatan (organization of private employers)

Presentation: Lewiatan’s position in public discourse on situation of aging people

Maria Rogaczewska, Ph.D. Co-director of Social Challenges Unit, R.B. Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw

Presentation : Public interventions in health promotion of women 50+ in Poland: best practices and failures

Anna Domaradzka, Ph.D., Deputy Director R.B. Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw.

Presentation: The Aging City: Neighborhood Movement as an Answer to the Changing Needs of Older Inhabitants

Ilona Matysiak, Ph.D., M.Grzegorzewska University

Presentation: Social Farming: A New Model of Dealing with Ageing in Polish Rural Areas

Read the report on local policy workshop held in Warsaw here