Planning a City for Health and Well-being
The way we organize our urban infrastructure significantly influences lifestyles and is relevant to the health and social needs of Singaporeans. We saw this during the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-sufficient residential hubs made it easier for residents to access amenities and services during our “circuit breaker” months. Community centres supported the efficient administering of vaccines and distribution of TraceTogether tokens to residents. Green and blue spaces within each precinct provided safe outdoor places for respite, recreation, and exercise.
Our urban infrastructure now needs to adjust its form to match the needs of an ageing population—the demographic challenge of our generation. We want to empower seniors to age actively in the community, to embrace getting old, and to continue to live purposefully. What are the implications?
First, our neighbourhoods and homes need to be more senior-friendly and inclusive. We are upgrading older precincts to include senior-friendly features, such as more ramps and lifts to create barrier-free access, and the creation of Silver Zones with enhanced safety features. We are also expanding the Enhancement for Active Seniors programme to include more features, such as wheelchair lifters, to ensure the safety of seniors at home. Community Care Apartments, which twin housing with care services, also provide more options for seniors to age with peace of mind in the community.
Second, we need to strengthen social care and support in our housing estates. We will significantly expand the network of Active Ageing Centres (AACs). They will be key nodes in the community for seniors to gather, make friends, and participate in active ageing programmes. Beyond their own centres, the AACs can tap on the many common spaces across our HDB estates—like parks, exercise corners, pavilions, coffee shops, void decks, Residents’ Centres—to run activities that enable seniors to interact with each other and age healthily in the community.
Third, we need to make health in homes and the community. We are embarking on Healthier SG, our key strategy to encourage healthy living and emphasize preventive care. Healthier SG will encourage residents to enrol with a regular clinic and engender strong and dedicated patient-doctor relationships. Clinic doctors can then conduct regular health check-ups and issue social prescriptions to make residents stay healthy.
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