The development of public health and medical advancements has enabled humans to live longer. By 2025, Taiwan’s elderly population will account for more than 20% of the total population, officially entering a "super-aged society." How to intervene earlier to promote the physical and mental health of the elderly and enable them to actively face old age is a topic that needs to be explored under the aging wave. This study takes Huanmin Village, Toad Mountain, Kong-Kuan, Taipei City as an example to explore how the community extracts local elements to develop stories and create community picture books. The elderly can create community picture books by co-creating them as a creative practice plan for aging and local aging. They then go to nearby schools to tell children the story of this land, achieving generational communion. Using the existing data to analyze the theme, the conclusions are as follows: First, the co-creation of community picture books enhances the sense of community cohesion; Second, the elderly have a complete life experience through the process of art creation; Third, the elderly gain happiness and enhance their self-worth through intergenerational learning.

Authors:
Shiang-Fu Lu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
Lu, Shiang-Fu serves as a cultural and creative marketing Commissioner at the Veterans and Dependents Foundation. He is also responsible for the Taipei City Southern District Elderly Art Companionship Project.

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