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CANADA | Apr 14, 2025
[Participate] Call for Poster Presentations!
Healthy Aging Alberta invites researchers, students, practitioners, and organizations to showcase their work at the 2025 Healthy Aging Alberta Summit
READ MOREFor long-term care homes in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, COVID came later, then hit hard
Over the course of the pandemic, the Institute for Investigative Journalism, or IIJ, and the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University have been gathering data on care homes across the countr
Supporting survivors in their hour of need
Alberta’s government is investing $233,000 in the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS) to help it provide important supports to survivors across the province.
AASAS launched Alber
The Need for National Standards for Long-Term Care
Many difficult but necessary lessons must be learned as we experience the trauma of the pandemic. None are clearer and more pressing than the need to do better for older adults in long-term care.
We
Vaccine eligibility expands to all Albertans 12+
All Albertans over the age of 12 can soon get vaccinated to protect themselves, those around them, and stop the spike of COVID-19 in our province.
To avoid overwhelming booking systems, appointments
Applaud Albertans for stepping up for seniors
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Minister’s Seniors Service Awards featuring new and returning categories.
Albertans are encouraged to nominate individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizat
New COVID-19 restrictions to stop the spike
These include new restrictions on outdoor social gatherings, schools, retail, restaurants, places of worship, personal and wellness services, outdoor sports and fitness, funerals, and post-secondary i
Nominations open for 2021 Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction True Awards
The Lieutenant Governor’s True Awards offers honours in three categories: recognizing grit, compassion and imagination. These categories offer opportunities to recognize an individual who has faced
Vaccinating teachers and child care workers
Teachers, support staff, and child care workers can now get their COVID-19 vaccine. Appointments can made through a participating pharmacy, online or by calling 811.
People eligible in this group inc
Enhancing mental health supports in Medicine Hat
A new grant will improve the mental health crisis response and enhance suicide prevention services for Medicine Hat residents who need urgent support.
Co-led by Alberta Health Services and the Medici
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