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Resources on CORE include checklists, toolkits, reports, studies, videos, and other materials on topics relevant to those working or volunteering in support of healthy aging and older adults independent living.
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Health Promotion Canada webinar series
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
These webinars are available in the language in which they were originally delivered, either English or French as noted below.
The NCCDH and Health Promotion Canada (HPC) collaborated on a series of webinars to highlight several chapters of the book Health promotion in Canada, 4th edition: New pers
University of Alberta researcher: Albertans may experience delayed grief as COVID-19 restrictions lift
Bev Betkowski, University of Alberta
Easing of restrictions will be hard on those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19, says U of A researcher who offers coping strategies to help yourself and others.
As pandemic restrictions have eased in the past few months, many of those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19 are experiencing the pa
Older women's experiences of companion animal death: impacts on well-being and aging in place
BCM Geriatrics
This research explores the experiences of 12 women (age 55+), living alone in Alberta, who experienced the death of an animal companion in 2019. Findings revealed that the loss of an animal companion results in significant grief and associated losses such as the social encounters involving their pet
Life Begins At 60: No Work Only Leisure, Say Senior Citizens
Tashafi Nazir, The Logical Indian
More than 40 per cent of people aged above 60 years believe that these are the best years. In addition, nearly 31 per cent of them think that it is possible only after retirement that they would have all the time and the wisdom to fulfil their dreams.
With an aim on ageing positively, senior citize
Deepening Community Impact Report 2016-2021
Tamarack Institute and Suncor
The Deepening Community movement has been a timely and powerful response to social isolation, loneliness, and disconnect. Through defining the field, we have established a movement of cities and towns, defined a common language, and have built momentum for action. The next five years have tremendous
Towards a dementia-inclusive society
World Health Organization
World Health Organization toolkit for dementia-friendly initiatives (DFIs)
Dementia affects every aspect of a person’s life. In the early stages a person may experience loss of memory that causes them to forget how to perform simple day to-day tasks, such as cooking or cleaning. As the illness pr
Healthy aging through an equity lens: Older adults experiencing homelessness
Sarah Dyer, BC Healthy Communities
The development of Age-friendly Communities involves a policy approach to creating conditions that allow older adults to stay connected and age healthily in place, whether in their home or in their community. However, what does this look like when older adults don’t have a home? With the populatio
Diversity and Inclusion Digital Calendar
Ontario Centres for Learning, Research & Innovation in Long-Term Care
The 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Calendar keeps track of days that may have special meaning for LTC residents, families and team members in Ontario all in one online space: religious and spiritual days of significance, cultural celebrations, awareness days and health promotion days.
Staying aware o
United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing: 2021-2030
United Nations
What is the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing?
The United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is a global collaboration, aligned with the last ten years of the Sustainable Development Goals, that brings together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the med
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