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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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The effect of COVID-19 on physical activity among Canadians and the future risk of cardiovascular disease

Statistics Canada

Prevention and control measures implemented since March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have changed how Canadians live. In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Canadians have limited their contact with people outside their household, businesses have shifted from in-person to online i

Managing blood pressure with non-medication-based strategies

McMaster Optimal Aging Portal

The Bottom Line Globally, over 1.1 billion people live with hypertension, a condition that puts them at greater risk of developing a variety of health issues and early death. In people with prehypertension to established hypertension, non-medication-based strategies such as Dietary Approaches to

COVID-19 hospitalization and emergency department statistics

Canadian Institute for Health Information

Hospitals and emergency departments (EDs) across the country play a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic. The data collected for these areas can provide a better understanding of resource utilization and outcomes for COVID-19 patients. From January 2020 to February 2021, there were more than 36,3

Why You Should Be Thinking About Healthy Aging Now

Karin Olafson, Avenue Magazine Calgary

Picture: In 2019, Calgarian Gerry Miller was ranked as the fastest marathon runner over 80 years old in the world. Photograph by Jared Sych. The lifestyle choices we make, the social connections we form and the hobbies we nurture decades before we reach our twilight years can all help slow the clo

The Unforgotten - a film and toolkit to raise awareness about the impact of colonialism, racism, and trauma experienced by Indigenous people

BUILD: Films and Networked Health

The Unforgotten is a film and resource to help explore the impacts of colonialism, systemic racism, and the ongoing trauma experienced by Indigenous people in the Canadian health care system. Created by BUILD: Films and Networked Health, with funding from the Canadian Medical Association, the film 

A Thoughtful Canada Day

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada

Review compiled information and resources to help inform your Canada Day celebrations and actions towards Reconciliation from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. READ MORE HERE

Canadian Residential Schools

University of Alberta Library

For over a hundred years Indigenous children, often very young, were taken from their families and kept in government-funded, church-run residential schools, often far from their homes. The aim of these schools was to remove parental influence, spiritual, cultural and intellectual, from the children

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Explore the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's website and read through their findings and Final Report. Read the Calls to Action and understand your role in truth and reconciliation. READ MORE HERE 

Sparking Change: 3 Ways to Engage in Advocacy

Jack Showers, Imagine Canada

Trying to spark change and advance policy priorities, even in a small way, is a challenging task for any nonprofit organization. Working with the federal government to spark broad social change is especially daunting. But your voice matters, and it deserves to be heard by decision-makers. By engagi

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