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Hypertension Awareness Month: 4 strategies for reducing your risk
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Hypertension, often referred to as high blood pressure, can affect the body in many ways and is often referred to as the silent killer because it can lead to an increased risk of stroke, heart attack, or other serious diseases without necessarily alerting you to a problem.
There are an estimated 7.
Staying Connected while Staying Apart: Intergenerational Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Generations United
In early 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic found people of all ages across the world facing lockdown orders, physical distancing requirements, the closure of gathering places and public spaces, and other precautions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. People were making masks and practic
Canada Carer Well-Being Index: Who Cares for Carers? Perspectives on COVID-19 Pressures and Lack of Support
Embracing Carers, EMD Serono
According to the International Alliance of Carer Organizations (IACO), there are more than 63 million carers internationally*. In order to illuminate the challenges carers face, Embracing Carers , a collaboration with leading carer organizations around the world, conducted a Global State of Care sur
SFU’s Cognitive Aging Laboratory wants YOU!
Dr. Wendy Thornton, Simon Fraser University
INTERESTED IN HOW COVID-19 HAS AFFECTED YOUR MENTAL WELLBEING AND DECISIONMAKING?
SFU’s Cognitive Aging Laboratory wants YOU!
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Center has already reported a loss of 5.5 million dollars to coronavirus-19 frauds and scams. They are interested in understanding younger and old
Human Resources Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Charities and Nonprofits
Charity Village
Get the latest Canadian data on the human resources impact of COVID-19 on Canadian charities and nonprofits.
It is no surprise that the effects of COVID-19 on the Canadian charitable and nonprofit sector have been significant, impacting everything from staffing and volunteers to revenues and operat
How communities can fight the stigma that isolates people with dementia
Sienna Caspar, The Conversation
Keeping people with dementia separated and secured is a common practice, based on the reasonable idea of safety first for the vulnerable. During this pandemic, however, contact with those in care homes, many of whom have dementia, was cut off at great cost to residents’ mental and physical health.
Long-term care reform: No time to waste
Armstrong, Banerjee, Braedley, Choiniere, Lowndes, The Monitor
Last week there were two thoroughly scathing reports on long-term care in Ontario.
Both the auditor general and the Commission on Long-term Care detailed similar problems in this sector—problems that were exaggerated by COVID-19 but identified long ago.
Both reports provide specific recommendati
Canada Still Needs a National Seniors Strategy
The National Institute on Ageing
On the 10th anniversary of National Seniors Day, the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) marked the occasion with the release of the renewed National Seniors Strategy (NSS), an evidenced based blueprint for federal leadership and policy recommendations for coordinated action to address the needs of a
What's the matter with ageism?
Dr. Sheree T. Kwong See, Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council
Gerontologist Robert Butler coined the term ageism in the 1960s to describe a form of bigotry he paralleled in importance to racism. Ageism refers to stereotyping and the ensuing prejudice and discrimination against people based on their age. Although ageism can be experienced by younger people, the
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