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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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[Article] Aging creatively: How arts, storytelling, and hobbies can enrich later life
Mcmaster University
Aging creatively: How arts, storytelling, and hobbies can enrich later life.Click here to see articleThe Bottom LineCreative activities like art, storytelling, and hobbies can improve memory, thinking skills, and emotional well-being for older adults, especially those with mild cognitive impairment.
[Resource] Comprehensive Basic Digital Skills Checklist
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This checklist is a versatile tool for evaluating personal or professional digital literacy across a wide range of devices and platforms. It provides a structured approach to assess skills in computer usage, mobile devices, internet navigation, and online applications, serving diverse audiences.
[Recording] Intergenerational Linkages CoP- Event- Shared Housing
Intergenerational Linkages CoP
In this event we discussed intergenerational and shared housing initiatives and how they are supporting older adults.
[Recording] Family Caregivers as Visible and Valued Partners in the Healthcare System: Competency Based Education for the Health Workforce
Caregiver-Centered Care and CORE Alberta
Caregiver-Centered Care Initiative at the University of Alberta, Dept. of Family Medicine has developed award-winning, competency-based education for health and social care providers and leaders
[Recording] Alberta Age-Friendly CoP - Indigenous Seniors- Diverse Seniors Webinar Series
Alberta Age-Friendly CoP
This session will discuss the challenges Indigenous seniors experience and explore ways to support their inclusion in age-friendly planning and initiatives that communities could undertake to support a “sense of belonging”
[Resource] Canada Disability Benefit
PLAN Institute
The Canada Disability Benefit is an upcoming federal benefit for working age people with disabilities. It aims to address the disproportionate level of poverty experienced by people with disabilities and to improve their financial security.PLAN Institute has launched two new initiatives to help you
[Report] A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Achieve - 2024 Annual Report
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
The 2024 Report to Parliament on the national dementia strategy
[Study] 2024 Salvation Army Canadian Poverty and Socioeconomic Analysis
The Salvation Army
Salvation Army's Annual Canadian Poverty and Socioeconomic Analysis, 2024 Edition
[Article] Diet and cardiovascular disease: What works?
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Key FindingsGlobally, cardiovascular disease results in almost 18 million deaths every year.Diet is a modifiable behaviour that can impact one’s health and lifespan.  A variety of dietary patterns and programs exist; these include the Mediterranean, low fat, low sodium, very low fat, modified fa
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