Alberta Age-Friendly CoP Diverse Seniors Webinar Series- Immigrant and Refugee Seniors
The Alberta Age-Friendly Community of Practice (CoP) is designed to help communities that are pursuing age-friendliness to connect and share ideas, best practices and expertise. The CoP also works together on matters of priority to the group. The CoP has planned a five-session webinar series focused on how age-friendly communities can foster a sense of belonging for diverse populations of seniors.
The Immigrant Senior Sector Connections group is dedicated to Increasing collaboration/connection of service providers who work with AB immigrant and refugee seniors.
This event was a collaboration between the Age-Friendly Community of Practice and the Immigrant Senior Sector Connections Interagency Group
Event was hosted on October 10
Theme: Immigrant and Refugee Seniors
Seniors are a diverse group, including different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This session will discuss challenges immigrant and refugee 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”. The session will include time for questions and answers.
Presenters:
• Edgar Ayala, Immigrant Older Adult
• Yao Li, Immigrant Senior Sector Connections CORE Group
• Parminder Gill, Immigrant Services Calgary
• Jan Underwood, Care for Newcomers in Red Deer
Series Info:
The overall goals for the series are:
• Help to foster a shared understanding of the needs of diverse populations of seniors.
• Identify enablers to the inclusion of diverse populations of seniors.
• Encourage and facilitate a variety of local initiatives that support a sense of belonging for diverse populations of seniors.
Age Friendly CoP- and ISSC group- Immigrant and Refugee Seniors
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By
Age Friendly CoP- and ISSC groups
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Published
Oct 17, 2024
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Subject Area
- Age-friendly Communities
- Intercultural/Interfaith/Interlingual; Immigrants, Refugees, and Other Newcomers
- Seniors’ Planning & Action Tables/Committees
- Rural and Remote Communities
- Non-profit / Charitable sector
- General Health and Wellness
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Social Connectedness / Social Isolation
- Referral and Systems Navigation
- Information, Referral, & Advocacy
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Audience
- Caregivers, Seniors & Volunteers
- Government
- Health Authorities
- Government (Politicians, Policy Makers) and Health Authorities
- Service Providers (Non-profits, Community Organizations, Local government)
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Category
- Provincial Resources
- Impact Stories
- Events & Webinars
- Partnerships
- Rural & Remote Communities
- Recorded webinar
- Evidence-based & emerging practices
- CBSS Supports & Services
- Best Practices
- Advocacy
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