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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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How to be an Age-Friendly Business
Centre for Ageing Better
How to be an Age-friendly Business: A framework for customer-facing settings Introducing the framework As we get older, we need age-friendly environments and infrastructure that enable us to remain active, maintain connections and live independently. Customer-facing businesses and community setting
[Resource] Global levels of physical inactivity in adults: off track for 2030
WHO | UN Decade on Ageing
Click HERE to Access KnowledgeOverviewRegular physical activity can improve both mental and physical health in people of all ages and abilities. Conversely, too little physical activity increases the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes – all l
[Database] Promising interventions to prevent and respond to abuse of older people
WHO | UN Decade on Ageing
Click HERE to access the database“WHO’s new database is a critical first step towards developing and scaling up cost-effective solutions to address abuse of older people, which has been highlighted as one of five priorities to tackle the issue during the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030
[Resource] Let's Go: Steps for Engaging Older People and Improving Communities for All Ages
HelpAge
Click HERE to learn moreThis guide is designed to help you begin your own journey towards making your community more age friendly. It showcases exciting, innovative, small scale and low or no-cost projects that are having a big impact on the lives of older people in communities across the Americas r
[RESOURCE] Launch of GBA+ Toolkit
NAFC | IYC | FCM
Honouring Spaces for 2S+ & IndigiQueer Inclusivity,” toolkit.
[Participation Opportunity] Research Study on Nutrition for Adults 55+
Alberta Health Services
inviting Adults aged 55+ years to do an online survey that identifies potential nutrition-related concerns
How Older Adults Want to Receive Nutrition Information- 2023 Survey Findings
Alberta Health Services
Registered Dietitians in AHS surveyed adults aged 65+ to determine how they want to learn about nutrition
Social Prescribing Impact Awards
The Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing
These awards seek to acknowledge and celebrate innovation, dedication, inclusivity, and research excellence within the social prescribing movement.
[Resources} Extreme Heat and older Adults
Healthy Aging Alberta
With the temperatures soaring into the 30s, it's important to keep an eye on the older adults in your area and find ways to beat the heat .Drink plenty of fluids, find shade, use fans/Air conditioners or find common areas like malls and libraries with air conditioning, moderate alcohol consumption,
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