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WHO Episode #46 - Safe care at home
World Health Organization
If you are caring for yourself or a loved one at home, how can you keep everyone safe? Who should be cared for at home? How to prevent COVID-19 infection to other family members? What red flags should you look for that tell you it is time to contact the health care provider? WHO’s Dr April Baller
Report Reveals "Significant Negative Impact" on Volunteerism Due to COVID-19
Charity Village
This article is an excerpt from Human Resources Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Charities and Nonprofits, a report published by CharityVillage and The Portage Group. The full report covers staffing, volunteering, and the use of government subsidies and relief programs and is based on a survey complet
If Older Canadians Want a COVID-19 Vaccine, Why Is Canada Struggling to Get Them Vaccinated?
National Institute on Ageing
Over the past year, Canada has recorded over 1 million cases of COVID-19 and 23,000 deaths. More than 95% of these fatalities have occurred among Canadians aged 60 and older. Canadians have been confronted daily with stories and images of the mounting death toll in long-term care settings, most nota
Responding to the COVID-19 Emergency, Returning to Growth: Older Workers and the Pandemic Recovery
Jonathan Lai, AGE-WELL
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the Canadian economy in a severe and unprecedented manner.
For older workers and their families, the pandemic represents an ongoing challenge to their livelihoods, employment status, and financial well-being. Moreover, the current public health risks associated w
RECORDING: Promoting Health and Wellbeing through Age Friendly Communities
Ontario Caregiver Organization
Age-Friendly Communities (AFCs) optimize opportunities for health and wellbeing by ensuring their policies, planning processes, structures, and services are accessible to and inclusive of people of all ages and abilities. AFCs encourage us to look at how a community’s physical and social environme
Non-Profit Organizations and Volunteering Satellite Account: Human Resources Module, 2010 to 2019
Government of Canada
In 2019, non-profit organizations (NPOs)—serving households, businesses and governments—employed 2.5 million people, representing 12.8% of all jobs in Canada. The employment share ranged between 12.4% and 12.8%, increasing during the 2010-to-2019 period.
While the economic and social landscape
Enhancing COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Canada
Royal Society of Canada
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance (the intent to receive a vaccine i.e. attitude not a behaviour) exists on a continuum ranging from a small minority of people who strongly oppose vaccination, through the heterogeneous ‘vaccine-hesitant’ or the ‘moveable middle’ group with varying levels of concer
The future of work: A hybrid work model
Accenture
The Accenture Future of Work Study 2021 explored what people need to be healthy and productive as we enter a new era of work.
A majority of workers (83%) prefer a hybrid work model, but a variety of factors influence their ability to thrive, whether they’re onsite or off.
Responsible leaders mus
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
National Film Board of Canada
Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and overdose epidemic. Witness the change brought by community members with substance-use disorder, first responders and medical professionals as they strive for harm
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