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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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Women In the Workplace Study
Lean In and McKinsey and Company
Study looking deeper into women in the workplace and the issues they may face.
Alberta International Women's Day Events
Healthy Aging Alberta
Alberta International Women's Day Events
Q&A Session: Community and Home Supports Funding for Older Adults
Healthy Aging Alberta
Healthy Aging Alberta hosted a Q&A session on February 16, 2023 on the Expression of Interest (EOI) process for Phase 2 of provincial funding for Community and Home Supports for Older Adults.With investment from the Government of Alberta, Healthy Aging Alberta is offering funding to support prog
Household Food Insecurity in Canada 2021
University of Toronto
Drawing on data for 54,000 households from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Income Survey (CIS) conducted in 2021, we found a disturbingly high rate of household food insecurity. By food insecurity we mean inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints. The prevalence of household
The Cost of Healthy Eating in Alberta
Alberta Health Services
This series of reports presents an analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy eating in Alberta, as well as an overview of the causes, prevalence and impacts of household food insecurity. Target AudienceThe target audience includes leaders, policy-makers, decision-makers, dietitians and othe
Food Insecurity is a Lack of Humanity: Lynn McIntyre at TEDxCalgary
Lynn McIntyre at TEDxCalgary
Lynn McIntyre speaks eloquently about how inadequate access to food due to financial constraints comes from a lack of appropriate policy and action. For more information about Lynn, visit http://lynn-mcintyre.tedxcalgary.ca. VIEW THE VIDEO HERE
Action on Household Food Insecurity
Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention
Household food insecurity – a lack of money to buy enough healthy food – is a serious issue in Alberta. More than 1 in 10 households in Alberta experience household food insecurity.Household food insecurity contributes to poor health, while poor health places households at greater risk for food
Food Charters: Alberta Examples (Food Security Systems Change)
Various
A Food Charter brings a “vision of values, principles and priorities...about the food that a county, a city or a region consider most important…Rather than a policy document, a charter is a guide for making decisions intended to improve the local food system for all residents and establish a sha
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