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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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Keep Well This Winter Booklet (2021)

Injury Prevention Centre

This booklet is designed for older people so that they can stay active, healthy and safe this winter.  The booklet has lots of ideas and suggestions to help keep active and connected, stay safe and well, and lower risk of falling. It is written for those with little to no access to online resources

Recording - How To Implement an Intergenerational Program (Part 2/3 Series)

CORE Alberta

You can access the recording of the conversation HERE.  The CORE Intergenerational Linkages Community of Practice Group (IG COP) hosted the second part (How to Implement an Intergenerational Program) of their 3 part workshop series on February 9, 2021. If you would like to review information fr

Learn how to manage stress in challenging times

Alberta Health Services

Free, virtual AHS workshops that will help you identify and transform stress. Two Parts are offered at varying times and for the full schedule, please click here.  PART 1: Transform Your Stress  The Resilience Advantage — Strategies for Managing Stress in Challenging Times Led by AHS Certifie

Care Partner Workbook: Respite Activity Toolkit

Alberta Health Services

The Care Partner Workbook is a resource tool designed to assist caregivers and/or families in creating meaningful activities for their loved one during respite. This workbook is part of the Respite Activity Toolkit that the Edmonton Zone Home Living Recreation Therapists have created and are now sh

RECORDING: COVID-19 Vaccines Get the Facts Webinar

Food Allergy Canada

In February 2021, Food Allergy Canada hosted a webinar with representatives from Health Canada and researchers and physicians with expertise in infectious diseases, immunology, and allergies. This webinar provides a thorough overview of COVID-19 vaccine development, risks and benefits associated wit

10 steps to community readiness: What countries should do to prepare communities for a COVID-19 vaccine, treatment or new test

World Health Organization

This document highlights 10 well established Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) principles that have proven their power. Together they put communities at the heart of the roll out of new vaccines, treatments and tests and promote trust, the critical ingredient for all community actio

Older adults needs assessment report (Edmonton, 2019)

Age Friendly Edmonton: City of Edmonton

This report provides highlights from the City of Edmonton 2018-19 older adults needs assessment. The results are compared to 2015 findings.  Over 700 adults aged 55 and over, living in Edmonton completed telephone surveys, along with five focus groups, and 31 in-depth-interviews. This report offers

Strategies to support ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity for seniors

Seong-gee Um, Jessica Lee, & Poussy Boulos - The Wellesley Institute

The Wellesley Institute published an international review: Strategies to support ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity for seniors that aims to identify and describe promising strategies that have been developed to improve access to programs and services for seniors from diverse communities. Th

Lip Reading Masks - Order now!

Canadian Hard of Hearing Edmonton Branch

The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association-Edmonton is selling lip reading masks! These clear masks are a great resource that can improve accessibility for Edmontonians who are deaf or hard of hearing. Masks are $22 and can be picked up at the CHHA-Edmonton office or shipped to your doorstep for $5. 

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