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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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Partnerships and Polarity Management
JS Daw & Associates
When we encounter challenges in partnership we generally see them as problems we must solve. We come by this tendency honestly as we have been trained to look for “the answer” to our problems. But is this possible and even in the best interests of building effective and impactful partnerships?
Partnership Brokering and Anti-Racism Community of Practice Webinar Recording and Resources
JS Daw & Associates
As partnership brokers, our work can range from bridging across partner organizations to delivering a specific project to systems change. How can we do our work in an anti-racist way?
This Community of Practice session was an opportunity to dive into a series of questions with colleagues to explore
Radical Inclusion: Report on the Status of Rights of People Living with Disability in Alberta
John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights
The Radical Inclusion Project, by John Humphrey Centre, compiled a report for the UN Committee. Report on the Status of Rights of People Living with Disability in Alberta.
This report is "is an outcome of the critical human rights issues identified that are impacting people living with disability i
Taking control of your arthritis with evidence-based approaches
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
September is Arthritis Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness and educate people about what arthritis is and how it affects people. Approximately 1 in 5 Canadians live with the pain of arthritis and more than half of them are under the age of 65. It is a complex disease with over 100 dif
Vote Housing: Our 2021 Federal Election Platform
Vote Housing
Every day in Canada, 1.7 million households live in a home that is either unaffordable, overcrowded and/or needs major repairs, while 35,000 Canadians experience homelessness on any given night.
Further, 36% of Canadians have been homeless themselves or know someone who has been homeless.
Homeless
ABC Skills Hub - Guide to Voting
ABC Life Literacy Canada
This course has activities to help you understand important ideas about elections and how voting works. These activities are part of the Guide to Voting workbook and will help you develop your civic literacy skills.
Do you want to learn more about voting? Check out the Guide to Voting workbook for
Past Issues of the Positive Aging Newsletter Available in Multiple Languages
Taos Institute
The future of the Taos Institute’s free electronic newsletter, Positive Aging is uncertain with the passing of its founder Dr. Mary Gergen. However, past issues of the newsletter are available in multiple languages.
The newsletter’s content challenges the view of aging as decline and provides r
The contribution of indigenous elders: An example of intergenerational solidarity
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
In Indigenous cultures, the social engagement of elders is recognized and highly valued. Through their engagement and wisdom, they contribute to their own wellbeing, but also to the wellbeing of children, youth, families and the entire community.
The holistic approach of Indigenous cultures carries
Strategies to improve the quality of life of older adults living with dementia
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Dementia affects one in four Canadians aged 85 and over. It affects reasoning, judgement, and memory, and gets worse over time. For older adults living with dementia, depression, anxiety and agitation can arise due to the difficulty of learning new things, making decisions, loss of independence, and
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