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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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Truth and Reconciliation Resources and Activities
United Way of Calgary and Area
Spend time on this day to learn through additional readings and activities. Our resource list offers many ways to engage with information on truth and reconciliation.
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Getting “alternative” with nerve pain: Could herbal treatments be a source of relief?
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
It is estimated that over 7 million Canadians aged 15 or older suffer from chronic pain. This translates into 1 in 4 people living with this invisible and often debilitating condition that reduces their quality of life. Neuropathic pain, more simply referred to as nerve pain, is one type of pain tha
New to CORE? Introducing How To Guides!
CORE Alberta
WELCOME TO CORE!Â
We are pleased to have you join us and we hope that the following guides help you as you navigate the richness of what is available on the CORE platform.
The Master How To Guide combines all of the following guides into one document. Individual guides are also available for
The Nonprofit Vote Platform Launches to Support Alberta Nonprofit Advocacy
The Nonprofit Vote
CCVO is proud to be a supporting organization of The Nonprofit Vote, a new nonpartisan platform for nonprofit advocacy, launched at the CCVO AGM. The platform was created to bring light to the strength of Alberta’s nonprofits, while advocating for the support needed to allow them to continue the d
September is World Alzheimer’s Month: Resources for caregivers and older adults
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of dementia and challenge the stigma associated with it. Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia. It is estimated that 50 million people worldwide are living with dementia, and that number is predicted to triple, rising to
Chest colds: Do antibiotics help?
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Are antibiotics really necessary to treat a chest cold?
In this video, Dr. Anthony Levinson and infectious disease expert Dr. Zain Chagla discuss acute bronchitis, what it is, common symptoms, how it is best treated, and the role that antibiotics might play.
Meet Helen, who woke up with a sudden o
Recorded Webinar: Closing the Gaps– Advancing Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery for Older Adults
Healthy Aging CORE Canada
This webinar features Dr. Samir Sinha, lead author of the recent Canadian Red Cross and National Institute on Aging White Paper that offers evidence-informed expert recommendations to Improve Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery for Older Adults Across Canada.
The webinar was hosted by Uni
Research Update: The Future of Non-Profits in Edmonton
Rebecca Jansen, Edmonton Social Planning Council
Calls to change how the non-profit community functions have existed at the fringes of the sector for decades.
However, COVID-19 has rapidly revealed historical injustices within the sector, bringing calls for change to the forefront. In response, many leaders have answered these emerging needs by s
Shapeshifters, Systems Thinking and Settler Colonial Logic: Expanding the Framework of Analysis of Indigenous Health Equity
Ray, L., Wylie, L., & Corrado, AM
The authors of this paper argue that a sole focus on inequities in population health outcomes between Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous peoples will not address underlying drivers of power and inequity including settler colonialism and racism.
They state that, “The health inequities of Indige
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