Resources
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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OakNet: Canadian Law for Older Adults
The Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta
OakNet is an excellent source of legal information on topics of interest to Senior Albertans. It outlines important issues such as abuse, wills and estates, housing, relationships, scams and fraud, travel and more.
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Indigenous Knowledge Portal
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society
The Indigenous Knowledge Portal (IKP) is a searchable database with related links that provides access to a variety of annotated literature reviews, reports, guides, films, booklets, studies, journal articles and presentations all related to Indigenous children and families in Canada and similar co
Spirit Bear's Guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society
In 2008, a group called the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was made. Their job was to listen to stories about residential schools and then write the stories down so we can learn from our mistakes. In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission announced their 94 Calls to Action. These a
Working Through COVID-19: The Next Normal
The Conference Board of Canada
With vaccines rolling out, organizations are considering what their workplace of the future will look like. The Conference Board asked Canadian organizations whether their employees will work in-office, remotely, or a combination of both.
Document Highlights
In-person work has long been long con
The effect of COVID-19 on physical activity among Canadians and the future risk of cardiovascular disease
Statistics Canada
Prevention and control measures implemented since March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have changed how Canadians live. In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Canadians have limited their contact with people outside their household, businesses have shifted from in-person to online i
Managing blood pressure with non-medication-based strategies
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
The Bottom Line
Globally, over 1.1 billion people live with hypertension, a condition that puts them at greater risk of developing a variety of health issues and early death.
In people with prehypertension to established hypertension, non-medication-based strategies such as Dietary Approaches to
COVID-19 hospitalization and emergency department statistics
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Hospitals and emergency departments (EDs) across the country play a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic. The data collected for these areas can provide a better understanding of resource utilization and outcomes for COVID-19 patients.
From January 2020 to February 2021, there were more than 36,3
Why You Should Be Thinking About Healthy Aging Now
Karin Olafson, Avenue Magazine Calgary
Picture: In 2019, Calgarian Gerry Miller was ranked as the fastest marathon runner over 80 years old in the world. Photograph by Jared Sych.
The lifestyle choices we make, the social connections we form and the hobbies we nurture decades before we reach our twilight years can all help slow the clo
The Unforgotten - a film and toolkit to raise awareness about the impact of colonialism, racism, and trauma experienced by Indigenous people
BUILD: Films and Networked Health
The Unforgotten is a film and resource to help explore the impacts of colonialism, systemic racism, and the ongoing trauma experienced by Indigenous people in the Canadian health care system. Created by BUILD: Films and Networked Health, with funding from the Canadian Medical Association, the film
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