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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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[Resource] Transformative Research Toolkit
Othering and Belonging Institute Berkeley
Transformative Research ToolkitWe have seen and participated in transformative research strategies that defeated proposed jail expansions, won millions of dollars for community-prioritized programs, and built new community-led organizations that changed a political landscape, among many other achi
[Webinar] Social prescribing: The Value of a Holistic Patient Navigation Support on Equity
Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU)
"Undesirable social determinants of health (such as wealth, language and/or sociocultural barriers, living in minority situations, etc) lead to higher risks of poor health outcomes and impede access to services and resources that can address or counteract their effect. Social prescribing, is an appr
May National Caregiver Awareness Month- 2024 Media Package
Caregiver-Centered Care Initiative, University of Alberta, Dept. of Family Medicine
Recognize National Caregiver Awareness Month this May and “Help Alberta’s Caregivers THRIVE!” Caregiving can be overwhelming. Supporting ABs family caregivers with kindness, compassion, and community resources is vital to caregiver well-being and the ability to sustain care. The Alberta Caregi
[Resource] The Nova Scotia Housing Isolation Program builds holistic supports for underhoused populations through unlikely community partnerships
NCCDH
Health services designed specifically for under-housed and precariously housed populations were not abundant in Nova Scotia prior to COVID-19. For public health practitioners in Nova Scotia (NS), our work around affordable housing, homelessness, and poverty-focused primarily on the policy level, whe
[Podcast] Season 2- Mind the Disruption Podcast
nccdh
Season 2Social Movements for Social JusticeWelcome back! In the second season of Mind the Disruption, we explore social movements for social justice: groups of people working together to build collective power for change.In each episode, you’ll hear from someone – a disruptor - who works with ot
[Resource] The State of Caregiving in Canada (2012 v 2018): Workload intensifies and well-being declines
University of Alberta, Caregivers Alberta, AGEwell, Vanier
The State of Caregiving in Canada (2012 v 2018): Workload intensifies and well-being declines
[Podcast] Looking after children and aging parents
CBC News- Alberta at Noon with Judy Aldous
Looking after children and aging parents
[Research] Working on the Root System of Social Connections in a Community
Cormac Russell
Working on the Root System of Social Connections in a Community
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