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[Resource] Social Isolation and Loneliness – Clinical Guidelines

CCSMH Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health

Social Isolation and Loneliness – Clinical Guidelines

[ Resource] National framework for social prescribing

Welsh Government

Welsh National framework for social prescribing

[Report] Preventing and responding to the mistreatment of older adults: Gaps and challenges exposed during the pandemic

Government of Canada

Preventing and responding to the mistreatment of older adults: Gaps and challenges exposed during the pandemic

Article: Is Your City Planned for All Citizens as They Age? Selecting the Indicators to Measure Neighbourhoods’ Age-Friendliness in the Urban Planning Field

Silvia Urra-Uriarte et al.

The goal of this work was to develop a collection of indicators that can assist urban planners in meeting the unique needs of older individuals within their community and evaluating the age-friendliness of various neighbourhoods.ABSTRACT In many countries, urban population ageing trends are a recogn

Canadian Social Survey Results: Quality of Life, Virtual Health Care and Trust, 2023

Statistics Canada

Relationships with family, friends and neighbours are essential in developing a strong sense of identity, belonging and personal safety. Similarly, trust in family and friends and in societal institutions can be important to building and maintaining social ties. Trust is associated with higher levels of reciprocity and cooperation between individuals, and can facilitate the flow of information and transactions. This, in turn, can affect the overall performance of the economy.

Study: Food insecurity among Canadian families, 2022

Statistics Canada

With the cost of living continuing to rise, spending more to buy less food is a reality for an increasing share of Canadian families. Released today, the study "Food insecurity among Canadian families" offers insight into families most at risk of food insecurity, looking at those below and above the poverty line. It also examines the possible role of assets and debt in food insecurity.

Community Conversations Project

SFU Aging in the Right Place

Click HERE to learn moreCommunity Conversations ProjectThe Community Conversations project is a sub-project of the Aging in the Right Place (AIRP) Partnership. In response to the AIRP project’s Lived Expertise Advisors’ interests and experiences, the Community Conversations project was started

Government of Canada establishes Advisory Group to help Canadians living with rare diseases

Government of Canada- Health Canada

Government of Canada establishes Advisory Group to help Canadians living with rare diseases

Guide: Let's Talk: Language of Health Equity

National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)

This installment of the Let’s Talk series supports intentional reflection on the language used to describe equity and people who live with inequities.

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