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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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Connecting Generations: Planning and Implementing Interventions for Intergenerational Contact

World Health Organization

Ageism exists when “age” is used to categorize individuals and create social divisions, with ensuing injustice and harm and lack of solidarity across generations. Ageism is highly detrimental to our health and well-being and imposes a heavy cost on societies. The World Health Organization (WHO)

RECORDING: Elder Abuse Movement for Change

CORE Elder Abuse Group & Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council (AEAAC)

Elder Abuse is often committed by someone known to the victim, such as a family member, friend, or caregiver, but the abuse can come from anyone in a position of power, control, or trust in the older adult’s life. In recognition of Family Violence Prevention Month, the CORE Alberta Elder Abuse Gro

Planning for Lifelong Care: Guiding Questions for Transgender & Non-Binary People to Plan for Dementia and Other Serious Illness

Transgender Law Centre

Guiding questions for Transgender & Non-binary people to plan for dementia and other serious illness

Finding Balance - Resource Catalogue

Finding Balance Alberta

The Finding Balance resources have been designed with simplicity and readability in mind. These resources focus on staying independent and preventing falls. Explore their free catalogue and view resources that can be ordered.READ MORE HERE

Enabling Aging in Place

Healthcare Excellence Canada

Enabling Aging in Place will bring together health and social service organizations from across the healthcare continuum to implement promising practices that are delaying entry to long-term care and improving safety, health and quality of life outcomes, while also reducing emergency department visi

Healthy Aging Alberta: Regional Gatherings Summary 2023

Healthy Aging Alberta

In the Spring of 2023, Healthy Aging Alberta (HAA) hosted our second annual Regional Gatherings across the province.

Podcast: Disrupting the Status Quo in Public Health

National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)

about how to transform public health practice, teams, organizations, and systems from within to support more equitable communities and societies.

Non-medical Supports Improve the Well-being of Older Adults: Final Reports and Panel Discussion Recording

Healthy Aging Alberta

To support Alberta’s healthcare system and challenges faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, Healthy Aging Alberta stewarded an investment in three one-year projects to provide non-medical community and home supports for older adults.

Report: Understanding and Responding to the Challenges Faced by FCSS Programs in Rural Alberta

Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities; Rural Municipalities of Alberta

The RMA partnered with the University of Alberta’s Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities (ACSRC) to develop a report that outlines the issues faced in local rural FCSS programs.

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