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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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Questionnaire on Education and Training for Dementia Care (November 30)
Public Health Agency of Canada
If you are a health care provider who works with people living with dementia, the Public Health Agency of Canada is interested in hearing from you about the education and training available for dementia care. The information gathered through this questionnaire will inform priority-setting for future
Research Participants: Stranger than Family Study
Alzheimer Society of Canada and Mount Royal University
This Stranger than Family Study explores how ideas about consent, capacity, and substitute decision-making affect people facing dementia who are “going it alone” and non-family, non-friend others who are involved in representing them.It aims to learn more about the considerations and challenges
Research Participants - Responsible for More: Informal Caregiving and Parenting in a Pandemic
Dalhousie University
The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented restrictions on support for caregivers and parents across Alberta. We are writing to request your assistance recruiting caregivers and/or parents to participate in a study, titled “Responsible for more: Informal caregiving and parenting in a pandemic.
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
Creating the Conditions for Resilient Communities: A Public Health Approach to Emergencies
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Chief Public Health Officer of Canada's report on the state of public health in Canada in 2023 – Creating the Conditions for Resilient Populations: A Public Health Approach to Emergencies.The impacts of emergencies are not the same for everyone. Some populations are at greater risk of exposure
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
Report: Promising Models of Community-Based Seniors’ Transportation in British Columbia
Community Based Transportation in BC
Community Based Transportation model in BC
Newsletter
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