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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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2024 CBSS Sector Summit: Presentation Proposal Invitation (deadline EXTENDED to November 4, 2023)
HelpAge Canada
In 2024, community organizations who are making a difference in the lives of older Canadians will come together to share knowledge, establish shared needs and priorities, and, for the FIRST TIME, declare their place in the national spotlight as a unified sector!
A Prescription for Change - Social Prescribing Primer
Healthy Aging Alberta
The SCSP - Seniors System Navigation Team is a social prescribing program facilitated by community-based organizations in Lethbridge. This document contains the information you need to promote social prescribing in your community and make referrals for patients and clients.
Webinar Recordings: IFA Global Café
International Federation on Ageing
We are delighted to extend an invitation from the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) to visit the Global Café page and re-watch previous sessions. This page is updated on a weekly basis and offers not only the recording of the sessions but also supplementary resources provided by the experts.
Article: Social, Political, Commercial, and Corporate Determinants of Rural Health Equity in Canada: An Integrated Framework
Leimbigler, B., Li, E.P.H. et al.
“Compared to their counterparts in urban settings, rural and remote residents can face unique barriers such as lack of access to higher education, job opportunities, technologies and technology infrastructure (i.e. high-speed internet), comprehensive health services and goods, public funding and r
Article: Virtual Rehabilitation Program for Seniors With Frailty Shows Promise, According to Hamilton-Led Research
Fram Dinshaw, McMaster University
Virtually delivered rehabilitation for seniors living with frailty is a feasible way for delivering care, shows new research led by researchers from the Geras Centre for Aging Research, a research centre of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences.
Survey: Building Brains Together 60+ Play
University of Lethbridge
Research demonstrates that there is a correlation between a decline in performance on tasks measuring executive function skills and increased age. This decline in executive function seems to be associated with normal age-related changes in specific regions of the brain, particularly the frontal lobe
Learning From Practice: Promoting Wellbeing and Health Equity Among Older Adults
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)
As life expectancy and the proportion of older adults in the population are increasing, so too is the need for attention on the root causes of wellbeing and health inequities experienced by older people across Canada.The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), Health Promo
Report: Registered Retirement Income Funds and Minimum Withdrawal Requirements – Report to Parliament
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada is pleased to table this report, which responds to the Private Member’s Motion M-45, introduced by the Hon. Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, LPC), and passed in the House of Commons on June 15, 2022, stating that: a) the House recognizes that: i. seniors deserve a dignified
Article: Exploring the Poststroke Experiences and Needs of South Asian Communities Living in High-Income Countries - Findings from a Scoping Review
Kokorelias et al. (Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Abstract: Despite the high prevalence of stroke among South Asian communities in high-income countries, a comprehensive understanding of their unique experiences and needs after stroke is lacking. This study aimed to synthesize the literature examining the experiences and needs of South Asian commun
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