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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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The Longevity Imperative
Andrew J. Scott
If this book had an alternate title in draft form, Andrew J.Scott’s The Longevity Imperative (2024) could be aptly titled An Evergreen Agenda, a concept borrowed from the nature of an evergreen plant, carried throughout the book as Scott unfolds social innovations for a society charting its wa
[Resources] Healthy Aging Asset Index (HAAI) Tool - Resources
Various
The Healthy Aging Asset Index (HAAI) Tool is an innovative holistic senior assessment tool that’s giving Alberta senior-serving agencies new opportunities to support and empower senior well-being
[Info Sheet] Fall Risk & Medications
Finding Balance
An info sheet on Fall Risk and Medications and how to prevent falls in older adults by monitoring medications.
[Article] What can be done to reduce food insecurity in Canada?
Proof Toronto
There is a strong body of evidence showing that food insecurity can be reduced through policy interventions that improve the incomes of low-income households.Click here for article
[Recording] Family Caregivers as Visible and Valued Partners in the Healthcare System: Competency Based Education for the Health Workforce
Caregiver-Centered Care and CORE Alberta
Caregiver-Centered Care Initiative at the University of Alberta, Dept. of Family Medicine has developed award-winning, competency-based education for health and social care providers and leaders
[Report] A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Achieve - 2024 Annual Report
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
The 2024 Report to Parliament on the national dementia strategy
[Article] Diet and cardiovascular disease: What works?
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Key FindingsGlobally, cardiovascular disease results in almost 18 million deaths every year.Diet is a modifiable behaviour that can impact one’s health and lifespan. A variety of dietary patterns and programs exist; these include the Mediterranean, low fat, low sodium, very low fat, modified fa
[Resource] Food Banks Canada Releases Hunger Count 2024
Food Banks Canada
Food Bank Use in Canada - Buckling Under the Strain
[Resource] Poverty in Canada Through a Deprivation Lense
Food Banks Canada
Looking at Material Deprivation Indexes and Food Security
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