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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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[Resource] Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings – Brief 6. Ensuring financial protection in long-term care
WHO
OverviewThe WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre – WKC) has produced a series of research briefs on financing long-term care (LTC) which translate research evidence to guide policy-makers on designing and financing LTC in low- and middle-income countries. Brief 6 in the series, Finan
[Resource] Planning a Healthy Menu: Toolkit for Enhancing Health Through Nutrition Healthy Eating in the Community
Alberta Health Services
Designed for operators of supportive living sites, personal home living, group homes and lodges in Alberta.
[Podcast] Responsible Disruption Podcast
Social Impact Lab
Responsible Disruption is a podcast that explores the intersection of social innovation and design.
[Podcast] Supporting Family Caregivers in Healthcare Through Research, Education and in Practice with Dr. Jasneet Parmar (Episode 94)
Caregiver's Compass and Caregiver Centered Care
Caregivers are aware there are significant gaps in our healthcare system, yet some of the answers to these gaps are found in supporting and providing education to the healthcare workers on the front lines
[Report] The role of faith-based organisations in developing age-friendly communities
Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG)
Faith-based spaces are important community assets. They are a critical form of social infrastructure and often already provide important services to older people.
[Resource] LGBT2SQ Seniors: An evidence review and practical guide designed for healthcare providers and researchers
Sherbourne Health/Rainbow Health Ontario
Click HERE to download the PDF resourceSUMMARYTo provide inclusive, affirming services, and welcoming health care to LGBT2SQ seniors, healthcare and social service providers should appreciate that not all seniors are heterosexual and cisgender. As they approach their twilight years, LGBT2SQ seniors
NRC AGE Questionnaire
Design for Public Health Lab- Carlton University
Survey looking for responses from residents of Canada who are 65+ years old and have travelled by air in the last 5 years.
[Resource] Household Food Insecurity: Actions in the Community
Alberta Health Services
In Alberta, 1 in 5 households experience food insecurity. This is a serious public health issue that negatively affects physical, mental, social wellbeing, and society as a whole.The following resources can guide understanding of household food insecurity in the Canadian health and social context, i
[Article] Racialized Homelessness: A Review of Historical and Contemporary Causes of Racial Disparities in Homelessness
Matthew Z. Fowl- Taylor and Francis Online
What are the primary drivers of this severe racial concentration of homelessness?
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