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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] The Prejudice Map

Dr. Eric Hehman and Project Implicit

The Prejudice Map has been compiled to show areas of implicit and explicit bias across North America in a variety of key fields.

[Research] Evidence-informed policy brief – Utilizing the determinants of healthy aging to guide the choice of social prescriptions for older adults

HPCDP Journal

Adopting tools such as the Healthy Aging Asset Index can bring cohesiveness to the support that older adults receive across the care continuum and has the potential to shift the balance of care away from the health system and towards the community, thus improving the capacity of health systems and government to meet the needs of Canada’s older adults.

Resource List for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

United Way of Calgary and Area

A list of resources, media and organizations that cover a range of topics, including Indigenous history, cultural awareness, reconciliation, and personal stories from Indigenous perspectives.

[Report] Potential lateral and upstream consequences in the development and implementation of social prescribing in Australia

Candice Oster and Svetlana Bogomolova

This research paper discusses the implementation of social prescribing in Australia and highlights the existing inequities in Australia's health outcomes. The authors argue that while social prescribing has been successful in countries like the UK and the USA, there is a need for a systematic approa

[Resource] Barriers to accessibility among persons with disabilities in Canada

Statistics Canada

Interactive map of barriers to accessibility by type of disability and location.

[Report] Non-medicine interventions for sleep problems in dementia

Cochrane

People with dementia frequently have sleep problems including an increase in the length and number of awakenings and an increased amount of light sleep.

Food Security Now

Community Food Centres Canada

Nearly 1 in 4 people across Canada can’t afford to put food on the table. Get stats for your riding.

[Report] PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING INTERGENERATIONAL VOLUNTEERISM, June 2024

Robert Morrissey, Chair

Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

[REPORT] Shaping Environments to Shape Us: The Case for Longevity Cities

Milken Institute

This report presents the case for Longevity Cities to tackle the challenges of global population aging

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