Resources
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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Calls to Action Accountability: A 2021 Status Update on Reconciliation
Eva Jewell and Ian Mosby, Yellowhead Institute
It has now been six years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its six-volume Final Report along with the 94 Calls to Action, meant to remedy the ongoing structural legacy of Canada’s Residential Schools and to advance reconciliation in Canada.
Framed by the recent revelations o
Calgary Foundation's 2021 Vital Signs
Calgary Foundation
The Calgary Foundation’s 2021 Vital Signs report reflects the unique perspectives and impressions of 1,000 Calgarians.
Vital Signs uses local knowledge to measure the vitality of a community and support action towards improving collective quality of life. Local data gathered through the program
Geriatric Essentials eLearning
Geriatrics Interprofessional Interorganizational Collaboration
These open-access interactive geriatric learning modules are based on the Geriatrics interprofessional interorganizational Collaboration (GiiC) toolkit developed by the RGPs of Ontario. Users take on a senior character and follow their journey through the health system. Topics include: Delirium, Adv
New Communities of Living
Action for Better Aging
Aging in place at home depends on having a supportive community designed and built to help us be mobile, access the services we need, visit those we want to see and do the things we enjoy.
Aging in place models:
While Canadians realize that they may need higher levels of care as they age, they wou
Saint Elizabeth Research Centre
Saint Elizabeth Health
Creating a Brighter Future of Health
The SE Research Centre is funded by SE Health to conduct impact-oriented health services research and evaluation for the benefit of Canadians. They study the needs of people, their caregivers, and health care providers, to develop evidence-based solutions to tou
Estate Planning Module
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
For some, thinking about the end of life seems unpleasant, and planning for it is unwelcome. But if you plan well, you can leave more to the people or organizations that you care about. More important, if you don't plan, you could leave them with costly problems:
You may leave your loved ones wit
Community Science Webinars
Community Science
Get the latest on methods, tools and ways to improve the performance of foundations grantees, and outcomes along with our views on what’s impacting the people you serve. Watch webinars on topics such as advancing equity and justice by connecting evaluation to strategy and ecosystem mapping for str
The Right to Eat Right: Connecting Upstream and Downstream Food Security in Calgary
James Stauch and Cordelia Snowdon, Institute for Community Prosperity
A new report examining Calgary’s food system has been released from Mount Royal University's Institute for Community Prosperity.
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Mental Health and the Pandemic: What Do Loneliness, Caregiving, and Family Conflict Have to Do With It?
McMaster University
In this video, Dr. Parminder Raina discusses the recent findings on the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on middle-aged and older adults. Hear how loneliness, caregiving, and family conflict are associated with a higher likelihood of depressive symptoms and how these symptoms persist an
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