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AgeTech Future of Technology and Aging in Canada Consultation Results Video
AGE-WELL
Earlier this year, AGE-WELL held a series of nationwide virtual consultations with industry, government, and community stakeholders including older adults and caregivers, to hear what Canadians think about technology and aging. We heard from individuals from coast to coast to coast and one thing was
Illuminating and mitigating the evolving impacts of COVID-19 on ethnocultural communities: a participatory action mixed-methods study
Denise Campbell-Scherer, Yvonne Chiu, Nicole Naadu Ofosu, Thea Luig, Karen Heather Hunter, Badi Jabbour, Sauleha Farooq, Ali Mahdi, Aline Gayawira, Fransiska Awasis, Funke Olokude, Hannah Goa, Hina Syed, Judy Sillito, Lydia Yip, Lyn Belle, et al
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated disparities in poverty and illness for people in vulnerable circumstances in ethnocultural communities. We sought to understand the evolving impacts of COVID-19 on ethnocultural communities to inform intersectoral advocacy and community action.
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In people with rheumatoid arthritis, aerobic exercises and/or strength training improve some symptoms
Hu H, Xu A, Gao C, et al.
Review questions
In people who have rheumatoid arthritis, do different types of exercise improve symptoms?
Background
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic condition. It can cause inflammation, pain, stiffness, and fatigue. It can also cause deformity of the small joints, usually in the hands and fee
Contribute to HSO's National Long-Term Care Services Standard
National Long-Term Care Services Standard
Engage with Us
Find out how you can keep engaged and contribute to HSO’s National Long-Term Care Services Standard. Throughout the development of HSO’s National Long-Term Care Services Standard we are committed to hearing the voices of all - through our successful inaugural National Survey that
Dementia Friendly Care: Methods to Improve Stakeholder Engagement and Decision Making
Anthea Innes, Sarah Kate Smith, Sophie Bushell, Salford Institute for Dementia and Ageing, School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Abstract: Dementia friendly (DF) is a term that has been increasingly used in the international literature to describe approaches that include and involve people living with dementia within their communities and wider society. How to support the involvement of people living with dementia to achieve
LGBTQ2+ communities in Canada: A demographic snapshot
Statistics Canada
A new demographic snapshot has been released by Statistics Canada regarding LGBTQ2+ communities in Canada.
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The Hidden Cost of DEI Work—And What to Do about It
Andrea J. Rogers and Tiloma Jayasinghe, Nonprofit Quarterly
Learn about the known and hidden costs of organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work and recommendations for change.
Demand for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work has risen exponentially since the murder of George Floyd and the racial uprisings that followed. As nonprofit
Undoing Structural Racism: The Need for Systemic Change in Housing Policy
Josh Silver, Nonprofit Quarterly
This article was co-produced and co-published with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
In this review of a set of essays by leading housing justice advocates, Josh Silver examines the microdynamics of structural racism in housing. To end endemic racism, Silver contends, change must occur
Treating symptoms of depression in people with dementia: Are non-drug strategies a promising option?
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
The Bottom Line
Worldwide, 24 million of the 50 million people living with dementia will experience depressive symptoms with or without a formal depression diagnosis.
Both drug and non-drug strategies exist for the treatment of depressive symptoms in people with dementia.
In people with dementi
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