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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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Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Seniors' Care After COVID-19
Rosalie Wyonch, C.D. Howe Institute
A new report draws on the lessons learned during the pandemic, and assesses the challenges of the future. Conclusions include the following:
Major investments and significant changes should be made in the long-term care sector, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.
Author Rosal
Alberta’s Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Model - Infographic and Fact Sheet
Government of Alberta
A Coordinated Community Response (CCR) model involves a group of organizations and/or service providers working together to achieve common goals related to addressing elder abuse. These may include coordinating services for those affected by elder abuse, effective prevention strategies, and increase
4 strategies for a happy and healthy holiday season
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
The holidays are a busy time of year often filled with many indulgences. While it is important to enjoy this time of year, there are a few ways you can keep your health a top priority and still enjoy the festive season.
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How to Weave Organizing Traditions Together to Advance Systemic Change
Sendolo Diaminah, Nonprofit Quarterly
The following is a transcript of the video above, from the webinar on “Remaking the Economy: Finding the Levers for System Change.”
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Building Power to Remake the Economy: Six Movement Lessons
Steve Dubb, Nonprofit Quarterly
Earlier this fall, movement leaders gathered at a virtual conference. Called Econ Con, the conference was organized by the Omidyar Network, a funder, and nine nonprofits—the Center for American Progress, Center for Popular Democracy, Community Change, Demos, Economic Policy Institute, Economic Sec
Caregiver Stress - You're Not Alone
National Institute on Aging
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“Caring for an older adult can be rewarding. It can also be demanding, difficult, and often stressful. Caregivers may need to be available around the clock to fix meals, provide nursing care, take care of laundry and cleaning, drive to doctors' appointments, and pay bills. Often, family careg
Blog: Residential Schools: Uncovering and Honouring the Truth
Edmonton Social Planning Council
News on the search for unmarked graves located at former residential schools has quieted since this past summer when the remains of 215 children were revealed at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C.
Since then, dozens of First Nations across Canada have begun the painfu
Views From the Front Line: Taking the Pulse of Canada’s Healthcare Professionals
The Conference Board of Canada
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on those at the front lines of healthcare. Here’s what Canadian clinicians want you to know about how it’s affected their work and well-being.
Document Highlights
The Conference Board of Canada surveyed 200 healthcare professionals in September 2021. The three
Opioid Response and Nasal Naloxone Training
St. John Ambulance
Opioid Poisoning is on the rise across Canada.
All across Canada, the opioid epidemic is getting worse. Health Canada asked St. John Ambulance to provide desperately needed opioid and nasal Naloxone training, as well as nasal Naloxone kits, to communities who are struggling to stop opioid poisoning
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