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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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Vote Housing: Our 2021 Federal Election Platform
Vote Housing
Every day in Canada, 1.7 million households live in a home that is either unaffordable, overcrowded and/or needs major repairs, while 35,000 Canadians experience homelessness on any given night.
Further, 36% of Canadians have been homeless themselves or know someone who has been homeless.
Homeless
ABC Skills Hub - Guide to Voting
ABC Life Literacy Canada
This course has activities to help you understand important ideas about elections and how voting works. These activities are part of the Guide to Voting workbook and will help you develop your civic literacy skills.
Do you want to learn more about voting? Check out the Guide to Voting workbook for
Past Issues of the Positive Aging Newsletter Available in Multiple Languages
Taos Institute
The future of the Taos Institute’s free electronic newsletter, Positive Aging is uncertain with the passing of its founder Dr. Mary Gergen. However, past issues of the newsletter are available in multiple languages.
The newsletter’s content challenges the view of aging as decline and provides r
The contribution of indigenous elders: An example of intergenerational solidarity
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
In Indigenous cultures, the social engagement of elders is recognized and highly valued. Through their engagement and wisdom, they contribute to their own wellbeing, but also to the wellbeing of children, youth, families and the entire community.
The holistic approach of Indigenous cultures carries
Strategies to improve the quality of life of older adults living with dementia
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Dementia affects one in four Canadians aged 85 and over. It affects reasoning, judgement, and memory, and gets worse over time. For older adults living with dementia, depression, anxiety and agitation can arise due to the difficulty of learning new things, making decisions, loss of independence, and
Mental Health Resources for Farmers
The Do More Agricultural Foundation
Most Canadian farmers are over the age of 55 years and people working in the agricultural industry are prone to stress, depression, and isolation.info about the community fund
Social Isolation in Older Adults
University of Toronto's Institute for Life Course and Aging
Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Institute for Life Course and Aging are conducting a study on the best policies and practices, nationally and internationally, with respect to social isolation.
The researchers are looking for 200 participants (people over the age of 65) to complete an o
Social determinants, health equity, and mental health: A curated list
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
This resource is also available in French.
The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) has compiled and described 17 resources to support public health action on the social determinants of health and health equity as a way to promote positive mental health. The list also in
Introduction to Health Equity Online Course
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
The NCCDH and Public Health Ontario have collaborated to create and release this jointly branded online course regarding health equity.
Developed with the support of a pan-Canadian advisory group of public health practitioners and researchers, the course offers introductory material in self-directe
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