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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[Toolkit] Sharing Our Space: A Toolkit for Developing and Enhancing Intergenerational Shared Sites
Generations United
Sharing Our Space: A Toolkit for Developing and Enhancing Intergenerational Shared Sites is the new online resource developed by Generations United in partnership with The Eisner Foundation.Designed for individuals and organizations interested in creating an intergenerational shared site or strength
[Report] Inequalities in later life: Barriers to accessing local businesses and customer-facing settings
Centre for Ageing Better
This report highlights the available evidence around how older people often have unequal access to local businesses and community settings. It also highlights how age can intersect other characteristics such as disability or ethnicity to widen these inequalities and means that some older people face
[Resource] PODCAST SCHOOL FOR SENIORS
National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC)
Training modules to learn how to start your podcasting journey, built by seniors for seniors
[Video] How to tap into our collective empathy
TED Talks
Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.
[Podcast] Caregiver's Compass
Stephanie Muskat
This is Caregiver's Compass. An uplifting, inspirational podcast talking about all things caregiving. Therapist and caregiver Stephanie Muskat takes you through real-life caregiving stories from her own therapeutic experience and gives you the raw and personal on her own caregiving experiences as a young caregiver. Plus hear from tons of incredible experts and caregivers who are living their day-to-day journeys. It's all here at Caregiver's Compass.
[Article] The Benefits of Play & Why It's Important for Older Adults
Harbor Chase
Whoever said that playtime was just for kids has yet to discover the marvelous benefits it brings to the lives of older adults!
[Resource] Have adults lost their sense of play? An observational study of the social dynamics of physical (in)activity in German and Hawaiian leisure settings
BMC Public Health
This paper therefore aims to analyse how social group dynamics influence physical activity and inactivity in informal social environments and whether physical activity is influenced by the socio-cultural settings.
[Resource] Social determinants and inequities in health for Black Canadians: A Snapshot
Government of Canada
The following snapshot aims to highlight how Anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination are key drivers of health inequalities faced by diverse Black Canadian communities.
[Resource] Understanding racialised older adults’ experiences of the Canadian healthcare system, and codesigning solutions: protocol for a qualitative study in nine languages
BMJ Open
We aim to (1) describe what role(s) RIOAs are/are not taking in their own healthcare, from the perspectives of participant groups (RIOAs, caregivers and healthcare providers (HCPs)); and (2) develop a codesign process with these participants, creating linguistically aligned and culturally aligned tools, resources or solutions to support patient engagement with RIOAs.
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