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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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Heart Disease
Alberta Blue Cross
Understanding and taking care of heart health is important for us all, and each small step towards healthier living can make a big difference.
Learning about heart health and the ways you can reduce the risk of heart disease can help you to prevent or delay heart-related problems for yourself or a
Take Care of Your Heart with Better Nutrition
Alberta Health Services
February is Heart Month – a great time to make changes to reduce your risk of heart disease. An easy place to start is with the foods you eat.
Learn healthy eating suggestions from Alberta Health Services.
You can also access their Healthy Eating: Prescriptions for Healthy Living webpage for add
Being Black in Canadian Philanthropy
Darren McAlmont, Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Toronto Chapter
Within the philanthropy sector, being Black can mean seeing leadership not reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of our city or country, resulting in a constant pressure to “meet and exceed fundraising goals,” “to perform better than,” as well as the unfortunate reality of “dealing with
Aging in 2021: A Report on Political Priorities in Aging Across Canada
AGE-WELL
AGE-WELL's National Innovation Hub APPTA wrapped up 2021 with a look back on how the policy landscape has shifted over the past year. Highlights include new supports for older Canadians, expansions to health services, such as more home and community care delivery and health care work force initiativ
Enabling Older Adults to Age in Community
Federal, Provincial and Territorial Forum of Ministers Responsible for Seniors
This report identifies possible actions, strategies, approaches, policies and/or research to promote aging in community by addressing gaps or weaknesses in the existing system. It analyzes the roles of local, Indigenous, provincial/territorial, and federal government. The report examines the diversi
Challenging Ageism
Centre for Ageing Better
This guide is designed as a practical tool to support organisations in communicating about ageing and older age. The way people currently talk about ageing and older age is largely negative. To change this conversation we need to stop reinforcing these beliefs – and tell a new story. Small changes
Love in the digital age
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
The way we look for our soul mate has evolved in the last few years at the same pace as technology. Several platforms to find love have been created. The same is true for other stages of a couple's lifecycle: whether it is to use technology to maintain a relationship or to regain autonomy after the
RECORDING - Aging & Thriving In the 21st Century Presentation
CORE Alberta
You can find a recording of the session attached to this post as a FILE.Â
Please find the slide deck shared during the event also attached.Â
Premiering for 2022 through CORE Alberta, James Stauch of Mount Royal University's (MRU) Institute for Community Prosperity provided an overview of a re
Sh*t's Getting Real: 2022 Environmental Scan
James Stauch and Latasha Calf Robe, Institute for Community Prosperity
James Stauch, the Institute for Community Prosperity and the Calgary Foundation invite you to read their most recent publication Sh*t's Getting Real: 2022 Environmental Scan.
This sixth annual scan looks at a wide range of contemporary and emerging issues, locally, provincially, nationally, and be
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