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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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UK Evaluation Study Articulates the Importance of CBSS Organizations in Healthy Aging
Centre for Ageing Better
This evaluation of the Leeds Neighbourhood Networks explores how community organizations contribute to healthy aging.
The Leeds Neighbourhood Network is made up of 37 community groups that provide a wide range of opportunities, activities, and services. They are made up of local schemes that aim to
Poison Prevention Week - Safe Storage Prevents Poisoning
Injury Prevention Centre
This year for National Poison Prevention Week, March 20 - 26, 2022, the Injury Prevention Centre (IPC), the Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS), Alberta Health Services, and community partners are encouraging Albertans to take steps to safely store all poisons in and around their homes.
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It’s Complicated: Nonprofit Organizations and Wage Equity
Nonprofit Quarterly
The nonprofit sector has a long, complex relationship with compensation. With a workforce that in the author's home state of Minnesota is roughly three-quarters female and traditions of low wages these days, nonprofit workers are proving unwilling to accept second-class status.
While the historical
Ingredients for a Healthier Tomorrow
Dieticians of Canada
This March, dietitians across Canada are coming together to share how they can support Canadians and make their futures a healthier one.
From food security to food literacy and food sovereignty, to sustainable food choices, and nutrition care and prevention, dietitians from across Canada are unloc
Healthy Eating Starts Here
Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services offers information on nutrition, including education materials, workshops and classes, dietician services, and healthy eating resources.
Access checklists for choosing healthy, nutrient-rich foods, and learn more about how healthy eating is an important lifestyle behaviour t
Double-Duty Caregivers: How Have They Been Affected by COVID-19?
University of Alberta
Are you caring for a child or adult who is ill, disabled, frail, or elderly? Are you also working in health care?
Dr. Jasneet Parmar and her research team from the University of Alberta are inviting family caregivers who are also working in healthcare to participate in a survey to understand the im
A Portrait of Canadians Who Have Been Homeless
Statistics Canada
This study was funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE).
Using data from the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey, this study first examines the characteristics of Canadians who, while they are now responsible for housing decisions within their household, had previously experienced unsheltered or
Government of Alberta Budget 2022 Analysis
Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
In this analysis, Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations provides an in-depth review of Budget 2022-23 in Alberta, which was tabled on February 24, 2022 under the theme of "moving forward."
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Report on the Charities Program 2020 to 2021
Government of Canada
Canada’s charitable sector is passionate, diverse, and dynamic, offering essential services in the face of change and challenges. The Charities Directorate recognizes the value of the sector’s contributions to Canadian society and aims to support charities while protecting the sector and the pub
Newsletter
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