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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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[Webinar] Social prescribing: The Value of a Holistic Patient Navigation Support on Equity
Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU)
"Undesirable social determinants of health (such as wealth, language and/or sociocultural barriers, living in minority situations, etc) lead to higher risks of poor health outcomes and impede access to services and resources that can address or counteract their effect. Social prescribing, is an appr
[Article] City arranges low-impact sports for its senior citizens
Nadine Robinson
This article describes a lively event at the Northern Community Centre where seniors from Great Northern Retirement Home engage in adaptive sports activities. This event was organized by the City of Sault Ste. Marie, as a trial run for future programming for seniors across the community. Participant
[Webinar Recording] Immigrant Senior Sector Connections CORE Group- March 27, 2024 Interagency Meeting
Immigrant Senior Sector Connections CORE Group
This Group aims to increase collaboration and connection among service providers who work with immigrant and refugee seniors in Alberta. The March 27, 2024, session discussed Settlement supports, Employment Supports, and Health and Wellness supports.
May National Caregiver Awareness Month- 2024 Media Package
Caregiver-Centered Care Initiative, University of Alberta, Dept. of Family Medicine
Recognize National Caregiver Awareness Month this May and “Help Alberta’s Caregivers THRIVE!” Caregiving can be overwhelming. Supporting ABs family caregivers with kindness, compassion, and community resources is vital to caregiver well-being and the ability to sustain care. The Alberta Caregi
[Webinar Recording] Connecting People & Community- Monthly Partners Meeting Mar 26, 2024
Connecting People & Community for Living Well provincial team
Connecting People & Community- Monthly Partners Meeting Mar 26, 2024
[Report] National Insights into Non-profit Organizations, Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, 2023
Statistics Canada
National Insights into Non-profit Organizations, Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, 2023
[Report] Non-profit institutions and volunteering: Economic contribution, first quarter to fourth quarter 2023
Statistics Canada
Non-profit institutions and volunteering: Economic contribution, first quarter to fourth quarter 2023
[Resource] The Nova Scotia Housing Isolation Program builds holistic supports for underhoused populations through unlikely community partnerships
NCCDH
Health services designed specifically for under-housed and precariously housed populations were not abundant in Nova Scotia prior to COVID-19. For public health practitioners in Nova Scotia (NS), our work around affordable housing, homelessness, and poverty-focused primarily on the policy level, whe
[Podcast] Season 2- Mind the Disruption Podcast
nccdh
Season 2Social Movements for Social JusticeWelcome back! In the second season of Mind the Disruption, we explore social movements for social justice: groups of people working together to build collective power for change.In each episode, you’ll hear from someone – a disruptor - who works with ot
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