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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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[Resources] Social Prescribing Resource Hub
Alliance for Healthier Communities
Social Prescribing is a holistic approach to healthcare that brings together the social and medical models of health and wellness. It provides a formal pathway for health providers to address the diverse determinants of health, using the familiar and trusted process of writing a prescription.Social
[Blog Post] Update on Supervised Consumption Sites in Alberta
Edmonton Social Planning Council
Update on Supervised Consumption Sites in Alberta
[Resource] Age-Friendly and Remote Communities Reading List
Linkages and CSAH
Linkages/Canadian Studies in Sharing Information created a resource list in December 2023 about Age-friendly rural and remote communities.
[ Resource] Rural and Remote Communities Collection of Resources from Ontario- Age Friendly
Ontario- Age Friendly
Rural and Remote Communities Collection of Resources from Ontario- Age Friendly
[Resource] A National Protocol for Homeless Encampments in Canada
Leilani Farha. Kaitlin Schwan
A National Protocol for Homeless Encampments in Canada: A Human Rights Approach
[Resource] This is what Alzheimerās looks like: āIt looks like meā
PBS News Hour
What does it feel like to be diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimerās disease? Pam Montana and Chris Hannafan offer their Brief but Spectacular takes on what it means to live with the disease and how their worlds have changed.
[Resource] Safety Tips For Snow Shoveling
CCOHS
Click HERE to learn moreAs Canadians, we've been digging with that same snow shovel just as we do every year. But have we ever really given this chore much thought? Whether you're shovelling at work or at home, there are some things you should consider.
[Resource] Social Prescribing Asset Maps
Healthy Aging Alberta
Healthy Aging Alberta's Phase 2 Social Prescribing for Older Adults program implementation involved community asset mapping workshops to uncover programs, services and resources that Link Workers could connect older adults to. We are sharing the asset maps developed for: Jasper, Whitecourt, Red Deer
[Report] Consultations on the social and economic impacts of ageism in Canada: āWhat we heardā report
Laura Kadowaki, Barbara McMillan, Kahir Lalji
Click HERE to read the full reportPDF DOWNLOADIntroductionThe Forum of Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for Seniors (Seniors Forum) has been working to address the social and economic impacts of ageism on older adults in Canada. The World Health Organization defines ag
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