Policy & Planning

Policy dialogues, on-line learning events, development of policy proposals and/or discussion papers to be shared across the sector.

Report: Social Services Labour Market Research Project

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Canada Carer Well-Being Index: Who Cares for Carers? Perspectives on COVID-19 Pressures and Lack of Support

Embracing Carers, EMD Serono

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Decade of Healthy Aging Baseline Report

World Health Organization

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Report: In Community - Information and Referral Services for Seniors in British Columbia

411 Seniors Centre, SFU STAR Institute

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Global Report on Ageism

World Health Organization

Website

Report and Executive Summary: Rising to the Challenge - How BC's CBSS agencies stepped up during Covid-19

From United Way

United Way of Lower Mainland, Dialogues in Action

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Accelerating Rural Transportation Solutions

Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition

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Loneliness Monetisation Report

Sebastien Peytrignet, Simon Garforth-Bles, Kieran Keohane

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International Review of Seniors Strategies that Support Ethno-cultural and Linguistic Diversity

Seong-gee Um, Jessica Lee, & Poussy Boulos

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Reports: City of Richmond's Age-Friendly Initiatives

City of Richmond

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Safety Plan Builder for Seniors Services Organizations and Other Small Non-Profits

Vantage Point

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Interactive Risk & Vulnerability Map (Across BC)

Simon Fraser University (SFU)

Website

Monitoring Seniors Services 2020 - Report and PP slides

Office of the Seniors Advocate BC

Multimedia

Quick Start Implementation Guide Carer-friendly Workplace Standard

McMaster University

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Closing the Gaps: Recommendations to Improve Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery for Older Adults Across Canada

National Institute on Ageing, Canadian Red Cross

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Caregiving in Canada: Challenges and opportunities shaping a national conversation

Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation

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Highlight: The Thrive Project - Healthcare utilization and health outcomes among older adults living with HIV

Thrive, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Website

Recorded Webinar: Towards a Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons

Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario, Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

Video

A Higher Standard: Setting federal standards in long-term care and continuing care

Pat Armstrong & Marcy Cohen

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Findings of Project Impact Evaluation of Chilliwack Healthier Community

Chilliwack Healthier Community (CHC), Project Impact Team Members: Sabine Mendez, Karen Stanton, Mike Sikora, Jennifer Hawkins, William Klaassen

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Report: Assessment of Kamloops Food System - Sept 2020

Emily Pletsch, Robyn McLean, Kamloops Food Policy Council

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Rapid Action Resources for Local Governments: 2 - Working with NGOs, Faith-based and Cultural Groups, and the Charitable Food Sector

Plan H

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National Seniors Strategy 2020 (Third Edition)

National Institute on Aging

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Embracing Diversity: A Toolkit for Supporting Inclusion in Long-Term Care Homes

Ontario CLRI's Supporting Diversity and Inclusion in LTC Advisory Group

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Report: Are Charities Ready for Social Finance?

Imagine Canada

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Framing Forward: Reimagining Governance

Ontario Non-profit Network

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Report: Hospice Care in British Columbia - The Path Forward

The Provincial Hospice Working Group (BC)

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Eliminating Stigma: A Focus on Seniors' Mental Health

Mental Health Commission of Canada

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Toolkit: PHRASES' Resources and Expertise to Impact Public Health

PHRASES (Public Health Reaching Across Sectors)

Website

Toolkit: Framing the Foundation of Community Health

Frameworks Institute

Website

CLBC Strategy on Aging

Community Living BC (CLBC)

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Aware, Share, Care: Resources for Healthy Aging with developmental disabilities

Community Living BC (CLBC)

Website

Toolkit: Compassionate Communities

BC Centre for Palliative Care

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PlanH Active Communities Tool

Plan H

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BC Rural and First Nations Health and Wellness Summit

Rural Coordination Centre of BC

Video

Tips: Avoid Frailty

Canadian Frailty Network

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The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System: Assessing the promise, reality and challenges

Karen-Marie Elah Perry

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Organization: The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network

WNHHN

Website

Toolkit materials and program: Active Living with Chronic Conditions

Self-Management Programs, University of Victoria

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Webinar: Evaluation Summary of Better at Home Rural and Remote Pilot Project

Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC)

Multimedia

Anti-Ageism in the Workplace

City of Toronto

Website

Nutrition databases: UnlockFoods and PEN (Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition)

Dieticians of Canada

Website

Recorded Webinar: Project Impact Healthy Aging Virtual Showcase - June 2020

From United Way

Healthy Aging by United Way

Multimedia

Food Security Assessment Resources

Nanaimo Foodshare

Website

Evidence and best practices for Community based food security projects in BC

Provincial Health Services Authority

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Guidelines: Evolving your food bank into a force for change

Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC)

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Evidence and best practices for food security and food programs in BC

B.C. Ministry of Health

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Toolkit: Community Food Assessment

Provincial Health Services Authority

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Canada's Food Guide translated in 4 Indigenous languages

Health Canada

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Research paper - Contained or Enabled: The Changing Role of Canada's Civil Society in Promoting Civic Discourse

Joanne Cave and Lisa Lalande, Mowat NFP.

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Country Reports: COVID-19 and Long-Term Care

International Long-Term Care Policy Network

Website

Toolkit: Seniors Engagement

City of New Westminster

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The Future Cost of Long-term care in Canada

National Institute on Ageing

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Why Canada Needs to Better Care for Its Working Caregivers

National Institute on Ageing

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Roles and experience of geriatric social workers during disaster response

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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Academic paper: Social Isolation in Older adults during COVID-19

The Journal of Nutrition, Heath and Aging

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Webinar: A Life Well Lived is a Life Well Planned

Institute for Healthy Living & Chronic Disease Prevention and North Okanagan Hospice Society 

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Health Care Decision-Making: Legal Rights of People Living with Dementia

Canadian Centre for Elder Law

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Exploring ethno-cultural variations in how older Canadians define healthy aging: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Shahin Shooshtari, Verena Menec, Audrey Swift, Robert Tate

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Social Prescribing in Ontario - Final Report (March 2020)

Alliance for Healthier Communities

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How You Can Help Social Rx Participants During COVID-19

Andrea Tomlinson

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2020 Generational Real Estate Trends Report: Aging in Place

Mustel/Sothebys

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Assisted Living in British Columbia: Trends in Access, Affordability and Ownership

Andrew Longhurst

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The Health Benefits of Physical Activity Among Adults and Older Adults

Government of Manitoba

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Webinar: Dementia Friendly Communities

Healthy Aging by United Way

Multimedia

Ageism Amplifies Cost and Prevalence of Health Conditions

Becca R Levy, PhD, Martin D Slade, MPH, E-Shien Chang, MA, Sneha Kannoth, MPH, Shi-Yi Wang, MD, PhD

Website

Promoting Seniors’ Well-Being: The Seniors’ Mental Health Policy Lens Toolkit

Penny MacCourt

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An overview of healthy aging strategies in rural and urban Canada

SPHERU

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Care receivers in Canada, 2018

Statistics Canada

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Integrating Health and Transportation in Canada

Transportation Association of Canada

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Health Reports: Life expectancy differs byeducation and income levels

Statistics Canada

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Caregivers in Canada, 2018

Statistics Canada

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Cohort profile: The Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs)

Michael Tjepkema, Tanya Christidis, Tracey Bushnik and Lauren Pinaul

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Trends in mortality inequalities among the adult household population

Emma Marshall-Catlin, Tracey Bushnik and Michael Tjepkema

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Planning for a Build-Out of Affordable Rental Housing in Metro Vancouver

Marc Lee

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Community Planning Tool - Applying a Health Equity Lens to Program Planning

Fraser Health

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When a Hub Becomes Home: Placing Seniors at the Heart of B.C.’s Communities

BC Care Providers Association

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Monitoring Seniors Services 2019

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

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Promoting Indigenous women's heart health: lessons from gatherings with Elders and Knowledge-Holders

Annalijn Conklin, Rebecca Lee, Jeff Reading, Karin Humphries

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APPENDICES: IMPACT OF HOUSING FIRST AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ON FRAIL SENIORS - SPOTLIGHT ON A LANGLEY SOCIAL HOUSING COMPLEX

Langley Seniors Community Action Table

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IMPACT OF HOUSING FIRST AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ON FRAIL SENIORS - SPOTLIGHT ON A LANGLEY SOCIAL HOUSING COMPLEX

Langley Seniors Community Action Table

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Relieving the Burden of Navigating Health and Social Services for Older Adults and Caregivers

Laura Funk

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Is Mitigating Social Isolation A Planning Priority For British Columbia (Canada) Municipalities?

BC Centre for Disease Control

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Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit

Dr. Shannon Jarrott

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ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults

Participaction

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Seniors’ Housing: Examples of Successful Developments in BC

Josh Cook

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First Nations Health Authority Regional Health Survey

First Nations Health Authority

Website

The Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities - Looking back over the last decade, looking forward to the next (2018)

World Health Organization

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR AGE-FRIENDLY BUSINESSES: HARNESSING THE POWER OF 21ST-CENTURY DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE

World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Ageing

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British Columbia Long-Term Care Quick Facts Directory

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

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U R B A N I N D I G E N O U S P E O P L E - Not Just Passing Through

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples

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Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Holistic Approach

Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO)

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Demonstrating Value

Demonstrating Value

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British Columbia Active Transportation Design Guide

Province of British Columbia

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Healthy Community Engagement Action Guide

Plan H

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Healthy Aging by United Way 2018/19 Annual Report

Healthy Aging by United Way

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Webinar: Elder Abuse - Awareness, Resources, Prevention

Healthy Aging by United Way

Multimedia

How to Become Age-friendly

Goverbment of BC

Website

BC Age-Friendly Designated Communities

Age-Friendly BC

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AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES EVALUATION GUIDE: USING INDICATORS TO MEASURE PROGRESS (2015)

Public Health Agency of Canada

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BC’s Adult Guardianship Laws: Supporting Self Determination for Adults in British Columbia

Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia

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Decision Tree: Assisting an Adult Who is Abused, Neglected or Self Neglecting

Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia

Website

Thinking Outside of the Breadbox: A “how‐to” handbook for food security programming in Community Health Centres

GGTA CHC Food Security Network

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Who’s at Risk and What Can Be Done About It? A Review of the Literature on the Social Isolation of Different Groups of Seniors

National Seniors Council

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