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CANADA | Nov 20, 2024
[Article] Seniors for Climate Project Update
The collaboration of the SPEC & Suzuki Elders as the BC HUB for Seniors for Climate was a remarkable and energizing success. The national pan-Canadian campaign to motivate seniors to organize in their own locations and speak up for climate action achieved very positive results and the BC campaig
READ MOREHelp Us Shape the Conversation Around Social Prescribing!
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Canadian Seniors Planning Day of Action on Climate on Oct. 1, 2024
To date, more than 40 centres are organizing a climate action on October 1st.
Caring for our caregivers: The power of social prescriptions
Article on the needs of caregivers and the benefits of social prescribing
Federal Government Pre-Budget Consultations
Canadians are invited to Share Their Priorities of the 2025 Federal Budget
Why increasing Canada’s health budget for preventive and social care makes sense fiscally and medically
public health programs should be led by specialized community connectors who link patients with local services and resources.
A 'hopeless' feeling: Struggling seniors face sky-high rents and few, if any, options
A 'hopeless' feeling: Struggling seniors face sky-high rents and few, if any, optionsSlightly more than 1/5th of Canada's seniors who live in private dwellings are rentersRon Sept is getting desperate
[Advocacy] Seniors Climate Action Day, October 1st 2024 – An opportunity to engage!
Seniors for Climate, a Canada-wide, senior-led climate project, is inviting seniors across Canada to plan climate actions on October 1st, National Seniors Day. We need action now, later is too late! F
[Opportunity] Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize
The goal of the Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize is to bring together researchers, trainees, artists, older adults, and other members of the public through a visual art contest and exhibitions that wi
[Research Study] Allies in Health - Health and Adult Development lab UBC
In the Allies in Health study, we are aiming to better understand how groups of individuals and their study partner (referred to as dyads) navigate their everyday activities and how dyad members shape
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