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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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Social Prescribing: Implementation Guide
United Way BC
United Way BC is pleased to share the BC Social Prescribing Implementation Guide. Please click HERE to view, or download below!Community Connector Online Training ModulesPart OnePart TwoTo ensure the continuous improvement of our resources, we kindly ask you to complete the feedback surveys for both
[Report] PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING INTERGENERATIONAL VOLUNTEERISM, June 2024
Robert Morrissey, Chair
Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
[REPORT] Shaping Environments to Shape Us: The Case for Longevity Cities
Milken Institute
This report presents the case for Longevity Cities to tackle the challenges of global population aging
[Report] The Demand for Digital Skills in Canadaʼs Nonprofit Sector
Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience
The state of digital skills required by workers in the nonprofit sector
[Video] When kids, teens and young adults provide dementia care: A real-life story from young caregivers
Alzheimer Society of Canada
In this video, four siblings of different ages speak about being young caregivers for their grandmother living with dementia
[Website] WHO Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities
WHO | UN Decade on Ageing
Click HERE to access the websiteWhat is an age-friendly world?A world in which you would want to grow older.Age-friendly environments foster healthy and active ageing. They enable older people to: age safely in a place that is right for them; be free from poverty; continue to develop personally; and
[Resource] Global levels of physical inactivity in adults: off track for 2030
WHO | UN Decade on Ageing
Click HERE to Access KnowledgeOverviewRegular physical activity can improve both mental and physical health in people of all ages and abilities. Conversely, too little physical activity increases the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes – all l
[Database] Promising interventions to prevent and respond to abuse of older people
WHO | UN Decade on Ageing
Click HERE to access the database“WHO’s new database is a critical first step towards developing and scaling up cost-effective solutions to address abuse of older people, which has been highlighted as one of five priorities to tackle the issue during the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030
[Resource] Let's Go: Steps for Engaging Older People and Improving Communities for All Ages
HelpAge
Click HERE to learn moreThis guide is designed to help you begin your own journey towards making your community more age friendly. It showcases exciting, innovative, small scale and low or no-cost projects that are having a big impact on the lives of older people in communities across the Americas r
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