Resources
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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​Age Friendly Rural and Remote Communities: A Guide
​Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors
Evidence shows that health promotion and disease prevention strategies can help those who are aging well, as well as those with chronic conditions and those who are at risk for serious health problems—even very late in life. It is increasingly recognized that encouraging communities to create age-
​Global Age-Friendly Cities: A Guide
​World Health Organization
The purpose of this guide is to engage cities to become more age-friendly so as to tap the potential that older people represent for humanity. It describes the converging trends of rapid growth of the population over 60 years of age and of urbanization, outlines the challenge facing cities, and summ
​Creating an Age-friendly Business in B.C.
​Age Friendly BC
This guide includes:
ideas on how to better serve older customers in terms of safety, comfort, visibility and clarity and respect;
examples of what other businesses have done to become more age-friendly; and
an assessment checklist to help determine what steps could be taken to make a business
​Age-friendly Community Action Summaries: West Vancouver
​Age Friendly BC
A number of B.C. communities have already taken action to make their communities age-friendly. These actions range from ensuring the needs of seniors and people with disabilities are taken into consideration in official community plans, to making changes to the physical environment of the community.
​Age-friendly Community Action Summaries: Saanich
​Age-Friendly BC
A number of B.C. communities have already taken action to make their communities age-friendly. These actions range from ensuring the needs of seniors and people with disabilities are taken into consideration in official community plans, to making changes to the physical environment of the community.
​Age-friendly Community Action Summaries: Revelstoke
​Age Friendly BC
A number of B.C. communities have already taken action to make their communities age-friendly. These actions range from ensuring the needs of seniors and people with disabilities are taken into consideration in official community plans, to making changes to the physical environment of the community.
​The Community Response Network Tool Kit
​​BC Association of Community Response Networks
The Community Response Network Tool Kit was first published in the Fall of 2001; that version of the Tool Kit may be found under "Older Documents". The Tool Kit was republished in 2015.
Understanding and Responding to Elder Abuse
BC Ministry of Justice
Abuse and neglect of older adults means any action or inaction by any person that causes harm or risk of harm to an older person. When there is an expectation of trust, the consequences can be particularly harmful
​Gender Neutral Language Sheet (Qmunity)
​Qmmunity
Shifting to gender-inclusive language respects and acknowledges the gender identities of all people and removes assumption.
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