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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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Best Practices for Intergenerational Mentoring: A conversation with LINKages
Linkages
What can your mentoring program learn about Intergenerational Programming?
With changing demographics and ageing populations, more and more Alberta citizens are aging, and looking for a way to create strong, thriving and age-friendly communities. What can your mentoring program learn from existing
Creating age-friendly websites
Brigid McHugh Sanner
Does your website meet the needs of senior surfers? This communications expert outlines how you can make the most of the Internet opportunity.
How to Become Age-friendly
Government of BC
To learn how your community can become an age-friendly community, see the following guide.
Becoming an Age-friendly Community: Local Community Guide (PDF, 4.9KB)
This is a practical guide to becoming an age-friendly community for local governments, community organizations or local champions. It
BC Age-Friendly Designated Communities
Age-Friendly BC
List of the 45 BC communities that have received Age-Friendly Designation since 2012.
AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES EVALUATION GUIDE: USING INDICATORS TO MEASURE PROGRESS (2015)
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Guide focuses on one important aspect of developing and maintaining an age-friendly community: the use of indicators in planning, implementing and evaluating age-friendly community initiatives. The Guide not only provides information on how and why the use of indicators can strengthen community
BC’s Adult Guardianship Laws: Supporting Self Determination for Adults in British Columbia
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
A guide to BC's Adult Guardianship Laws
Decision Tree: Assisting an Adult Who is Abused, Neglected or Self Neglecting
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
The Decision Tree for Assisting an Adult Who is Abused, Neglected or Self Neglecting is accompanied by a series of videos that cover:
How to use the Decision Tree
Overview of Legislative Changes
The Role of Designated Agencies
The Role of the Provincial Guardian and Trustee
The Role of the Po
Thinking Outside of the Breadbox: A “how‐to” handbook for food security programming in Community Health Centres
GGTA CHC Food Security Network
The handbook provides examples of food security programs from Community Health Centres in Ontario and is meant to be used by people interested in starting up or expanding a food security program.
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
It is estimated that up to 16% of seniors experience social isolation (Statistics Canada, 2010). Who’s at Risk and What Can Be Done About It builds on earlier work undertaken by the National Seniors Council (NSC) on the issue of the social isolation of seniors. Specifically, the current review loo
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