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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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[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 ā all l
[Database] Promising interventions to prevent and respond to abuse of older people
WHO | UN Decade on Ageing
Click HERE to access the databaseāWHOās 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 theĀ UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021ā2030
[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
[Resource] WordSwap Poster
Ontario Centre for Research, Innovation & Learning in Long Term Care
Click HERE to access the posterUsing Person-Centred Language (PCL) ensures the way we speak is respectful, life-affirming, and inclusive. Here is a poster with a few ways to swap out words for PCL in your everyday language. Although designed for long-term care, there are helpful terms here for many
[Resource] Launch of GBA+ Toolkit
NAFC | IYC | FCM
Honouring Spaces for 2S+ & IndigiQueer Inclusivity,ā toolkit.
[Webinar Recording] What is JAVA Social? Introductory Webinar: Spread happiness, end loneliness
JAVA Social & United Way BC
[Report] Ageing Matters: Listening to B.C. Seniors
Office of the Seniors Advocate British Columbia
The āAgeing Mattersā report reaffirms B.C. seniors on fixed incomes are disproportionately impacted by the high cost of living and unable to absorb increased costs for housing, food, medical equipment, mobility aids and other necessities for healthy ageing.The report is based on the issues raise
[Report] Final report of the Expert Panel: Supporting Canadians aging at home: Ensuring quality of life as we age
National Seniors Council members
Click HERE to read the reportExecutive summaryOn October 6, 2022, the Minister of Seniors and the Minister of Health announced that the National Seniors Council (the Council) would serve as the Expert Panel on Supporting Canadians Aging at Home (the Expert Panel). The Expert Panel was asked to provi
Poverty in Canada Through a Deprivation Lens
Food Banks Canada
Poverty in Canada Through a Deprivation Lens by: Michael Mendelson, Geranda Notten, Richard Matern & Sofia SeerAn alternative approach to measuring a householdās standard of living is to look at outcomes rather than inputs ā that is, assessing a householdās standard of living by looking at
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