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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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[Article] It's Men's Health Month! Take charge of your well-being
McMaster University
Tips and Recources for Men's Health
[Podcast] Life and Times of Karrie-Lynn, Two-Spirit Knowledge Keeper and Residential School Survivor
Native Calgarian
Stories like this are important to hear to understand the issues and trauma Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults may have experienced that affect their lives today, the health issues they are experiencing, and the systemic barriers they still face
[Award Nomination] Peter Henderson Bryce Award
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
This award honours the work of health professionals who have overcome personal and professional challenges and risks to stand up for the rights of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children.
[Podcast] Supporting Family Caregivers in Healthcare Through Research, Education and in Practice with Dr. Jasneet Parmar (Episode 94)
Caregiver's Compass
Caregivers are aware there are significant gaps in our healthcare system, yet some of the answers to these gaps are found in supporting and providing education to the healthcare workers on the front lines
[Report] The role of faith-based organisations in developing age-friendly communities
Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG)
Faith-based spaces are important community assets. They are a critical form of social infrastructure and often already provide important services to older people.
NRC AGE Questionnaire
Design for Public Health Lab- Carlton University
Survey looking for responses from residents of Canada who are 65+ years old and have travelled by air in the last 5 years.
[Article] Preventable hospitalizations and deaths ‘of despair’ associated with income inequality
University of Alberta
Prevention and support programs should be targeted to regions with highest social inequities, researchers say.
[Report] Black Lives Experiencing Homelessness Matter: A Critical Conceptual Framework for Understanding How Policing Drives System Avoidance among Vulnerable Populations
Taylor and Francis Online
This paper examines racialized encounters with the police from the perspectives of people experiencing homelessness in San Diego, California in 2020. By some estimates, homelessness doubled in San Diego during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[Resource] Transformative Research Toolkit
Othering and Belonging Institute Berkeley
Transformative Research ToolkitWe have seen and participated in transformative research strategies that defeated proposed jail expansions, won millions of dollars for community-prioritized programs, and built new community-led organizations that changed a political landscape, among many other achi
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