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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[Research] Working on the Root System of Social Connections in a Community
Cormac Russell
Working on the Root System of Social Connections in a Community
[Report] Enhancing Care for Older Adults in Canada and Down Under: What Canadian and Australian Long-Term Care Systems Can Learn from Each Other
National Institute on Ageing
Enhancing Care for Older Adults in Canada and Down Under: What Canadian and Australian Long-Term Care Systems Can Learn from Each Other
[Research] "You don't have to be related to be family": An intergenerational program in Metro Vancouver
Rachelle Patille
AbstractThis study explores the long-term impact community-based, nonfamilial intergenerational (IG) programs have on the lives of participants as well as identifies key organizational attributes of IG programming. The existing literature on IG programs has mostly focused on short-term outcomes from
[Case Study] Building Affordable, Climate Resilient and Socially Connected Innovative Housing Developments
SFU Renewable Cities
Housing affordability, livability, climate adaptation and social isolation are growing issues in B.C. and beyond. Innovative housing developments hold great potential in harnessing strategically located, under-utilized land to build mixed-use, multi-unit housing to address these interconnected issue
[Report] Link Workers in Social Prescribing for Young People Work
Sheffield Futures
Social Prescribing has an established recognition regarding the benefits provided to the health-related social needs of adults, but little is known about how the intervention addresses young people’s needs
[Podcast] THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION, THE POWER OF MINDFULNESS, & WHY AGE IS NOTHING BUT A MINDSET —Dr. Ellen Langer.
Richroll
THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION, THE POWER OF MINDFULNESS, & WHY AGE IS NOTHING BUT A MINDSET —Dr. Ellen Langer.
[Resource] On Aging Canadian Conversations
Healthy Aging CORE
Healthy Aging CORE and HelpAge Canada are thrilled to introduce an upcoming series of conversations with thought leaders in Canada on a variety of topics related to healthy aging. Each episode addresses a different theme relevant to healthy aging, and will include a conversation on the topic, as wel
[Resource] Social Isolation and Loneliness – Clinical Guidelines
CCSMH Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health
Social Isolation and Loneliness – Clinical Guidelines
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