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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] Social prescribing playbook

CASCADES

This playbook is a practical resource designed to inspire and guide action in advancing social and nature prescribing for improved health and environmental outcomes. It offers readers a clear roadmap to integrate equity-focus, patient-centred approaches, raise awareness of healthcare providers' roles, and promote the critical contributions of link workers.

[Webinar Recording] Intergenerational Linkages CoP- Event- Social Prescribing

Intergenerational Linkages CoP

special presenters from the Alberta Social Prescribing Program talk to us about how Social Prescribing to Intergenerational initiatives benefits Older Adults

[Resource] Social determinants and inequities in health for Black Canadians: A Snapshot

Government of Canada

The following snapshot aims to highlight how Anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination are key drivers of health inequalities faced by diverse Black Canadian communities.

[Resource] Heart and Stroke Resources

Various

Here are a variety of Heart and Stroke Resources for older adults.

[Toolkit] Expansion of Messaging on Vision Health and Ageing

ifA

For older people, vision impairment can lead to loss of function, limited independence, social isolation, and overall declines in health, yet there is a lack of alignment amongst vision and ageing sectors and limited resources to describe the influence of vision on ageing and vice versa to support engagement of key stakeholders.

[Resource] Webinar - How Institutions, Politics, Organizations, and Governance Shaped COVID-19 Responses

National Collaborating Centre for Health Public Policy

This webinar was intended to share results from the research project, Upstream determinants of effective COVID-19 response: learning from comparisons across Canada’s provinces, funded by CIHR, in which the NCCHPP is a collaborator.

[Resource] Mental health and heart disease: Can psychological therapies help?

McMaster University

Across Canada, 2.6 million adults aged 20 plus live with a diagnosis of heart disease. This means that heart disease affects a staggering 1 in 12 (1).

[Video] Dementia: What you need to know

McMaster University

Did you know that 45% of dementias could be delayed or prevented? In this 5-minute video, neuropsychiatrist Dr. Anthony Levinson describes what dementia is and the non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors that can contribute to it.

[Resource] A Cybersecurity On-Ramp for the Settlement Sector

Jason Shim (Canadian Centre for NonProfit Digital Resilience)

In early 2023, the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience released a report entitled Building the Cybersecurity and Resilience of Canada’s Nonprofit Sector: A Vision and Strategy for the Sector.

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