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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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[Podcast] Caregiver's Compass

Stephanie Muskat

This is Caregiver's Compass. An uplifting, inspirational podcast talking about all things caregiving. Therapist and caregiver Stephanie Muskat takes you through real-life caregiving stories from her own therapeutic experience and gives you the raw and personal on her own caregiving experiences as a young caregiver. Plus hear from tons of incredible experts and caregivers who are living their day-to-day journeys. It's all here at Caregiver's Compass.

[Report] Understanding Volunteerism in Canada

Canadian Alliance for Social Connection and Health

This project aims to understand the motivations and barriers Canadians face regarding volunteering. We analyzed data from the 2021 and 2022 waves of the Canadian Social Connection Survey (CSCS) and conducted six focus groups with a subset of survey respondents. Results explore types of volunteer wor

[Focus Group] Community is Medicine!

Canadian Alliance for Social Connection and Health

We’re conducting focus group discussions to inform the development of a new online tool that will help people in your community get connected to social supports, volunteer opportunities and more through “social prescribing” initiatives!

[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

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

[Report] WHO clinical consortium on healthy ageing 2023

WHO Clinical Consortium on Healthy Ageing

The 2023 meeting of the WHO Clinical Consortium on Healthy Ageing (CCHA) was the group’s ninth gathering and took place in Geneva 5–7 December 2023.

[Toolkit] Expansion of Messaging on Vision Health and Ageing

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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.

[Article] How to Frame Policy Recommendations for High Impact: Insight & Inspiration from NonProfit Experts

Imagine Canada

We reached out to policy experts across the nonprofit sector to get their insights into how to craft clear, compelling and relevant advocacy messaging that gets results.

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