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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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GRANT APPLICATION: Men's Sheds Start-Up Details and Documents (2022-2023)
Do you know of individuals thinking of starting a Men’s Shed in your community? United Way B.C.'s Healthy Aging Department and Men’s Shed Association of BC can help!Â
In British Columbia, there are currently 19 Sheds and many more in development. A provincial network, Men’s Shed Associatio
Report: Strengthening Community Connections – The Future of Public Health is at the Neighbourhood Scale
National Collaborating Centres for Public Health
Community-led action at the neighbourhood scale has proved vital to addressing complex health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. This report, commissioned by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) at the Public Health Agency of Canada to inform the 2021 annual CPHO repo
Pilot Study on Everyday Wellbeing
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada will soon be conducting the Pilot Study on Everyday Well-being, in collaboration with Canada Council for the Arts and Canadian Heritage. The survey will run from January 10 to March 31, 2022. This project will use a new mobile-phone application called Vitali-T-Stat to test a new
2021 Hospice Society Provincial & Territorial Grief & Bereavement Report
British Columbia Hospice Palliative Care Association
The 2021 Hospice Society Provincial & Territorial Grief & Bereavement Report explores the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on grief and bereavement in B.C. and the Yukon, particularly focusing on the adverse effects on the mental health of its residents, including vulnerable populations wh
Social connection as a public health adaptation to extreme heat events
Amani Kafeety
Climate change is an increasingly important public health issue, reflected in morbidity and mortality outcomes during extreme heat events. At the same time, the harms of social isolation with respect to a wide range of health outcomes are becoming better understood. Given that older adults are at hi
Recorded Webinar: Promoting health for older adults – Webinar series
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) and Health Promotion Canada (HPC) are collaborating on a series of webinars based on content from the book entitled Promoting the health of older adults: The Canadian experience.Â
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the
Document: Mainstreaming ageing - revisited - UNECE Policy Brief on Ageing No. 27
Decade of Healthy Ageing
Population ageing has social and economic implications for which societies need to prepare. This requires a coordinated, whole-of-government and whole-of-society effort to bring societies and economies into harmony with demographic change, otherwise known as "mainstreaming ageing". A more effective
Report: Strengthening Community Connections - The Future of Public Health is at the Neighbourhood Scale
National Collaborating Centres of Public Health
Community-led action at the neighbourhood scale has proved vital to addressing complex health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. This report, commissioned by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) at the Public Health Agency of Canada to inform the 2021 annual CPHO repo
Changing the Narrative: Ending Ageism Together
Changing the Narrative
A short, easy guide to help keep ageism out of your writing. These guidelines for age-inclusive communications address:
What is ageism and why should we care?
Terminology to avoid and preferable terms
Ageist imagery vs age-positive images
Avoiding Ageist Storylines
Read the guide.
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