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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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e-Learning: Cannabis and Older Adults
Amaan Fazal
The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) is pleased to let you know that free, asynchronous, accredited eLearning modules on Cannabis and Older Adults (English version) are now available. The French modules will be available Spring 2022.
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Article: Effect of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: the REACT (Retirement in Action) randomised controlled trial
Amaan Fazal
Summary
Background
Mobility limitations in old age can greatly reduce quality of life, generate substantial health and social care costs, and increase mortality. Through the Retirement in Action (REACT) trial, we aimed to establish whether a community-based active ageing intervention could prevent
Mainstreaming ageing - revisited - UNECE Policy Brief on Ageing No. 27
Amaan Fazal
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
Pilot Study on Everyday Wellbeing
Amaan Fazal
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
HR Intervals
Amaan Fazal
HR Intervals has been developed for managers, employees, and board members who perform HR functions at nonprofit organizations. Our goal is to help nonprofit leaders better understand, address, and guide people management in their organizations. In addition to the content currently available, new re
Recorded Webinar: Program Planning for Grant Writing
Amaan Fazal
On February 24th, 2022 United Way British Columbia presented a webinar titled Program Planning for Grant Writing. Effective grant seeking is about more than filling out an application form. It involves strategic prospect research, detailed project planning, and articulating a compelling case, all wh
Report: Strengthening Community Connections - The Future of Public Health is at the Neighbourhood Scale
Amaan Fazal
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
Caring for those who care: guide for the development and implementation of occupational health and safety programmes for health workers
Amaan Fazal
Occupational health and safety programmes aim to prevent diseases and injuries arising out of, linked with or occurring in the course of work, while improving the quality and safety of care, safeguarding the health workforce and promoting environmental sustainability in the health sector.
This guide
Seniors' Falls in Canada: Second Report Infographic
Amaan Fazal
Statistics from the Government of Canada's Seniors' Falls in Canada: Second Report that are noteworthy and available in an infographic format to be shared with organizations and the public are now available.
Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians with 20-30% of seniors exper
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