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Healthy Aging CORE Canada

The national knowledge hub connecting organizations that support and advance independent living for older Canadians.

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It's Cyber Month and Media Literacy Week 2024

Canadian CBSS Initerim Community Leadership Council Accepting Nominations

Member Nominations are Open for the Canadian CBSS Interim Community Leadership Council!

[Training] Maytree Policy School

Maytree Policy School Application Deadline: October 21st, 2024

Upcoming Trainings & Events

Webinars, workshops, conferences, symposia, and other training and events relevant to healthy aging are listed by date and also indicated on a monthly calendar. Training modules and curricula, archived webinars, and other training resources are also available in the Resources section.

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.

[Report] Engaging Older Women in Your Community: A Promising Practices Guide for Women’s and Senior Serving Organizations

Canadian Centre for Elder Law

Engaging Older Women in your Community is a promising practices tool developed as an outcome of the Older Women’s Dialogue Project (OWDP). The publication is intended to support your agency to anticipate and address structural barriers to the participation of older women in community initiatives aimed at legal and policy change. We include key questions to explore, tips for enhancing organizational capacity to include older women, and examples from our experience throughout the OWDP.

[Resource] Retirement Hub

Government of Canada

Learn and plan for your retirement

[Resource] Dementia Research and Innovation Funders Alliance

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

A voice for healthy brain aging

Groups

Discussion groups are where CORE participants can share information and stories, ask questions, learn, and collaborate. Open discussion groups can be accessed by any member of CORE; closed groups are available by invitation only.

Programs and Initiatives

Programs and Initiatives profiled on Healthy Aging CORE provide examples of the important work being done by local, provincial, and national organizations and the value of these programs and initiatives in promoting health and well-being and fostering resilience for older adults seniors.

About Us

Healthy Aging CORE (Collaborative Online Resources and Education) is a platform to connect local, regional, provincial, and national non-profit, government, and academic organizations and coalitions that focus on programs, services, policies, practices, and research aimed at supporting older Canadians to age in place in their homes and communities.
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