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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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[Report] InterGenNS: Understanding Intergenerational Initiatives in the North Shore, British Columbia
Rachelle Patille and Habib Chaudhury
Intergenerational initiatives in the North Shore of Metro Vancouver, and identify challenges and opportunities associated with these initiatives
[Report] World Happiness Report 2025
Wellbeing Research Centre
The World Happiness Report is the world’s foremost publication on global wellbeing and how to improve it.
[Podcast] Defy Dementia Episode 21: The Heart of a Healthy Brain
Baycrest
This episode of Defy Dementia delves deep into the cardiovascular risk factors of dementia, such as blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, and exercise. Nicole McLachlan shares her experience suffering from a heart attack as a fit and healthy 42-year-old, and her subsequent road to recovery.
Let's Talk: Community organizing
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
As understanding of the structural determinants of health deepens within the Canadian public health community, there is growing recognition that advancing health equity requires changing the written and unwritten rules that maintain patterns of inequities.
[Resource] CCCA Election Kit
Canadian Coalition Against Ageism
The Canadian Coalition Against Ageism (CCAA) has launched the Election Toolkit 2025, a resource to help individuals and organizations advocate for older adults during the upcoming federal election. The toolkit provides key questions for candidates, strategies to address ageism, and ways to ensure ag
Strengthening Care: A Toolkit for Caregiver-Focused Social Prescribing
Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing
This toolkit equips organizations and professionals in the caregiver sector with the knowledge and strategic communication tools needed to effectively convey the value of social prescribing. It provides a clear overview of social prescribing, tailored key messages for different audiences, and practi
[e-Learning] Different Types of Dementia
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Dementia is a general term for a decline in cognitive function severe enough to interfere with daily life. It is most commonly caused by toxic proteins or blood vessel damage in the brain, or a mix of those causes. The symptoms and signs of dementia can vary based on the cause and the area of the brain affected.
[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
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