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[Resource] Inclusive Research Guidebook: Engaging People Living With Dementia From Ethno-Racial Communities

Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program

Inclusive Dementia Research Guidebook

[Report] A Report on Current Views and Experiences of Social Prescribing in Men’s Sheds

Bryony Porter, Pippa Belderson, Kristy Sanderson, Sarah Hanson, et al.

As one of the few community and social opportunities specifically tailored to men, Sheds have attracted the attention of health and social care services professionals, social prescribers and other statutory and voluntary sector agencies who seek to ‘refer’ their clients to groups and activities

[Resource] Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Research Initiative

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Towards Healthy Brain Aging

[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.

[Report] Economic abuse among senior immigrant women: Literature and research report

WomenACT

Senior immigrant women occupy intersecting identities of gender, age and immigration. Each of these have been known to impact experiences of gender-based violence and help seeking. Furthermore, these intersections can create specific risk factors related to economic abuse. This report examines the dynamics and experiences of economic abuse among senior immigrant women. The first part of this report explores the existing literature on economic abuse among senior immigrant women. The second part of this report contains findings from community-based research undertaken with service providers and senior immigrant women with lived experience of economic abuse.

[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

[Interactive Map] Pet Food Bank Map

Humane Canada

Click HERE to learn MoreThe National Pet Food Bank map is an interactive resource that provides information on pet food assistance programs across Canada. Search the map by province, city, or postal code to find a list of local programs and information on how to access them. To Navigate the Map: 1

[Report] WOMEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF AGING IN CANADA

Womens College Hospital

This report highlights the health and well-being challenges that older women face daily and on a systemic level.

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