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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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