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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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Ageism's Influence on how Older People are Viewed and how they View Themselves
Healthy Aging CORE Team
This webinar from July 2020 discusses an overview of the impact of ageism from a number of perspectives, including how ageism can impact an older person's willingness to ask for help or use assistive devices.
The two presenters, Alison Chasteen from the University of Toronto and Sarah Fraser from
Eunice Lin Nichols - "The Power of Intergenerational Connections"
Healthy Aging CORE Team
Eunice Lin Nichols discusses the power and importance of intergenerational connections and the benefits it holds for both older adults and other generations. As discussed in the podcast, when we think of older adults we often look at it from a deficits based perspective, but this outlook needs to ch
Aging and Chronic Diseases: A Profile of Canadian Seniors
Healthy Aging CORE Team
The Public Health Agency of Canada has released the report Aging and Chronic Diseases: A Profile of Canadian Seniors. This report provides a pan-Canadian profile of chronic diseases among seniors aged 65 years and older.
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To access the report, click here.
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AGE-WELL Annual Report 2019-2020: COVID-19, Technology and the Way Forward
Healthy Aging CORE Team
Read about the work AGE-WELL is doing to support older adults and their caregivers—now and post pandemic. Discover innovative new technologies and meet people who are benefitting from AGE-WELL-supported products.
As Canada’s Technology and Aging Network, AGE-WELL brings together researchers, ol
International Review of Seniors Strategies that Support Ethno-cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Healthy Aging CORE Team
Growing ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity among older population groups is an experience shared by countries of immigration like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the United States (U.S.).
These international jurisdictions have introduced a range of national-level
Accelerating Rural Transportation Solutions
Healthy Aging CORE Team
The Rural Ontario Institute and the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition collaborated on a project to share knowledge of effective models and emerging innovation in rural regional
transportation. “Accelerating Rural Transportation Solutions”, funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation was d
LGBTQI2S People Living with Dementia and their Unpaid Caregivers Across Canada
Healthy Aging CORE Team
Recognizing the gap in current understandings of living and/or caring within the intersections of LGBTQI2S identities and dementia, in 2020 Egale Canada and the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University teamed up to conduct national research into the experiences of LGBTQI2S people living wi
Federalism as a Strength: A Path Toward Ending the Crisis in Long-Term Care
Healthy Aging CORE Team
In the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 80 percent of Canadian deaths occurred in long-term care facilities. There have been calls for the federal government to play a stronger role, but this is complicated by the fact that provinces have adopted a wide range of long-term care
Global Report on Ageism
Healthy Aging CORE Team
The Global report on ageism outlines a framework for action to reduce ageism including specific recommendations for different actors (e.g. government, UN agencies, civil society organizations, private sector). It brings together the best available evidence on the nature and magnitude of ageism
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