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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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[Guide] Family and Friend Caregiver Support Program

United Way BC Healthy Aging

Recognizing the invaluable role that caregivers, often unpaid, play in supporting the health and well-being of our aging demographic, the FFCS programs aim to provide essential support and resources. This handbook is specifically crafted for Family and Friend Caregiver Support Coordinators who are p

[Article] Using Public Funds To Manage Your Own Home Care In BC

Gravitii Technologies | Dr. Kevin Wade

Among the myriad options for British Columbians looking for home care, one lesser-known option is the ability to apply for government funding for private home care under the Choice in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) program.

[Article] Cost Of BC Public Home Supports

Gravitii Technologies | Dr. Kevin Wade

Dr. Kevin Wade discusses the real cost of public home supports in BC

[Resource] 10 Dangers to Collective Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

A look at the worst practices in using the collective impact approach for social change and lessons on how to avoid them.

[Resource] Cognitive Bias Infographic

DesignHacks.co

Humans have a tendency to think in particular ways that can lead to systematic deviations from making rational judgments.

[Toolkit] The Unconscious Bias Reflection Map

Michael Pohl

The Reflection Map helps you and your team to make (unconscious) experiences, beliefs, desires, values, assumptions, and feelings in relation to a certain topic or challenge conscious.

[Resource] The Prejudice Map

Dr. Eric Hehman and Project Implicit

The Prejudice Map has been compiled to show areas of implicit and explicit bias across North America in a variety of key fields.

[Video Database] National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education - Elder Knowledge

First Nations University of Canada

The internet is filled with videos of Elders, Knowledge Holders, and Indigenous scholars sharing some of their knowledge and wisdom. NCCIE has created this catalogue, which is a sampling of what is on the world wide web. Over 200 videos pertaining to more than twenty First Nations, Métis, and Inuit

[Research] Evidence-informed policy brief – Utilizing the determinants of healthy aging to guide the choice of social prescriptions for older adults

HPCDP Journal

Adopting tools such as the Healthy Aging Asset Index can bring cohesiveness to the support that older adults receive across the care continuum and has the potential to shift the balance of care away from the health system and towards the community, thus improving the capacity of health systems and government to meet the needs of Canada’s older adults.

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