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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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Range of free-to-use āage-positiveā icons launched to replace stereotypical symbols of ageing
Amaan Fazal
The Centre for Ageing Better has released a series of ten age-positive icons, designed to replace the limited and stereotypical selection of icons and symbols commonly used to depict ageing and older people in public life.
The new range of icons was developed as part of a competition Ageing Better
Report: Partnering for Impact ā From Crisis to Opportunity
Amaan Fazal
This report examines nine case studies of effective corporate-nonprofit partnerships during COVID-19. Each case study includes key takeaways for partnership success, illustrating how corporations and nonprofits can collaborate to unlock new solutions and opportunities to magnify their impact.
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Webinar: Promoting Health of Older Canadians: Developing Personal Skills & Reorienting Health Services
Healthy Aging CORE Team
From United Way Healthy Aging:
The soon to be launched book, Promoting Health of Older Adults: The Canadian Experience, edited by I. Rootman, P. Edwards, M. Levasseur & F. Grunberg promises to be a welcome resource for learners, educators, practitioners and decision makers interested in support
Book Launch (July 2021): "Promoting the Health of Older Adults: The Canadian Experienceā
Healthy Aging CORE Team
Taking a unique look at health promotion and aging in Canada, this edited collection uses the action framework in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion to explore the factors and issues related to the health of older adults. The book is organized around the five action areas for health promotio
Report: Museums and Creative Aging - A Healthful Partnership
Amaan Fazal
This landmark report commissioned by the American Alliance of Museums and written by Marjorie Schwarzer is a call to action for museums to change the narrative about what it means to grow old in America. Opening with an overview of aging and ageism in our country, the report documents actions being
Report: Volunteering Counts āĀ Formal and Informal Contributions of Canadians in 2018
Amaan Fazal
Using data from the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, this article presents information on the volunteer activities of Canadians, including volunteer rates and number of volunteer hours, the types of volunteering activities and the sectors benefiting from volun
Recorded Webinar: Transportation to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites ā What is working for Seniors?
Amaan Fazal
A lack of transportation is preventing an untold number of BCās older adults from getting their vaccinations. On Wednesday, May 26th, 2021, the CBSS Provincial Working Group on Seniors Transportation hosted a webinar to highlight solutions and services tackling this issue in BC and across Canada.
Ebook: Intersections and Innovations: Change in Canadaās Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector
Amaan Fazal
Intersections and Innovations: Change in Canadaās Voluntary and Nonprofit SectorĀ is now freely available online atĀ www.muttart.org/intersections.Ā Users are able to download the full 600-plus-page e-book or individual chapters.Ā The material has been published under a Creative Commons license
Report #1 of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector
Healthy Aging CORE Team
The Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS) is a consultative forum for the Government of Canada to engage in meaningful dialogue with the charitable sector, to advance emerging issues relating to charities, and to ensure the regulatory environment supports the important work charities do
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