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[Resource] Let's Go: Steps for Engaging Older People and Improving Communities for All Ages

HelpAge

Click HERE to learn moreThis guide is designed to help you begin your own journey towards making your community more age friendly. It showcases exciting, innovative, small scale and low or no-cost projects that are having a big impact on the lives of older people in communities across the Americas r

WordSwap Poster

Ontario Centre for Research, Innovation & Learning in Long Term Care

Using Person-Centred Language (PCL) ensures the way we speak is respectful, life-affirming, and inclusive. Here is a poster with a few ways to swap out words for PCL in your everyday language. Although designed for long-term care, there are helpful terms here for many situations associated with agi

[RESOURCE] Launch of GBA+ Toolkit

NAFC | IYC | FCM

Honouring Spaces for 2S+ & IndigiQueer Inclusivity,” toolkit.

A positive step forward: Helping older adults stay active and healthy by walking outdoors

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

In the most recent Statistics Canada survey on exercise for older Canadians, 42% of respondents reported walking outside less than three days a week. Yet research suggests that walking outdoors, especially in nature, provides physical and emotional benefits. The reverse is also true: limited outdoor

[Report] Final report of the Expert Panel: Supporting Canadians aging at home: Ensuring quality of life as we age

National Seniors Council members

Click HERE to read the reportExecutive summaryOn October 6, 2022, the Minister of Seniors and the Minister of Health announced that the National Seniors Council (the Council) would serve as the Expert Panel on Supporting Canadians Aging at Home (the Expert Panel). The Expert Panel was asked to provi

Poverty in Canada Through a Deprivation Lens

Food Banks Canada

Poverty in Canada Through a Deprivation Lens by: Michael Mendelson, Geranda Notten, Richard Matern & Sofia SeerAn alternative approach to measuring a household’s standard of living is to look at outcomes rather than inputs – that is, assessing a household’s standard of living by looking at

KDE Hub Mental Health Promotion Implementation Learning Series

KDE Hub Mental Health Promotion

Implementation science plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between research and practice. It helps to ensure evidence-informed interventions translate effectively into real-world settings, ultimately improving outcomes for individuals, organizations, and communities.

[Report] HUMA COMMITTEE REPORT

Government of Canada, House of Commons

HUMA COMMITTEE REPORTIf you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.See the full document hereLIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in the

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