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[REPORT] Shaping Environments to Shape Us: The Case for Longevity Cities

Milken Institute

This report presents the case for Longevity Cities to tackle the challenges of global population aging

[Report] The Demand for Digital Skills in CanadaĘĽs Nonprofit Sector

Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience

The state of digital skills required by workers in the nonprofit sector

[Video] When kids, teens and young adults provide dementia care: A real-life story from young caregivers

Alzheimer Society of Canada

In this video, four siblings of different ages speak about being young caregivers for their grandmother living with dementia

[Resource] Global levels of physical inactivity in adults: off track for 2030

WHO | UN Decade on Ageing

Click HERE to Access KnowledgeOverviewRegular physical activity can improve both mental and physical health in people of all ages and abilities. Conversely, too little physical activity increases the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes – all l

[Database] Promising interventions to prevent and respond to abuse of older people

WHO | UN Decade on Ageing

Click HERE to access the database“WHO’s new database is a critical first step towards developing and scaling up cost-effective solutions to address abuse of older people, which has been highlighted as one of five priorities to tackle the issue during the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030

[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

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