Lynne Segal on Ageing: The Paradox of Growing Old
In this podcast Lynne Segal, author of a new book Out of Time: The Pleasures and Perils of Ageing, discusses the stigma [...]
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12, 2013
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11, 2013
Getting to Quality in Evidence-Informed Decision Making
There has been a push in recent years for people (e.g., front-line practitioners, managers, policymakers) working in all sectors (e.g., [...]
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11, 2013
The Wealth Paradox: How Income Inequality Hurts Every Canadian’s Chance of Building a Better Life
Canada is at a crossroads. A gap has grown between the middle class and the wealthy. Now, that divide is [...]
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11, 2013
Communities of Practice and Communities of Interest: Definitions and Evaluation Considerations
This report was researched and written to address the question: How are communities of practice and communities of interest defined? [...]
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11, 2013
Niagara Age-Friendly Webinar: Additional Questions and Answers
On November 7th, 2013 Niagara Connects, in partnership with the Niagara Age-Friendly Community Network, hosted a webinar entitled "Through an [...]
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11, 2013
YES Niagara
YES (Youth + Engagement = Success) Niagara is led by a group of individuals representing various youth serving agencies in [...]
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10, 2013
National Youth Screening Project Report
In communities across Canada, substance use, mental health and co-occurring problems and disorders amongst youth are concerning, and often remain [...]
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10, 2013
Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition
Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition (NSPC) is a non-funded community coalition made up of community partners who work to advance suicide [...]
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10, 2013
What is “Age-Friendly”? How do you fit in?
On November 7, 2013, the Niagara Age-Friendly Community Network hosted a Webinar to share ideas about seeing Niagara through an [...]
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10, 2013
Finding the Right Fit: Age-Friendly Community Planning
Creating an age-friendly province takes everyone: residents, community groups, governments, the business community and the non-profit sector working together. A [...]
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10, 2013
Addressing Obesity in Children and Youth: Evidence to Guide Action for Ontario, Public Health Ontario
In Ontario, nearly a third of children and youth are overweight or obese, conditions that can result in chronic diseases [...]
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10, 2013
Ontario Medical Association: Income and Health Series
In November 2012, the OMA was asked to consider the role of screening for poverty in primary care settings and [...]
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09, 2013
Better Health, Better Care, Better Value For All: Refocusing Health Care Reform in Canada
Ten years ago, the federal, provincial, and territorial governments created an agenda for health care reform in the 2003 First [...]
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09, 2013
Measuring What Matters
For many people the idea of pulling out evaluation ideas seems more painful than having a root canal done. In [...]
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09, 2013
Dementia-Friendly Design Considerations
This series of knowledge translation (KT) tools provide evidenced-based recommendations for dementia and senior friendly environmental design. Topics include Doorways, [...]
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09, 2013
Working For Recovery: Two Unique Strategies That Promote Employment
Houselink Community Homes combines work, supportive housing and inclusive community to promote and help people recover from mental illness and [...]
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09, 2013
Canada’s Top 5 in 5: Building National Consensus on Priority Health-Improvement Indicators
Canada’s Top 5 in 5 health-improvement goals represent systemic issues that have a high health burden and a corresponding value [...]
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08, 2013
Mental Health and Addictions Support Plan
The Mental Health and Addictions Support Plan of the Niagara Catholic District School Board, through the charisms of faith, social [...]
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08, 2013
Niagara Knowledge Exchange = Innovation
The NKE is a breakthrough tool to benefit the people of Niagara! Innovative solutions are new ideas, products, services and/or [...]
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08, 2013
Leadership Niagara
Leadership Niagara is a community-owned initiative supported by Niagara’s most-recognized organizations and businesses, all of which are dedicated to building [...]
