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Active Living Tips: Is Ageism Slowing You Down?
Research shows that elders can benefit more than anyone from being active 30 to 60 minutes every day. Generally, the more you do, the better you will feel. And you may reduce your risk of disease by up to 50%. So why aren't you active?
Source: Active Living Coalition for Older Adults

Institute for Life Course and Aging
The Institute has a mandate to carry out research into the process of human development, life course and aging, population aging, and the aged, in the social, psychological and health sciences.

Ontario Partnership on Aging & Developmental Disabilities
<abbr>OPADD</abbr> mission is to ensure that the general and special needs of persons with a developmental disability who are aging, are identified and addressed effectively. That older adults with a developmental disability have the same rights to support and services as all older Ontarians.
Source: Ontario Partnership on Aging and Developmental Disabilities

Ontario Society (Coalition) of Senior Citizens' Organizations (<abbr>OCSCO</abbr>)
<abbr>OCSCO</abbr>'s mission is to improve the quality of life for Ontario's seniors through offering education programs, policy and research, information, referral, counseling, research materials, outreach and support, self-help and vounteer programs.
Source: Ontario Society (Coalition) of Senior Citizens' Organizations.

Regional Geriatric Program: Resource Center
The Regional Geriatric Program of Metropolitan Toronto (<abbr title="Regional Geriatric Program">RGP</abbr>) is an alliance of specialized geriatric services attached to the teaching hospitals of the University of Toronto and linked to the University's Inter-Departmental Division of Geriatrics (IDDG). The RGP's mission is to support clinical services, research, education, advocacy and leadership for comprehensive care for frail elders. The web site is linked to the IDDG, the educational outreach service provided by the Geriatric Forum and it is targeted to meet the needs of health professionals and the general public.

Seniors Assistance Unit
The purpose of the Seniors Assistance Team is to provide strategic crime analysis and research with respect to the impact of seniors/elder abuse and vulnerable persons? activity in Ontario and then develop solutions and operational strategies to lessen the impact of victimization.
Source: Ontario Provincial Police

<abbr>CanDRIVE</abbr>
The Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly (<abbr title="Canadian Driving Research Initiative for Vehicular Safety in the Elderly">CanDRIVE</abbr>) is an interdisciplinary health related research program dedicated to improving the safety of older drivers.
Source: CanDRIVE

A Portrait of Seniors in Canada
Information from several Statistics Canada surveys describing numerous aspects of the lives of seniors.
Source: Statistics Canada

Active Living Coalition for Older Adults - Research to Action Publication
This article describes the impact of arthritis on older adults, its signs and symtoms, as well as the associated medications and physical activity for the treatment of the chronic disease.
Source: Active Living Coalition for Older Adults

Alzheimer Society of Canada
The latest information on Alzheimer Disease, related dementias, caregiving, support, research, treatment, and Alzheimer Society of Canada programs and services.
Source: Alzheimer Society of Canada

At Risk: A Socio-economic Analysis of Health and Literacy Among Seniors (PDF Format)
This literature includes studies that have explored the link between the health of a population and such factors as income, education, occupation, marital status, family structure, urban or rural residency, gender, housing tenure, geographical location and immigration.

C-Health: Your Health and Wellness Source - Senior's Health
This Web site provides health information: thousands of in-depth, physician-reviewed articles on drugs and conditions, as well as the latest health news, medical research and clinical trials to keep you updated on the latest treatments and diagnostic techniques.
Source: chealth.canoe.ca

Canadian Alliance of Long Term Care (<abbr>CALTC</abbr>)
<abbr>CALTC</abbr> is a national organization comprised of provincial associations and long term care providers that deliver publicly-funded health care services for seniors across Canada. Members also represent care providers delivering home support services and care for younger disabled adults.

Canadian Caregiver Coalition
The Canadian Caregiver Coalition is a bilingual alliance composed of individuals, groups and organizations whose mission is to come together with a unified voice to influence policy, promote awareness and action and to address the needs of informal caregivers of all ages across Canada.
Source: Canadian Caregiver Coalition

Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging
The mission of the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging is to develop, encourage and promote an active, healthy lifestyle for Canadian adults that will enhance the dignity of the aging process.
Source: Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging

The Canadian Centre for Elder Law
A non-profit organization committed to enriching and informing the lives of older adults in their relationship with the law; to meet the increasing need for education and research in relation to legal issues of particular significance for older adults.
Source: The Canadian Centre for Elder Law Studies

Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (<abbr>CLSA</abbr>)
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (<abbr title="Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging">CLSA</abbr>) is a large, national, long-term study that will follow approximately 50,000 Canadian men and women aged 40 and older for a period of at least 20 years.
Source: Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

Does Age Matter?: Law and Relationships Between Generations
Age is often used as a distinguishing characteristic in Canadian law. The Law Commission of Canada wants to encourage governments and other institutions to review their use of age as a criterion in laws and the administration of laws to ensure that they are achieving their objectives and are appropriately targeted to the right population; that they aren't using false categories based on stereotypes of certain age groups or assumptions about a standard life course
Source: Law Commission of Canada.

Elements of Mobility as Predictors of Survival in Elderly Patients with Dementia:
This research paper identifies elements of mobility that predict survival in elderly people with dementia in Canada. Poor mobility is postulated to affect survival both by increasing the risk of falls and through secondary diseases related to immobility.

Innovations in Best-Practice Models of Continuing Care for Seniors
This is the final report of a three-part project to identify innovative best-practice models of continuing care for seniors. It should be of assistance to planners, practitioners, researchers and policy makers in designing programs and services that will aid seniors in achieving increased independence and a better quality of life.

Institute of Aging 2008 Summer Program in Aging (<abbr>SPA</abbr>)
The aim of the Summer Program in Aging (<abbr title="Summer Program in Aging">SPA</abbr>), offered by the <abbr>CIHR</abbr> Institute of Aging, is to provide graduate students and postdoctoral fellows involved in aging research a program of advanced training that crosses disciplines, sectors, institutions, and geography.
Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Lessons In Learning: Never Too Old to Learn: Seniors and Learning in Canada
Research publication describing: why should seniors keep learning, what are some possible solutions to these barriers and what are some possible solutions to these barriers.
Source: Canadian Council on Learning

Observatoire Vieillissement et Société
Promotes the "well&#8209;aging" of seniors.
Source: Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal. Observatory on Ageing and Society

Reducing Poverty among Older Women: The Potential of Retirement Incomes Policies
Poverty rates among the elderly have been reduced over the last two decades although the majority of older women, who are on their own, remain poor. Retirement income policies could be used to reduce poverty among the future elderly and ensure the financial security of women in old age.

Regional Geriatric Program: Resource Center
The Regional Geriatric Program of Metropolitan Toronto (<abbr title="Regional Geriatric Program">RGP</abbr>) is an alliance of specialized geriatric services attached to the teaching hospitals of the University of Toronto and linked to the University's Inter-Departmental Division of Geriatrics (IDDG). The RGP's mission is to support clinical services, research, education, advocacy and leadership for comprehensive care for frail elders. The web site is linked to the IDDG, the educational outreach service provided by the Geriatric Forum and it is targeted to meet the needs of health professionals and the general public.