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5. Health & wellness
a. Aging and healthy living:
- HealthyOntario:
"The HealthyOntario.com web site, launched in October 2002,
was created to provide Ontarians with a world-leading web
destination for trusted health information, services
and advice for healthier living."
- Health Canada Seniors:
"The Division of Aging and Seniors, Health Canada, provides federal
leadership in areas pertaining to aging and seniors. The Division serves as
a focal point for information and centre of expertise."
- Canadian
Centre for Activity and Aging:
"To develop, encourage and promote an active, healthy lifestyle for
Canadian adults that will enchance the dignity of the aging process."
- Ontario
Gerontology Association:
"an incorporated voluntary organization concerned with aging,
thereby promoting quality of life for older adults. Its membership
provides an inter-disciplinary forum for those involved in the field
of gerontology."
b. Health matters:
- The Health Line:
"Through thehealthline.ca, older adults can connect with local programs and
services that provide support, health care, and recreational and social
opportunities for seniors. For people who can no longer safely live on their
own, there is a list of Retirement/Residential Communities and Long-Term
Care Centres, formerly known as Nursing Homes."
c. Support services for seniors:
d. Elder abuse:
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Project S.E.N.I.O.R.
(Stop Elder Neglect In Our Region):
"A project, initiated by the London Police Service, bringing together a group of
service providers and senior representatives, who work together, to develop a
community based and senior driven response network. We are dedicated to addressing
issues and incidents of abuse and neglect of older adults in an effort to make
London and Middlesex County a place where seniors can live with respect, dignity,
and free from any form or threat of abuse."
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The
Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly (CANE),
located at the University of Delaware.
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Committee
on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly
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