Manitoba Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat
Documents Released at the Direction of the Federal-Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors
- Healthy Aging in Canada
- A Series of Fact Sheets
- A Best Practices Guide for the Prevention of Falls Among Seniors Living in the Community
- An Inventory of Canadian Programs for the Prevention of Falls Among Seniors Living in the Community
Healthy Aging in Canada
Healthy Aging in Canada: A New Vision, A vital Investment provides state of the art information and evidence about aging well, including social connectedness, physical activity, health eating, injury prevention, and smoking cessation. Optimizing health at any age is a key factor to successful and positive aging, and is associated with a lowered risk of disease and disease-related disability; high mental and physical function; and active engagement with life.
Healthy Aging in Canada: A New Vision, A Vital Investment From Evidence to Action (76 pages) (pdf)
Healthy Aging in Canada: A New Vision, A Vital Investment (21 pages) (pdf)
Using Technology?
Positively! - A series of Fact Sheets on everyday technologies and
older Canadians
These fact sheets may be helpful to those who are new users or who may be considering using technology for the first time. The fact sheets take a close look at specific technologies and provide tips and strategies suggested by older adults. They also uncover myths about aging and seniors' use of technology and look at the challenges facing us as we all grow older and encounter new ways of doing things.
The fact sheets in the series include:
- Series Overview (pdf)
- Telecommunications:
Phones and More (pdf)
- Looking After Your Money:
Technology and Banking (pdf)
- Computers: Getting
Online -- Using the Internet (pdf)
- For the Good of Your
Health: Technology and Health Care (pdf)
- How are Everyday Technologies
Kept Safe? (pdf)
- Older Adults Mean Business! (pdf)
A Best Practices Guide for the Prevention of
Falls Among Seniors Living in the Community
This Guide was prepared for the Federal, Provincial, Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors in response to the Ministers' request for a review of falls prevention programs and practices. The purpose of this guide is to provide the evidence for effective approaches for reducing injury among seniors and the efficient means of delivering prevention programs. The Guide presents the findings of a systematic review of falls prevention programs and focuses on thirty-four studies that evaluated the effectiveness of falls prevention strategies for community-dwelling seniors. Based on these studies, the Guide then discusses effective interventions and strategies.
A Best Practices Guide for the Prevention of Falls Among Seniors Living in the Community (pdf)
An Inventory of Canadian Programs for the Prevention of Falls Among Seniors Living in the Community
This inventory, prepared for the Federal, Provincial, Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors, presents the results from a national compilation of Canadian programs designed to reduce falls or fall-related injuries among community-dwelling seniors. The main goal of this inventory is to identify the scope and type of falls prevention activities being offered to community-dwelling seniors in Canada in order to provide evidence for effective approaches for reducing injury among seniors, and to highlight efficient means of delivering prevention programs.
The Inventory is a companion document to A Best Practices Guide for the Prevention of Falls Among Seniors Living in the Community.
Listing of Initiatives for Falls Prevention Among Seniors Living in the Community (pdf)
