For Seniors, By Seniors: Community Conversations
This project aimed to create a virtual gathering space connecting seniors with each other and experts to address the issues that matter most to them when it comes to aging in place healthily and safely.
Falls in seniors
Key strategies and resources to help older adults prevent falls and the importance of fall prevention with Canada’s aging population.
Seniors' Fall Prevention and the Social Determinants of Health: A Social Policy Lens (2019)
Produced by the Atlantic Collaborative on Injury Prevention (ACIP), this document:
- Provides background information on fall-related injuries among seniors;
- Highlights the social determinants of health and the evidence linking them to seniors’ fall prevention;
- Discusses activities that seek to address the social determinants of health in preventing falls among seniors; and, lastly,
- Highlights current seniors’ fall prevention initiatives by each Atlantic province and provides examples of social policies that could enhance and/or complement seniors’ fall prevention efforts.
Bruno and Alice: A Love Story in Twelve Parts About Seniors and Safety
This series of twelve illustrated stories follows the whimsical romance of two active seniors who, through lack of prevention, end up in awkward situations and almost miss their rendezvous with love. The stories offer insight into some of the personal preventive measures seniors can take to make their environment safer and prevent injuries.
Tips for caregivers to help seniors stay active during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
While spending more time at home, seniors may develop a routine with less daily physical activity. Here’s how caregivers can support seniors to stay active and help them prevent falls.
Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together (SMART)
Community-based, volunteer-led exercise programs for seniors that accommodate all levels of ability.
Seniors' Falls in Canada (Second report, 2014)
This report provides policy makers, researchers, community programmers and practitioners with current national information to prevent falls among seniors.
Cost of injury - Falls in seniors infographic
This infographic presents the costs and causes of fall injuries in seniors. All data from the 2021 Cost of Injury in Canada report.
Better Vision for Seniors: A Public Health Imperative (2017)
Canadian Association of Optometrists Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities