Lifelong Learning Niagara
Established in 2015, Lifelong Learning Niagara is a non-profit, independent organization closely modelled on other lifelong learning groups in Ontario. [...]
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08, 2015
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08, 2015
Household Food Insecurity is Associated with Higher Health Care Costs
Interview with Valerie Tarasuk, Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and cross-appointed to the Dalla Lana School of Public [...]
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08, 2015
Community Hubs in Ontario: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan
A community hub can be a school, a neighbourhood centre or another public space that offers co-located or integrated services [...]
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07, 2015
How’s Life in the City? Life Satisfaction Across Census Metropolitan Areas and Economic Regions in Canada
This Economic Insights article provides an overview of the life satisfaction expressed by individuals in census metropolitan areas and economic regions across [...]
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07, 2015
Diabetes Niagara Network
The Diabetes Niagara Network is an association of diabetes education & service providers in the Niagara Region. Its members strive [...]
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07, 2015
Walk Score and the Prevalence of Utilitarian Walking and Obesity Among Ontario Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
The rising prevalence of obesity in Canada has led researchers to examine not only individual behaviours, but also, environmental factors that [...]
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07, 2015
Extending Public Dental Programs to Adults in Need
One in five people in Ontario can't afford to see a dentist. You have to wonder how Ontario, one of [...]
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07, 2015
Niagara Dental Health Coalition
The Niagara Dental Health Coalition advocates and builds capacity for the expansion of accessible dental health services for adults and [...]
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07, 2015
Dental Health Intervention Tool
This resource is designed to help people navigate the patchwork of publicly-funded dental health services, as well as the charitable [...]
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07, 2015
2014 Transdisciplinary Hub Report
Brock University is becoming a leader in transdisciplinary research. This report describes five research hubs at Brock University, including the [...]
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07, 2015
The Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada 2015
The Best and Worst Places to be a Woman in Canada 2015 report explores the gender gap in Canada’s 25 [...]
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07, 2015
Designed to Move: Active Cities (A Guide for Leaders)
A city's ability to compete depends on an active population. The research is clear on this. Integrating physical activity into [...]
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07, 2015
The Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan Officially Launched
The Niagara Age-Friendly Community (AFC) Network officially launched the Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan on June 5, 2015 in [...]
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06, 2015
Mental Illness and Addictions: Facts and Statistics
Consolidated by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, this webpage provides up-to-date statistics about addictions and mental illness: prevelance who [...]
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06, 2015
The Cost of Injury in Canada
Every year, injury takes a staggering toll on children, seniors, families, and communities across the country. New data from The Cost [...]
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06, 2015
The Biggest Risks in Keeping Kids Indoors: The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children & Youth
The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth (formerly the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card) is [...]
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06, 2015
Informing the Future: Mental Health Indicators for Canada
This document aims to create a pan-Canadian set of mental health and mental illness indicators which paints a more complete [...]
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06, 2015
Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Booklet
The Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan is dedicated to advancing the vision of a "caring community that optimizes opportunities [...]
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06, 2015
Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Toolkit
This toolkit consists of resources designed to support the Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Booklet (2015). It is not [...]
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06, 2015
Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Implementation Template
The Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan: Booklet consists of five goals developed to advance the Niagara Age Friendly Community Initiative’s [...]
