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Eye See You Holiday Photo Contest 2018 The Eye See You campaign aims to improve eye health education and help Canadians maintain and promote vision health across the life course. This holiday season, the International Federation on Ageing and the Eye See You campaign...
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Prevention is the Best Medicine: The Importance of Immunization to the Health of Seniors On Tuesday 27 November 2018, health care professionals, public health officials, stakeholders in ageing, immunization and lung conditions, and interested members of the public...
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It takes a community to prevent a fall: We all have a role to play IFA Guest Blogger: Marguerite Oberle Thomas, Consultant -Liaison, Fall Prevention Community of Practice. Thomas, a senior, has worked in Injury Prevention since 1996. Fall Prevention Month is a...
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Man(ageing) Diabetes #WDD2018 What is Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases globally and continues to increase in numbers and significance. Diabetes is a chronic, systemic disease where the body can either no longer...
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Human rights do not diminish with age – The #AgeingEqual Campaign Ageism, whether explicit or implicit, is pervasive in society. Through stigma, prejudice and age-based discrimination, ageism negatively impacts older people at both the individual and institutional...
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Ending Ageism: Toward a world for all ages WHO/IFA Webinar 9 On 30 October, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), hosted a webinar on ageism titled “Ending Ageism: Toward a world for all ages.” This...
