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Welcome to the HCoA Spring 2025 Newsletter! There’s lots to explore, so dive in and see what’s new with HCoA and our partners this season! mailchi.mp/hamiltoncoa/sp…

📢 Calling Campus-Based Mental Health Service Providers! We're conducting a study on international grad students' mental health support needs. If you provide mental health services at Western, Queen’s, or McMaster, we’d value your insights!

It was fun discussing our Hamilton @AgingOasis project.

In the next 6 years, almost a quarter of Canadians will be senior citizens. Lori Letts, professor @SRSMcMasterU, spoke with @CBCNews about aging in place and bringing services to where people are, to support healthy aging in communities. ow.ly/604J50S7j7q

Enjoying the Ontario Volunteer Service Awards in Hamilton this evening, including service awards for 6 terrific volunteers that lead workshops for the Hamilton Council on Aging @HamOnt_Aging. Congrats to all recipients and thanks for your service to our community.

@nicoledalmer @HamOnt_Aging @TheSpec Great piece Nicole. Public libraries really are important third places for many of us.

🗨️My first op-ed with @thespec! Public libraries foster feelings of social connectedness for older adults | #publiclibrary #gerotwitter 📚thespec.com/opinion/contri…

#ShareYour Success #AgeFriendlyHamilton OUR AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY SURVEY IS NOW OPEN! Your work makes a difference! Share what you did in 2023 to create positive change for seniors in Hamilton! surveymonkey.com/r/7LYDXZD @GHHN_TheNetwork @MIRAMcMaster @GilbreaCentre @GERAScentre

We are looking for someone interested in working with people in their Naturally Occuring Retirement Community (NORC) to age in place in Hamilton. @AgingOasis

We are pleased that the Hamilton OASIS work is featured today in the Hamilton Spectator @TheSpec @AgingOasis

Oasis Hamilton has posted a position for an On-Site Program Coordinator: careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prepprd/EM… @AgingOasis

Participants needed for research: Black individuals living with dementia & their care partners in the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area to participate in an interview to help us understand the experience PLWD have accessing services. Info/to participate contact nayigab@mcmaster.ca

Terrific connecting with colleagues and collaborators across many professions @cathfrymire @CAOT_ACE

@RCOT_Gen Thanks @RCOT_Gen ! It was an unfunded passion project for our team! @cathfrymire @CarriHand Leanne Leclair and Pamela Wener

Hot off the press! A scoping review on occupational therapy in primary care. can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%… @cathfrymire @westernuFHS @CAOT_ACE

Check out today's piece in @TheSpec by Dementia Friends @fehr_phyllis Douglas Schweyer & Debbie Keay about their newsletter to change perceptions about #dementia thespec.com/opinion/contri… Read the newsletter! coahamilton.ca/our-priorities… @GERAScentre @LettsLJ @RGPcentral @DementiaAlzh

Looking forward to lively #OTMonth discussion with our #McMaster OT community. Please register to attend! @SRSMcMasterU

It’s official! The #MiceHaldimand Mural sign is up! ⁦@MedShoppeCA⁩ ⁦@CaledoniaON⁩ Tell us what you think ⁦⁦⁦⁦@HaldimandCounty #PleaseShare surveymonkey.com/r/MICEHaldimand ⁦@haldimandpress⁩ ⁦⁦⁦@CaledoniaBIA⁩ ⁦⁦⁦@garciad_laura⁩

I am so thrilled to be working with @KidsAbility on this exciting project aiming to breakdown barriers to virtual care in telerehabilitation. Parents and clinicians of KidsAbility interested in participating see 👇