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Exciting New Opportunities for Health and Aging Research in BC

June 22, 2009
On May 21st 2009, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) was officially launched with an announcement by the federal government of $30 million in funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Read more >>

Your Ears and How You Hear: An informative and interactive event

May 1, 2009
Many older Canadians report difficulty accessing information about hearing health care services in a user-friendly format. Hearing Health Fair 2009 will make available intelligible information on hearing loss and related issues to the public, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St, Vancouver. Read more >>

Linking Research and the 2010 Games to Promote Active Aging

March 31, 2008
Annual BCNAR Conference brings attention to increasing physical activity among our aging population The World Health Organization has adopted the term active aging as a vital health objective. To identify how research can be utilized to support active aging, and to improve population health characteristics for older adults leading up to the 2010 Games, the BC Network for Aging Research (BCNAR) will host a conference entitled “Promoting Active Aging by Connecting BC Researchers and Communities: Towards 2010 and Beyond, on April 3, 2008 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. Read more >>

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