The CAH is important from a provincial and national standpoint. In Saskatchewan, changing demographics mean older adults (people over age 65) made up 21.8 percent of the population in 2010 and are expected to rise to 31.4 percent by 2030. Across Canada, this shift is also true, as adults aged 65 years and older represent one of the fastest growing segments of the population. The proportion of Canadians in this age group is expected to reach 1 in 4 by 2041. In 1910, that number was only 4.5%. Therefore, this change in population will result in new challenges and opportunities. The University of Regina, in creating the CAH, has positioned itself well to provide leadership locally, nationally, and internationally in this health-related concerns of aging area.
Founded in 2002, the CAH has been facilitating health research and training. We developed and coordinate an M.A./M.Sc. Program in Gerontology: the only interdisciplinary graduate gerontology degree program of its kind on the prairies. The program began in 2005 and is based on a partnership of three faculties: Arts, Social Work, and Kinesiology and Health Studies.
In addition, we have contributed to the development of a gerontology research network that has been very successful in obtaining research funding; CAH members have been recipients of a variety of prestigious honours and awards for research, teaching, public service, and other important areas. We have also developed partnerships with health regions in Saskatchewan as well as provincial and local health organizations. As well, we facilitate the formation of Research Clusters and recruitment of human participants for research.
We will present results of our Healthy Seniors Pilot Project on Thurs, June 26, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and discuss how different stakeholders can work together to help ensure older adults get adequate immunization coverage. Registration link: https://ow.ly/lSnP50Wala7 @GovCanHealth
Congratulations to the CLSA Catalyst Grant recipients!
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Nominations are now open for the 2025 Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging!
Recognizing outstanding KM efforts that have made a difference in the lives of older adults at the local or regional level.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/2naxxdt8
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📅Mark your calendars! Join us on June 24 for a webinar on exploring what #accessibility means in the context of #AgeTech. Learn about the intersecting barriers that contribute to digital exclusion & strategies to improve accessibility. Register today: https://shorturl.at/cqscR
The CAH congratulates Dr. V. Puplampu (Faculty of Nursing) and her international team on their remarkable research and success as a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging Planning and Dissemination Grant recipient.
The team working on the project "Older Adults’ Experience of Vulnerability and Inequity in Recovering from the Pandemic’ were hosted by Dr. Puplampu on the U of R campus in May 2025.
We studied the impact of ageism and pain on pandemic stress among older adults. Our findings suggest that both ageism and pain influence pandemic-related stress, although ageism mediated pain's impact on pandemic stress. @UofRAgingCentre @gjgasmundson
The Impact of Ageism and Pain on Pandemic-Related Stress in Older Adults: A Structural Equation...
Although research has linked ageism and pain to increased stress in older adults, their influence on stress within ...
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