|
|
||
|
This website is dedicated to alcohol issues that affect older adults. A Site Map.
Find what you are looking for among the over 150 different topics on this site faster, easier. Reviewed in PsychCentral.
|
||
|
|
|
|
||
|
This website is dedicated to alcohol issues that affect older adults. A Site Map.
Find what you are looking for among the over 150 different topics on this site faster, easier. Reviewed in PsychCentral.
|
||
|
|
|
*Please come back often to find new information and resources. New resources and links in January, 2006 January 26, 2006 Updated version of Medication Matters from Public Health Agency of Canada
December, 2005
December 29, 2005 2006 Prevention Calendar December 20, 2005 Update on Diabetes
November, 2005
November 24, 2005 Partners Seeking Solutions with Seniors
June, 2005
June 14, 2005 Problem Gambling Links, Programs, Research and Resources June 6, 2005 Working with Family
May, 2005
May 6, 2005 Niagara’s Medication Safety program (External site) February, 2005
February 20, 2005 Providing Information on Alcohol and Medications, How We Can Begin To Help Seniors Better, Presentation to Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership/ FOCUS (PDF, 1MB)
January, 2005
January 25, 2005 "Gamble Scramble" a useful collection of gambling awareness games for older adults. (External site) January 2, 2005 Prevention Calendar 2005
December, 2004
December 5, 2004 "Spin the bottle: What's behind the health claims of beer and wine?" CBC Marketplace. Video clip and article. (External site).
July, 2004
July 20, 2004 McMaster University Pain Symposium, including one day session on pain and older adults. July 9, 2004 Anorexia: More common than you think in later life. How alcohol affects appetite.
June, 2004
June 11, 2004 In the News: Mental health services for ethnic seniors, mood disorders and problem gambling, seniors and HIV, prevalence of abuse among older women and more.
May, 2004
May 11, 2004 Seniors Speak Out About... Loneliness pamphlet (PDF) May 1 , 2004 Older people and alcohol - A summary and recommendations arising from research in Ayrshire & Arran, February 2004 (in PDF format). (external link) May 1, 2004 Older People & Alcohol Misuse: Setting the Agenda. Report of a one-day conference organized by Age Concern UK (Wandsworth) in March 2002 (in PDF format). (external link)
April, 2004 April 30,
2004
La consommation de psychotropes: Portrait et tendances au Québec
April 29, 2004 Alcohol and the Elderly. The Institute of Alcohol Studies, Spring 1999. Fact sheet. (external link) "All people with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption and members of their families have the right to accessible treatment and care".
April 24, 2004 Recently in the news (Global Aging, external site):
April 24, 2004 Use and Misuse of Alcohol among Older Women (NIAAA, external site)
20 avril, 2004 Les interactions d'alcool et de médicaments (PDF) 20 avril, 2004 Fausses idées sur l'alcool (lien externale) False ideas about alcohol (External site, Alcoweb) April 19, 2004 Alcohol and Mouth Cancer April 16, 2004 Alcohol and Gout April 16, 2004 Benzodiazepine Use among Seniors April 8, 2004 Working with Family April 1, 2004 Government looking to a lower fire risk cigarette External site. April 1, 2004 Health Canada health advisory warning: the herbal comfrey may be toxic to liver (External site, December 12, 2003)
March, 2004
March 30, 2004 Drinking Among Older Chinese Canadians and Other Asian Ethno-Cultural Groups March 29, 2004 Highlights from New Brunswick report on Seniors and Alcohol March 15, 2004 New resources:
February, 2004 February 28, 2004
February 25, 2004
February 19, 2004 Canadian Association on Gerontology annual meeting will be held in Victoria, B.C., October 21-23, 2004. 4 fevrier, 2004 Détresse cachée: les aînés violentés February 4, 2004 National Advisory Council on Aging, Expressions, The Hidden Harm: Abuse of Seniors February 1, 2004 Some Prevention Events for February
January, 2004
January 28, 2004 Smoking and alcohol January 27, 2004 A message to family members & friends: how to help people with dementia January 25, 2004 Lung cancer and drinking. January 14, 2004 Death and Dying: Burial Resources January 10 -12, 2004 Central and Atlantic Canada Colleges and University Gerontology Courses and Programs 3 janvier, 2004 Il n'y a pas de limite d'âge à la dépression (brochure, PDF) 3 janvier, 2004 L'hépatite C et l'alcool (lien externale) 3 janvier, 2004 Un dangereux silence sur une dépendance cachée (lien externale, Régie fédérale des alcools, Bern) 3 janvier, 2004 Un calendrier d’évènements de prévention et de sensibilisation pour l’année 2004 January 1, 2004 Some Prevention Events for January 2002-3 New information is continually added to this site. Please look to "What's New" for listings prior to January 1, 2004 or to the Site Map. Seeking Solutions is a national initiative funded under the National Population Health Fund and created to "develop mechanisms to increase the availability, access and dissemination of information and resources to seniors and people working with seniors on issues related to alcohol." Click here for information on Best Practices and effective Community Development strategies to prevent and address alcohol problems among seniors.
To learn more about seniors and alcohol issues on a regular basis, join: (“Older People and Alcohol List"). OPAAL is a free email service for people who are interested in alcohol issues affecting seniors, focussing on the most current information available. OPAAL is particularly suitable for people working in the addictions, health, or aging fields. This link will connect you to the OPAAL archives.
There have been
visitors to this site since its inception on Sept.30, 2001.
Last update: Thursday January 26, 2006
© Charmaine Spencer, Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C. To put it simply, you are welcome to use this material as long as you cite the source and do not use it for commercial purposes.
Questions? Comments? Contact Webmaster:
|
Best Practice Information Sheets: Information for service providers on
helping older adults with substance use problems. 