Targeting Isolation provides practical research-based information that can be used to help understand and address social isolation and loneliness among older adults.
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By TARGETING ISOLATION
we can make a difference in people's lives...
social isolation refers to having little to no social contacts and participating in few social activities.
social connection is important for our health and well-being.
Read our latest report
In this report you will learn how to identify risk factors for social isolation and loneliness and how to assess whether a person should be referred to appropriate community resources.
It showcases how to use our HELPS risk factors and CARED assessment tools.
This report is designed for people who come in regular contact with older adults in their day-to-day work as well as volunteers, family members, and friends who want to learn more about social isolation and loneliness.
training certificate
​Are you a healthcare worker or community volunteer working with older adults in Manitoba? Complete our free e-module (self-paced on-line training activity) to learn more about:
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How to talk about loneliness and social isolation
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How to recognize the signs and risk factors
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How to refer older adults to community resources in Manitoba.
Participants receive a training certificate upon completion. The healthcare provider training has been accredited for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (2.0 CEUs).
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We would like to express gratitude for the land that we work and live on in Manitoba, Canada. We respectfully acknowledge that our work across Manitoba is carried out on the Treaty Territories and ancestral lands, including of the Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe), Anishininewuk (Oji-Cree), Dakota Oyate, Denesuline (Dene), Ininew (Cree), Inuit, Nehethowuk (Swampy Cree), and the Homeland of the Red River Métis.
In expressing our land acknowledgment, we commit to continuing to learn about Indigenous history and teachings and then to act, as best we can, from this learning.