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Following #lonelinessawarenessweek which encouraged random acts of connections, here are some “suggestions for connection” from the people of Moray and the Improving Adult Care Together (IMPACT) project on Older People and Loneliness in Rural Areas. https://lnkd.in/egr8kcY4

May is #OlderAmericansMonth! The 2024 theme, #PoweredByConnection, recognizes the profound impact of meaningful relationships and social connections on our health and well-being. Learn more at Older Americans Month 2024 | ACL Administration for Community Living http://acl.gov/oam .

DYK civic engagement is associated with better psychological, physical & behavioural health, and well-being? Before this week's provincial election, take a look at an article we wrote about using your vote to address community health: https://ow.ly/kUCA50TBCfj

Did you know that May is Older Americans Month? The Administration for Community Living's theme for 2024, #PoweredByConnection, recognizes the profound impact of meaningful relationships and social connections on our health and well-being. Learn more at acl.gov/oam. Throughout the month, we will highlight Older Americans in our community, share tips on healthy living, and find ways to connect more! #OlderAmericansMonth #MealsThatConnect

Get ready for Older Americans Month in May! ● Share facts about mental, physical and emotional health benefits of social connection. ● Promote resources that help older adults engage, like events, clubs and volunteering. ● Connect older adults with local services, such as transportation, to keep them engaged. ● Host a connection-centric event or program focused on mentorship or peer support. ● Challenge professional and personal contacts to prioritize meaningful social connections. ● Encourage older adults to share what connection means to them on social media by using the hashtag: #PoweredByConnection.

💙 Today is National Senior Citizens Day! 💙 Let us take this opportunity to honor the older generation and consider how we can improve our support for them. Our seniors have played a vital role in shaping our society, and their wisdom and experiences are invaluable. What can we do to support them? 💭 Here are 5 helpful tips on how to keep the elders in your life socially active and engaged during their golden years.💡 👉https://bh.social/3MefnlX

Everything (and everyone one) comes to an end. Today, our survey window ends! It's your last chance to contribute your experiences to the Trans Community Survey on Death & Dying! It takes just 20 minutes. Can you help us out? Take it here: https://buff.ly/47pxq2n

Explore the pillars of community health! Swipe through to uncover the essence of community health and prevention. From key indicators to actionable strategies, find out how we can foster a healthier future together. Dive deeper into the topic in our blog: https://bit.ly/4aWAVO1

I'm really proud of the steps that The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation has taken with the leadership of Michelle Banfield 2022 and Darryl Maybery 2023 to create this available dataset for public use. Please consider sharing yours too if you are 16 to 25 years old - we are growing this part this year. As the priorities continue to grow year to year, we develop a richer picture of what matters most for people living with mental ill-health and ongoing distress, and for carers, family and kinship groups across the life course and nationally. One of the drivers for this work is not only to ensure that mental health research and translation meets the priorities that matter most for people most impacted, but that we start to connect research to be community-centric. If you didn't catch why we feel this is so important as a first principle, then, our paper Lost in Translation which reviews 12 years of reported mental health research priorities illustrates that sadly not much progress has been reported on meeting priorities and what matters most for people: https://lnkd.in/gJfiqum9 The National database is a start to shifting cultures in research, funding, policy and practice to foster connectedness in these areas. We are working on widening the possibilities of how different priorities are reflected and included so feel free to make contact with us for a conversation if this work interests you or could support activities that you're undertaking too.