Healthy Living & Prevention

Education and Presentations:

• Health Promotion and Dementia (New), Tania Solomos (MHSc., BA Hons., C.Dipl.), Health Promotion Specialist at the Alzheimer Society of Ontario and Kathy Kennedy, Director of Programs & Services at the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
  • Creating a Health Promotion Framework Through Participatory Engagement
  • Approaches and Programs for People with Early Stage Dementia
  • Related Resources on DementiaKnowledgeBroker.ca
• Self Management and Dementia (New), Elaine C. Wiersma (PhD), Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences at Lakehead University and Lisa Loiselle (MA), Associate Director of Research at Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program (MAREP)
  • Self-Management and Dementia, Elaine C. Wiersma
  • Self-Management and Dementia, Lisa Loiselle
  • Self-Management in Dementia Community of Practice, Kathy Hickman
  • Academic Summary
• How I Live Well, Presenters (New), Bill Heibein, Alastair McKay, Ernie & Joyce White, Jim Mann and Susan Bithrey
  • How I Live Well, Alastair McKay
  • How I Live Well, Bill Heibein
  • How I Live Well, Ernie & Joyce White
  • How I Live Well, Jim Mann
  • How I Live Well, Susan Bithrey

 Resources:

• Brain Booster, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• Brain Health: A guide to maintaining mental fitness as you age
• Brain Fitness Plan & Healty Brain Resources, Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
• Healthy Brain, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• Recommended Reading (New) - focus on prevention, SHRTN Library Service
• Shared Experiences Brochure, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• Taking Charge of Your Brain Health, Alzheimer Society of Canada
  • Be Physically Active
  • Be Socially Active
  • Choose Wisely
  • Healthy Food Choices 
  • Protect Your Head
  • Reduce Stress  

International

• Brain Health, Alzheimer's Association
• Can Alzheimer's Disease Be Prevented?, National Institute of Aging
• Eating, Alzheimer Society (UK)
• Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide, National Institute of Aging
• Keeping Active and staying involved, Alzheimer Society (UK)
• Moving and walking about fact sheet, Alzheimer Society (UK)
• Physical Intimacy, Alzheimer Society (UK) 
• Staying healthy, Alzheimer Society (UK)
• The Healthy Brain Program, Australia
• Traveling and going on holiday, Alzheimer Society (UK) 

• A Thousand Tomorrows: Sexuality, Intimacy, and Alzheimer's Disease, Terra Nova Films
• Shared Experiences Audio, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• You Are One of Us, Lisa Gwyther