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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...

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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.

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​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:

  • How to talk about loneliness and social isolation

  • How to recognize the signs and risk factors

  • 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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Click on our reflection questions below to find out more about the common signs and risk factors of social isolation and loneliness in older adulthood.

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Meet TIMA from Manitoba and learn about the health impacts of social disconnection and the signs and risk factors of social isolation and loneliness. 

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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.

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This website is designed to provide information and resources. It is not intended to replace professional advice on physical or mental health from a licensed health care provider. Please consult a professional for health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. In Manitoba, Canada, you can also call Manitoba Health Links at 1-888-315-9257 for medical advice and resources. Health Links is a nurse call centre that provides free telephone health information 24 hours a day. In case of emergency, call 911 or your local emergency services. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text Canada’s Suicide Crisis Helpline at 988 for free, confidential support available 24/7.

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