Nancy

The following may be applicable to your request for information on
Seniors

Experience in Action: A National Forum for Healthy Aging was held
between February 9 and 11, 1997, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A kit was
developed to disseminate the results.The information in this kit was
developed from a cross-Canada process designed to gather lessons learned
from seniors' community projects funded by Health Canada over the last
25 years. The kit was developed by the Centre for Health Promotion,
University of Toronto with the participation and support of the New
Horizons: Partners in Aging program of Health Canada.

The Forum concluded with a synthesis of what delegates said about the
lessons learned through their participation in a variety of projects
across the country. Participants suggested actions that seniors can take
in the future to improve their well-being and to contribute to healthy
aging. A commitment was made by all of the delegates to share what they
had learned in their own communities and to make healthy aging a goal
for all of Canadian society.

The kit includes:

  The Proceedings of Experience in Action: A National Forum for Healthy
Aging, February 9-11, 1997.

  A short Video filmed during the Forum. It provides a synopsis of the
presentations, small group sessions and informal discussions which
shaped the nature and outcome of the events.

  Nine Fact Sheets drawn from all stages of the information gathering
process. The following topics are covered in these Fact Sheets:
   Core Values in Seniors' Programs
   Effective Community Development
   Partnerships
   Participation and Leadership by Seniors
   Volunteer Recruitment, Retention and Recognition
   Effective Project Management
   Sustainability
   Social and Community Change
   Sources and Resources


Those interested in obtaining copies of the kit can contact me for
further information

Rick Wilson