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Promoting Social Connections

Social connections are vital to older people to maintain good health. The Ministry of Health promotes social connections and works to overcome social isolation by working with other jurisdictions in Canada and the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors.
The Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors have undertaken research to better understand social isolation. The following documents have been developed:

• Review of Federal/Territorial/Provincial Services and Policies and Analysis of Impact on Social Isolation, Penny MacCourt, April 2007 (PDF 144 Kb)
• A Profile of Social Isolation in Canada, Janice Keefe, Melissa Andrew, Pamela Fancey, and Madelyn Hall, April 30, 2007. (PDF 224 Kb)
• 2004 Expert Consultation final (Winnipeg) workshop report (PDF 149 Kb)
• Social Isolation Literature Review:  Social Isolation Among Seniors An Emerging Issue, Ministry of Health, 2004 (PDF 277 Kb)

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