Legacy: The Life Stage Approach and Seniors' Funding in Atlantic Canada

Michelle Hébert Boyd

Prepared for
Public Health Agency of Canada
Atlantic Regional Office

August 2005

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Également disponible en français sous le titre :

Un héritage : L'approche axée sur les étapes de la vie et le financement consacré aux aînés du Canada atlantique

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Legacy: The Life Stage Approach and Seniors' Funding in Atlantic Canada. 2005.
Produced by Michelle Hébert Boyd for the Public Health Agency of Canada , Atlantic Regional Office.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SECTION ONE. INTRODUCTION
1.1		Background
1.2		Methodology
SECTION TWO. THE PAST: NEW HORIZONS, 1972-1997
2.1		New Horizons
2.2		New Horizons: Partners in Aging
SECTION THREE. A CHANGING POLITICAL AND SOCIAL REALITY: THE CONTEXT FOR CHANGE
3.1		Shifting Demographics: The Rising Tide of the Boomer Generation
3.2		Political Change: A New Approach to the Work
SECTION FOUR. THE PRESENT: THE POPULATION HEALTH FUND AND THE LIFE STAGE APPROACH, 1997-2005
4.1		Facilitating the Transition
4.2		Working with a Life Stage Approach
4.3		Organizational Capacity Following the Cancellation of New Horizons
4.4		Navigating the New Funding Criteria
4.5		The Creation of the Atlantic Seniors Health Promotion Network (ASHPN)
4.6		The Focus on Policy
4.7		Later Life Networks and Partnerships
4.8		An Emphasis on Evaluation and Evidence-based Work
4.9		The Impact of the Life Stage Approach on Seniors' Work
SECTION FIVE. BEYOND PROJECTS: HOW THE LIFE STAGE APPROACH HELPED TO SHAPE THE SENIORS' AGENDA IN ATLANTIC CANADA
5.1		The Strong Face of Age
5.2		Shifting Sands
5.3		The Falls Prevention Initiative
SECTION SIX. KEY LESSONS: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT MANAGING CHANGE IN THE FUTURE
6.1		Key Lessons
6.2		Other Comments from Seniors' Organizations
SECTION SEVEN. CONCLUSION: THE LEGACY
APPENDIX A. LIST OF STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPANTS
APPENDIX B. LIST OF LATER LIFE PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE POPULATION HEALTH FUND, 1997-2004
ENDNOTES
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