Older Adults Awareness Training Support

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• WELCOME
• Older Adults Awareness Training Support
• The OAATS project is funded by the Ministry of
  Ontario Health Promotion and Sport as Part of the
  Healthy Community Grant Fund.

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• Introductions Icebreaker

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AGENDA

• Older Adult Plan - Jayne
• The OAATS project -Brenda
• Outcomes at the end of the day expectations -
  Louise
• Break Exercises - Brenda
• Key messages overview - Louise
• Whats inside and how to use the toolkit Louise
• Lunch -/ Break / Networking
• Rotations with expert from Advisory/Steering
  committee
• Q As
• Evaluations draw prize

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• WHAT?
• SO WHAT?
• NOW WHAT?

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• Older Adult Plan
• Jayne Culbert
• Older Adult Coordinator

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Purpose of the Plan Purpose of the Older Adult
Plan

• A corporate guide for making strategic
  investments of time, effort and money to address
  implications of aging population on municipal
  programs and infrastructure
• over the next 10 years
• To set out
• Vision
• 10 Guiding Principles and 33 Goals
• 66 Action Plans

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Vision of the Older Adult Plan

• Our Vision
• As an Age-Friendly city, older adults in
  Mississauga will lead purposeful and active
  lives, will live in their community with dignity,
  integrity and independence and will experience a
  diverse range of lifestyle opportunities to
  pursue their personal interests

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Why Become Age Friendly

• Population growth forecasts for the next 20 years
  indicate that Mississauga will experience a
  demographic shift where the proportion of
  residents 55 years and older will increase
• from approximately 20 to 38
• This will translate into approximately 300,000
  residents 55 years and older by 2031

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2031
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Guiding Principles

1. Support Individual Needs and Interests of Older
   Adults
2. Celebrate Lifes Older Years
3. Traveling Within Mississauga is Possible for All
4. Complete Neighbourhoods Benefit Older Adults
5. Active Living and Lifelong Learning Enhance Older
   Adults Quality of Life

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Guiding Principles

• Older Adults are In the Know
• Public Spaces, Places and Programs are
  Age-Friendly
• Age Will Not Be the Sole Determinant in
  Establishing Fees for Older Adult Services
• Older Adult Volunteers Contribute Immensely to
  the Community
• Partnerships Strengthen Community

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OAATS ATS

• Action F13
• Provide training sessions to all new and existing
  volunteers and City staff, on the challenges,
  issues, and benefits of working with older adults.

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OAATS

• Action D7
• Develop a program series on preventing and/or
  living with ailments such as heart attacks,
  strokes etc. Programs will be designed to provide
  tools to improve physical and mental health and
  to receive peer support.

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5 5 5 Models of Recreation of Recreation

• 5 models
• Registered programs
• Mississauga Seniors Centre
• Square One Older Adult Centre
• 35 Senior Clubs in City facilities
• many in non-city locations

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Older Adult Webpage
www.mississauga.ca/olderadults
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Immediate Impact on Residents

• Expanded health and wellness programming
• Increased awareness and access to information
• Better trained staff
• Age friendly urban form - Older Adult Nodes
• Promoting cultural inclusion

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Contact Contact information nformation

• Jayne Culbert
• Older Adult Coordinator
• 905-615-3200 ext 3718
• jayne.culbert_at_mississauga.ca

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• Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of OAATS
• Brenda Callaghan

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Why do we need OAATS

• Demographics
• Need for education/awareness
• Versatility of information
• Working towards working together
• One small piece in a very large puzzle.

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What exactly is OAATS
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Who is the OAATS Directional Team
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How the education will take place

• Attend the OAATS training
• Become the Health Promotion Champion in your
  organization
• Choose the appropriate risk factors and areas of
  focus
• Train/Educate at least 10 leaders in your
  organization
• 10 Leaders education one person

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Where did the come from

• Get Active Mississauga
• City of Mississauga
• Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport

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Sustainability of OAATS

• The Mississauga Older Adult Plan
• Responsibility of the Older Adult Community
  Development Coordinator

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• Exercise
• Break

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• How much do we know?
• Aging pop quiz

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• Key Messages

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HEALTHY EATING INJURY PREVENTION PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY MENTAL HEALTH
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• HEALTHY EATING
• Eat regular, healthy meals
• Take calcium and Vitamin D
• Drink plenty of water
• Practice food security
• Watch for sudden weight fluctuations
• Understand the social component of eating
• Balance food intake and activity
• Modify diet for chronic diseases

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• MATCH GAME
• Key message finds Why it is important?

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• INJURY PREVENTION
• Be active for at least 30 minutes every day
• Wear supportive footwear
• Have regular medical check-ups including
  vision
• Remove clutter
• Use secure handrails
• Use Walking Aids correctly
• Eat healthy meals and drink plenty of water
• Use medication safely

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• Scenario
• You see someone arriving at your facility and
  they are dragging their walker up the stairs when
  there is a ramp at the side.
• How might you handle the situation?

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• Lunch
• Networking
• Walk

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• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• Messages for the Older Adult
• It is never too late to start being active.
• Be active for at least 30 minutes every day.
• Being active supports disease prevention, and
  disease management.
• Being active helps to maintain independence.
• Activity has to become part of the daily
  routine.

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• To the Instructors/Activity Leaders
• Assess participants needs and ability.
• Safety and risk management.
• Keep things fun, functional, creative and
  provide variety.

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• MENTAL HEALTH
• Be able to identify early signs of depression
  and/or dementia.
• Be sensitive to older persons multiple losses.
• Understanding and defining the illness itself.
• Recognize opportunities to transition
  alternative and more appropriate programming.

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• Know when to seek help from other professionals
  and referrals.
• Understand there is always a reason for a shift
  in behaviour.
• Understand stigma attached to some illnesses.
• Take older person seriously.

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TRY IT

• YOU HAVE 2 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THESE 4 TASKS.
  YOU WILL BE MONITORED AND EVALUATED. LISTEN
  CAREFULLY, I WILL NOT REPEAT THESE INSTRUCTIONS
• Pour a cup of water with your non-dominant hand
• Put on and take off your new t-shirt with one
  hand
• Write a note with your non- dominate hand and
  describe how you are feeling to your partner
• Look up the 6th phone number, memorize it and
  rewrite it without looking

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• STATION ROTATION

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• QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
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• From what you heard today, what key messages
  resonate with you the most? Which messages are
  most relevant to your work?
• How might you implement some of these messages
  into the work that you are doing?
• How will you do the training for your peers,
  staff or volunteers within your organization?

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• Report back from groups
• Top 3 to 5 highlights of the discussion
• Additional comments/questions

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• Reflections....

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• Next steps on becoming a Health Promotion
  Champion
• Your role train 25 peers, volunteers, staff
  other organizations
• Consultation with Jayne Culbert, Coordinator
  Older Adult Plan
• How to do a workshop with presentation slides
• Certificates

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• Wrap Up
• Evaluation

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• Contact information of Project Team
• Jayne Culbert Jayne.Culbert_at_mississauga.ca
• 905.615.3200 ext. 3718
• Brenda Callaghan Brenda.Callaghan_at_mississauga.ca
  
• Louise Daw ldaw_at_sympatico.ca 519.646.2121

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• THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, COMMITMENT AND ENERGY!

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