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Did you know?
June 1, 2006: |
Five percent of seniors had a fall in 2003. (2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada) |
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| June 2, 2006: |
"The seeds of healthy aging are sown early." Kofi Annan |
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| June 3, 2006: |
More seniors than other age groups have become ill or have died as a result of new infectious diseases such as the West Nile Virus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). (Interim Report Card - Seniors in Canada 2003, National Advisory Council on Aging) |
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| June 4, 2006: |
"Being seventy is not a sin." Golda Meir |
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| June 5, 2006: |
In 2003, 8% of seniors suffered an injury that caused physical limitations. Women over age 75 are most at risk for an injury (10%). (2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada) |
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| June 6, 2006: |
"Living means growing older, nothing more." Simone de Beauvoir |
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| June 7, 2006: |
The highest suicide rate tends to be among men age 85 and over. (Statistics Canada, 2002) |
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| June 8, 2006: |
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or at eighty." Henry Ford |
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| June 9, 2006: |
Most seniors do not smoke. Only 9% of seniors are daily smokers, compared to about 20% for 20-64 year olds. (2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada) |
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| June 10, 2006: |
"How can we know everything without growing older?" Fernand Crommelynck |
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| June 11, 2006: |
Although most seniors enjoy good mental health, as many as 20% of them suffer mild to severe depression. (Expression Vol. 13, No. 3, National Advisory Council on Aging) |
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| June 12, 2006: |
"Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone." Jim Fiebig |
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| June 13, 2006: |
Seniors consume more fruits and vegetables than other Canadian adults. However, half of the seniors surveyed do not eat fruits and vegetables in sufficient quantity to maintain good health. (2003 Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada) |
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| June 14, 2006: |
"Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar." Samuel Griswold Goodrich |
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| June 15, 2006: |
Abused or neglected older adults have a 200% increased risk of early death. The stress of living in an abusive situation shortens older people's lives by several years on average. ("Abuse of Older Adults:
Signs and Effects," Federal / Provincial / Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors in Canada) |
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| June 16, 2006: |
"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." Chili Davis |
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| June 17, 2006: |
People aged 60 and over have the highest death rates of any age group during disasters. (Center for Disease Control-ARC, 1997) |
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| June 18, 2006: |
"After all, growing old is not so unpleasant, when you consider the alternative." Maurice Chevalier |
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| June 19, 2006: |
Seniors with chronic conditions are at risk for falls during a disaster. More than 80% of those who died from falls or complications from falls resulting from Hurricane Andrew (1992) were at least 60 years of age. (Lew and Wetli, 1996) |
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| June 20, 2006: |
"I intend to live forever, or die trying." Groucho Marx (1890-1977) |
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| June 21, 2006: |
A number of studies have shown that over the longer term, age may provide a protective role in the face of disasters -- many seniors have a resiliency based on a lifetime of experience and seem to recover well from their psychological effects. (Aging in Manitoba, 1999) |
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| June 22, 2006: |
"I love growing older. I would not want to go back for anything in the world. When we are older, we are less stupid." Muriel Robin |
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| June 23, 2006: |
Ageism and the discrimination it creates can increase the vulnerability of older adults. Assumptions about old age may result in symptoms of trauma being mistaken for age-related illness. (HelpAge International, 2003) |
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| June 24, 2006: |
"Count your age with friends, but not with years." Author Unknown |
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| June 25, 2006: |
Seniors feel more connected to their community than other Canadians. In 2005, 72% of seniors reported a strong sense of belonging to the community. (2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada) |
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| June 26, 2006: |
"Loving another means being willing to grow old with that person." Albert Camus |
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| June 27, 2006: |
In the 2000 federal election, 89% of seniors voted. This is well above the national voting rate of 61%. (2003, General Social Survey, Statistics Canada) |
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| June 28, 2006: |
"If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old." James A. Garfield |
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| June 29, 2006: |
In 2001, 57,000 grandparents were raising their grandchildren on their own, a 20% increase over the previous decade. (Statistics Canada, 2001 Census) |
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| June 30, 2006: |
"The older I get, the more I see that the things that do not fade away are dreams." Jean Cocteau |
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