CARP Presents a Half Hour CARP Action TV Ageism Special
CARP Action on TV! Coming soon: Susan Eng, CARP’s VP of Advocacy will be joined by Zoomer Media VP David Cravit to host a half hour special on ageism. Just go to the CARP homepage to see the webcast. If you miss the webcast, past episodes of CARP Action TV are available online here just click "on demand" at the bottom of the screen followed by CARP.
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News You Can Use
How Well Do You Know Your Hospital?
Special Education Feature
Scheduled for a hospital stay and want to know what other patients had to say about their care? Read more.
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Auto Insurance Premiums - It’s All About The Risk
Special Education Feature
If you believe that all auto insurance is the same, ask yourself, how can auto insurance premiums fluctuate so drastically from driver to driver? Read more.
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Previous Issues of CARP Action Online
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CARP Continues to Tackle Ageism
Don’t get any older. It’s bad for you! You become the butt of jokes, you get blamed for runaway health care spending while being underserved by it, and the one thing you share with the young is being the last hired and first fired. The good news, however, is that you don’t have to take it. Read more
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Ageist Media Attacks on Older Canadians
not to be taken lying down
A sense of humor is important as we age but ageist advertising is no laughing matter. Just think of all the messages we receive and internalize every time we turn on the television or flip through a magazine. It is estimated that the average adult is exposed to 100 to 300 ads a day and many researchers argue that advertising might project a more devastating image of older adults than any other type of media. But why should we care? Because new research shows that ageism is actually detrimental to your health.Read more
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Little Faith That Government Will Reach Goal for Health Care Teams
Survey Analysis
Health care continues to be a priority for CARP ActionOnline readers who registered an eye-popping number of responses – over 5,700 at last count. That figure alone should be enough to get the attention of health care policy makers.Read more
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Interview with Zanana Akande
Is Ageism the last bastion of socially acceptable discrimination?
A groundbreaking and pioneering visible minority woman, Zanana Akande is the ideal person to comment on the subject of ageism and how it can be overcome. Ms. Akande was the first Black woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the first Black woman to serve as a cabinet minister in Canada. Read more
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New Hope with Gently Used Parts
New evidence shows that you may never be too old to be an organ donor. Even if your health is less than perfect, you could make a big difference in someone else’s life. With rising demand for transplants, hospitals have had to look further afield to fill the need. This means that older people also increase their chances of receiving a transplanted organ sooner, so that they can enjoy their lives earlier and longer. People over 55 are the biggest beneficiaries of the trend. Read more...
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What I Learned From My Grandparents...
Every grandparent or teacher knows that one of the most wonderful parts of getting older involves being able to impart the wisdom you have gathered over the years to a loved one. Here is what our summer law students had to say about what they learned from their grandparents. Read more
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Submit your Nominations for CARP's 25th Anniversary “Top 25 Canadians Award”
Submit your Nominations for CARP's 25th Anniversary "Top 25 Canadians Award"
"I can think of a dozen people who could be nominated" says General Richard Rohmer. Gail Hinchliffe says she too can think of several people deserving of the honour. And Dr. Colin Powell, who practices Geriatric Medicine at Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, says he meets people on a weekly basis who are worthy of the nomination. Read more.
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