Publications

The Department produces and publishes the following resources:

2012

• 2012 Positive Aging Directory
  A guide to the various programs and services that seniors in Nova Scotia may be entitled to or interested in.

2011

• 2011 Positive Aging Directory

2010

• Financial Planning & Protection Fact Sheets
• 2010 Age Friendly Communities MOU
• 2010 Programs for Positive Aging
• 2010 Directory of Seniors' Councils, Clubs, Centres and other Seniors' Organizations
  This directory provides contact information for all seniors councils, clubs, centres, and organizations in the province. Call the Department of Seniors at 1-800-670-0065 for more information.

2009

• 2009 Privacy Policy
• 2009 Programs for Seniors
• 2009 A Statistical Profile of Nova Scotia Seniors
  The statistical profile encompasses a range of topics from education and health to leisure and finances. Facts, graphs and statistics help paint a clear picture of the 65+ population. Populations projections provide insight into the future as our population ages. The report is aimed at those who work with seniors and is being distributed throughout the province.

2008

• 2008 Senior Abuse Awareness Videos [EN][FR]

2007

• 2007 Age-Friendly Cities Report
• 2007 Catalogued Collection and Periodicals List

2006

• 2006 A Health Literacy Manual for Older Adults
  A compilation of health literacy lesson plans is now available to be used by literacy tutors and health educators who work with older adult learners.

2005

• 2005 A Statistical Profile of Nova Scotia Seniors
• 2005 Elder Abuse Strategy
• 2005 Elder Abuse Strategy - Executive Summary [FR]
• 2005 Strategy for Positve Aging

2004

• 2004 Healthy Active Living for Seniors
• 2004 Discussion Paper for Positive Aging in Nova Scotia

2003

• 2003 A Statistical Profile of Nova Scotia Seniors
• 2003 Enhancing the Basic Learning Skills of Older Nova Scotians
  Provides background information and statistics about older adults, gives an overview of learning in later life, identifies the barriers to learning, and suggests strategies to overcome them. It also includes a list of the resources in the Enhancing the Basic Learning Skills of Older Nova Scotians. A Resource Kit, and many other resources available to support older adult learning.

2002

• 2002 No. 1: Focus on Automobile Insurance

2001

USING TECHNOLOGY? POSITIVELY!

1. Series Overview
2. Telecommunications: Phones and More
3. Looking After Your Money: Technology and Banking
4. Computers: Getting Online - Using the Internet
5. For the Good of Your Health: Technology and Health Care
6. How Are Everyday Technologies Kept Safe?
7. Older Adults Mean Business!

The Department has been a partner in the production of the following resources:

• 2008 Age-Friendly Rural and Remote Communities Initiative Guysborough Report
• 2007 Connecting Seniors to Active Living Project - Final Report
• 2007 Connecting Seniors to Active Living Project - Executive Summary
• 2004 Rights and Responsibilities of Common Law Partners
• 2003 Listing of Initiatives for Falls Prevention
• 2001 A Best Practices Guide for the Prevention of Falls
• 2001 An Inventory of Canadian Programs for the Prevention of Falls
• 1999 International Year of Older Persons

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