00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.834500 CaOODSP 20221107150441 cr ||||||||||| 170329s1999 oncd|||#o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- H88-3/35-1999E-PDF Enhancing safety and security for Canadian seniors [electronic resource] : setting the stage for action / prepared by the F/P/T Committee of Officials (Seniors) ; lead jurisdiction, British Columbia Office for Seniors. Enhancing safety and security for Canadian seniors : a federal/provincial/territorial reference document [Victoria, B.C.] : Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors : [Health Canada, Division of Aging and Seniors], 1999. 32 p. : graphs "September 1999". "Approved by the Ministers Responsible for Seniors". Issued also in French under title: Améliorer la sécurité des aînés du Canada : l'établissement d'un cadre d'action. Includes bibliographical references: p. 31-32. "This report focuses on the issue of safety and security for older Canadians. It addresses three specific components of safety and security: injuries (primarily in relation to falls), elder abuse and crime. Chapter 1 provides an introduction and background to the document and describes the intended audience. It also discusses the significance of this important issue. Chapter 2 provides an overview of issues affecting vulnerability in later life. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 provide data concerning the incidence, consequences and issues for action in relation to injury in later life, abuse of older persons, and crimes against older persons, respectively. Chapter 6 consists of a checklist which jurisdictions can use to examine their progress in terms of enhancing safety and security in the three areas of injury, elder abuse, and crime"--Introd., p. 1. gccst Seniors gccst Safety gccst Security British Columbia. Office for Seniors. Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors (Canada). Federal/Provincial/Territorial Committee of Officials (Seniors) Canada. Division of Aging and Seniors. Améliorer la sécurité des aînés du Canada (CaOODSP)9.834506 PDF 334 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/sc-hc/H88-3-35-1999-eng.pdf