
The Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention is delighted to co-sponsor with Interior Savings Credit Union and Interior Health to bring the Annual Okanagan Embrace Aging month in March each year.
Embrace Aging is a month long series of events to celebrate and raise awareness about positive aging in the Okanagan valley. The sessions are for everyone – young and old alike, and focus on a variety of topics related to healthy aging and ways to enhance quality of life among seniors.
Upcoming March 2023 Events
Keep checking back for more events……
Community Powered Care – Bringing communities together through smart technology for better Aging in Place
via Zoom webinar
Want to help your community? Volunteer in Health Research Studies through REACH BC
via Zoom webinar
Embrace Reflexology
Rotary Centre for the Arts - Sun FM Studio
421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna
MyHealthPortal – Electronic Medical Records and you
Okanagan Regional Library - Lake Country
# 2 - 10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road, (inside Municipal Hall) Lake Country
Living your best atrial fibrillation life: The importance of self-care
Laurel Packing House
1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna
MyHealthPortal – Electronic Medical Records and you
Chartwell Chatsworth Retirement Residence
1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Stigma, Dementia, and COVID-19: Insights from social media and lived experience
via Zoom webinar
Chair Yoga with Paula
Chartwell Chatsworth Retirement Residence
1831 Parkview Crescent, Kelowna
Adapting Nav-CARE to support caregivers of people living with dementia: A pilot study
via Zoom webinar
Embrace aging through dance
Rotary Centre for the Arts - Sun FM Studio
421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna
Discover birdwatching
Mission Creek Regional Park
2363 Springfield Road, Kelowna V1X 7N7
The Okanagan Regional Library: Seven Splendid Services for Older Adults
via Zoom webinar
Adapting to a new knee: What matters to patients undergoing total knee replacement?
via Zoom webinar
Empowering rural older adults: promoting equitable digital engagement that sticks
via Zoom webinar
MyHealthPortal – Electronic Medical Records and you
Okanagan Regional Library - Lake Country
# 2 - 10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road, (inside Municipal Hall) Lake Country
Sponsor Embrace Aging
Your involvement as an Embrace Aging Community Sponsor is an opportunity for your organization to receive increased exposure and to join other groups in our community to support healthy aging. Community Sponsors are an important source of funding for promoting this event and will help ensure its success.
You can be an Embrace Aging Community Sponsor through a monetary donation of $500.
Embrace Aging Community Sponsors will be:
- listed as a Community Sponsor on this website below,
- listed as a Community Sponsor on Embrace Aging promotional materials distributed by Interior Savings Credit Union through its online newsletter and website,
- included in the Embrace Aging online event/registration information, along with your organization logo, to promote the event(s) that you are hosting,
- receive special recognition as an Embrace Aging Community Sponsor at the opening of the event(s) that you are hosting.
Partner with Embrace Aging
Our goal is to inspire everyone to embrace positive aging and we look forward to the continuing growth of this event in the Okanagan with your help. You or your group can plan an event; help promote Embrace Aging month; or share your expertise with the Okanagan community members.
Three Ways to Partner with Embrace Aging…hover over image
Special Event Partner
Promotional Partner
Share Your Expertise
Support as an Embrace Aging Partner includes:
- Help with venue, planning and promotion
- Moderator / facilitator at your event
- Evaluation / feedback and event metrics
To become an Embrace Aging 2023 Community Sponsor or Partner –
please contact us: HealthyLiving.Research @ ubc.ca
