Media Mentions
The DemSCAPE team is committed to community engagement and raising awareness of Dementia-Friendly and Inclusive Communities. Click on the links to read more about our research.
- Mondiwa, H. (2023, December 8). Seniors in the City: age-friendly solutions for our communities. On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-46-on-the-coast/clip/16028885-seniors-city-age-friendly-solutions-communities - BC Centre for Palliative Care. (2023, December 7). Developing Dementia-Inclusive Spaces for Community Access, Participation, and Engagement (DemSCAPE). BC Center for Palliative Care YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWN56lPjz3E - Mondiwa, H. (2023, December 4). Seniors in the City: isolation, food security, housing. On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-46-on-the-coast/clip/16027679-seniors-city-isolation-food-security-housing - Manchester, J. (2023, November 21). Dementia workshops help Vernon plan for aging demographics. Castanet.net
https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/458512/Dementia-workshops-help-Vernon-plan-for-aging-demographics - Verster, L. (2023, November 21). Community dementia training begins Thursday. Vernon Matters.
https://vernonmatters.ca/2023/11/21/community-dementia-training-begins-thursday/ - Smith, J. (2023, November 21). Vernon plans for aging population with dementia workshops. Vernon Morning Star.
https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/community/vernon-plans-for-aging-population-with-dementia-workshops-7113292 - iHeartRADIO staff (2023, November 21). City offers dementia training workshop for the community. iHeartRADIO.
https://www.iheartradio.ca/am-1150/news/city-offers-dementia-training-workshop-for-the-community-1.20684108 - Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia. (2023, October 31). The Role of Neighbhourhood Built Environment on Outdoor Mobility of People Living with Dementia. CRPiD UBC YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aflcXtTB92g - Public Health Agency of Canada. (2023, October 23). A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Achieve – 2023 Annual Report.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/dementia-strategy-annual-report-parliament-2023.html - Randa-Beaulieu, C., Chaudhury, H., & Avery, E. (2023, October 17). Designing Dementia-inclusive neighbourhoods. SFU CERi Blog.
https://www.sfu.ca/ceri/blog/2023/Designing-dementia-inclusive-neighbourhoods.html - Healthy Aging CORE (n.d.). [Video] Dementia-inclusive Streets and Community Access, Participation and Engagement. Resources.
https://healthyagingcore.ca/resources/video-dementia-inclusive-streets-and-community-access-participation-and-engagement - Avery, E. (2023, May 25). How to design a dementia-friendly community. Happy Cities.
https://happycities.com/blog/how-to-design-a-dementia-friendly-community - Levin, S. (2022, December 23) Research in community living. Jewish Independent.
https://www.jewishindependent.ca/research-in-community-living/ - Public Health Agency of Canada. (2022, December 12). A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Achieve – 2022 Annual Report.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/dementia-strategy.html - ProgramsForElderly.com (n.d.) DemSCAPE Project.
http://www.programsforelderly.com/dementia-demscape-inclusive-streets-community-access-participation-engagment-friendly-neighborhoods.php - Wu, J. (2022, June 17). Making the city kinder to folks with dementia. The Tyee.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/06/17/Making-City-Kinder-Folks-Dementia/ - Lawes, D. (2022). Focus on Mental Health Research. Canada’s Innovation Leaders.
https://researchinfosource.com/cil/2022/editorials/focus-on-mental-health-research - Black Press Media Staff (2022, February 26). UNBC researchers to contribute to study with research in Prince George. The Williams Lake Tribune.
https://www.wltribune.com/news/unbc-researchers-to-contribute-to-study-with-research-in-prince-george-5540616 - REMI Network staff. (2022, February 18). Researchers working to create more dementia-inclusive communities. Real Estate Management Industry News.
https://www.reminetwork.com/articles/dementia-inclusive-communities/ - PHAC: Dementia-Friendly Environment Project. (2022, February 9). UBC IDEA Lab projects.
https://idea.nursing.ubc.ca/2022/02/09/phac-dementia-friendly-environment-project/ - Lamb-Yorski, M. (2022, February 6). EDITORIAL: Study on dementia-friendly neighbourhoods welcomed news. The Williams Lake Tribune.
https://www.wltribune.com/editorials-opinion/editorial-study-on-dementia-friendly-neigbhourhoods-welcomed-news-5540103 - Rantanen, M. (2022, February 3). Dementia study involves Richmondites to break down barriers, stigma. Richmond News.
https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/dementia-study-involves-richmondites-to-break-down-barriers-stigma-5026763 - Branco, D. (2022, February 2). Developing dementia -friendly neighbourhoods [Television Interview]. CKPGToday.ca.
https://ckpgtoday.ca/2022/02/02/developing-dementia-friendly-neighbourhoods/ - Citizen Staff. (2022, February 2). UNBC study working with Prince George patients to create dementia-friendly neighbourhoods. Prince George Citizen.
https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/unbc-study-working-with-prince-george-patients-to-create-dementia-friendly-neighbourhoods-5016601 - Masin, C. (2022, February 1). UNBC creating partnership to help make more dementia friendly neighborhoods. CNFR Network. https://www.cfnrfm.ca/2022/02/01/unbc-creating-partnership-to-help-make-more-dementia-friendly-neighborhoods/
- Admin. (2022, February 1). Creating dementia-friendly neighbourhoods. Prince George Daily News.
https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2022/02/01/36712/ - Penton, S. (Host). (2022, February 1). A study is looking at ways to support safer neighbourhoods for people living with dementia [Radio Segment]. In Radio West with Sarah Penton, CBC West Radio.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-96-radio-west - Creating dementia-friendly neighbourhoods. (2022, January 31). UNBC Stories.
https://www2.unbc.ca/newsroom/unbc-stories/creating-dementia-friendly-neighbourhoods - Admin. (2022, January 31). Creating more dementia-friendly communities at heart of new B.C. research. SFU News.
https://www.sfu.ca/content/sfu/sfunews/stories/2022/01/creating-more-dementia-friendly-communities-at-heart-of-new-bc-research.html - Public Health Agency of Canada. (2022, January 31). Government of Canada Invests in Projects that Raise Awareness of Dementia and Promote Dementia-inclusive Communities.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2022/01/government-of-canada-invests-in-projects-that-raise-awareness-of-dementia-and-promote-dementia-inclusive-communities0.html