1. McMaster Optimal Aging Portal Laura Harrington Managing Director Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative McMaster University

2. What Are the Needs of Aging Canadians? Stay active, healthy and engaged Age in home or community To do so, seniors need immediate access to credible information 2

3. McMaster University A Knowledge Hub for Optimal Aging 3 McMaster Gateway to Optimal Aging Stay active, engaged and informed and age in your home or community Geriatric Education and Research in Aging Sciences (GERAS) Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Gilbrea Centre for Studies on Aging Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative Health Canada Investment “Helping People Stay Healthy at Home” Aging, Community and Health Research Unit

4. 4 Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative McMaster Optimal Aging Portal Optimal Aging Knowledge Translation Enterprise Labarge Optimal Aging Opportunities Fund Stakeholder and Media Engagement Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative

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9. Navigator Under development: We are considering how we can facilitate the use of the 211 website directory of agencies and services for older adults Connection to enable citizens to identify where to seek services that are effective (or to prompt them to consider research evidence when they are looking for a service) 9

10. Connector Expert blogs Email newsletters Email alerts Online forums Social sharing tools Commenting tools Twitter integration Facebook integration 10

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12. Broader Engagement Dialogue and debate about issues that are important to seniors and caregivers led by the McMaster Health Forum Citizen panels Public talks Public debates Student-led initiatives (panels, talks, debates) 12

13. Opportunities for Partnership 13 We need to expand the mandate of the Portal We are looking for opportunities to partner to increase our reach and impact We welcome your suggestions on: How we can raise awareness about the Portal How we can ensure the diversity of the consumers that are involved in the relevance rating How we can focus our communications on vetting evidence How we can ensure we broaden our reach to various linguistic and ethnocultural groups

14. Contact Information Laura Harrington harrinl@mcmaster.ca 905-525-9140 ext. 28658 14