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SUMMARY:Laurier Talks
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DESCRIPTION:For Adults & Older Adults.\nhttps://wpl.libnet.info/event/1174
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In this talk\, Dr. Barlow will discuss her
  work partnering with the <a href="https://www.oacao.org/programs/links2we
 llbeing/">Older Adult Centres&rsquo\; Association of Ontario's (OACAO) Lin
 ks2Wellbeing</a>: Social Prescribing for Older Adults project. Social Pres
 cribing is a holistic approach to healthcare that brings together the soci
 al and medical models of health and wellness. It provides a formal pathway
  for health providers to address the diverse determinants of health\, usin
 g the familiar and trusted process of writing a prescription. While in it'
 s early stages in collaboration with student researchers\, the partnership
  aims to answer the following research questions:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are 
 the benefits (if any) of social prescribing programs in the Ontario health
 care system? We will examine the benefits of social prescribing programs i
 n Ontario for psychological well-being\, physical health\, and healthcare 
 utilization.</li>\n<li>Who participates and benefits from social prescribi
 ng programs? We will explore the engagement with\, and benefits of\, socia
 l prescribing programs across social groups (e.g.\, groups based on ethnic
 ity\, gender\, sexuality\, social economic standing).</li>\n<li>What barri
 ers are preventing people from engaging in social prescribing programs? Id
 entify and describe the perceptions of the barriers to participating in so
 cial prescribing programming for both existing and potential patients acro
 ss social groups\, as well as healthcare practitioners and community cente
 rs.</li>\n<li>What are we going to do about it? We will mobilize the knowl
 edge gained into practice and policy.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Presented in partner
 ship with Wilfrid Laurier University.</p>\n<p><strong>About Dr. Meaghan Ba
 rlow:</strong></p>\n<p>Dr. Meaghan Barlow is an Assistant Professor in the
  Department of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. She received her 
 B.Sc. in Psychology from Bishop&rsquo\;s University\, and her M.A. and Ph.
 D. in Psychology at Concordia University\, and completed a postdoctoral fe
 llowship at the University of California\, Berkeley. Her research interest
 s are broad\, spanning lifespan\, social\, personality\, and health psycho
 logy. More specifically\, she researches: 1)&nbsp\;self-regulatory factors
  that protect older adults&rsquo\; well-being and health well into advance
 d old age\, 2)&nbsp\;the age-related structures\, functions\, and conseque
 nces of emotional experiences\, and 3) the experiences\, beliefs\, and def
 initions of well-being across the adult lifespan. Visit <a href="https://l
 auriersealab.com/people">www.meaghanbarlow.com</a>&nbsp\;for more details.
 </p>\n<p>Programmer:&nbsp\; Charlie</p>\nhttps://wpl.libnet.info/event/117
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