Seniors Quality of Life

the Vancouver Project

Summary of Activities

• Five Coordinating and one joint meeting with the Advisory Committee to date.
• We have a home meeting place at a Health Unit where all CC members have past professional links so the mood is set for our lively monthly meetings.
• Meetings are chaired on a rotating schedule to keep us all involved and active.
• 'Homework' is assigned to facilitate progress of the Project.
• Many of the CC members have been involved in previous projects looking at senior's issues. Several of those studies have been revisited to augment current information regarding methods and procedures for upcoming Focus Groups.
• It has been our concern that all seniors of the Greater Vancouver area be represented and we are determined that this be accomplished.
• To date we have tentatively planned our 7 Focus Groups to include: Indo-Canadian, Chinese, First Nations, Vietnamese, Frail Seniors, Eastside and Westside Groups.
• A schedule for the Focus Group meetings has been posted and the coordinating committee members will each volunteer to attend one or more to assist and observe. The project coordinator and a student from The Institute of Health Promotion Research at UBC will conduct each Focus Group
• Discussion and revision of the Ethical Approval form and Focus Group Questions were the topics of the last meeting.
• Further update in September.

Coordinating Committee

Mary Brown
Patricia Fulton
Mohinder Grewal
Mary Hill
Tom Kinloch
Simon Oosterhuis
Sabine Swierenga
Mish Vadasz
Lillian Baaske

Kelly Ip
Cyril Harrod
Eldon Jones
Jenny Shaw
Annica Carlsson-Hyman
Marjorie Welsh
Thelma Bramwell
Betty Cumby
Amy Eustergerling
Kalwant Grewal
Ivan Cumming
Rhonda Townsend
Brian Coldwells
Lam Dang
Marsha Bergen

Represented Organizations/Facilities/Societies 

S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
South Granville Seniors Network
Second Mile Society
West End Seniors Network Society
Jewish Community Centre
Brock House Society
Marpole Place for Seniors
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre
South Vancouver Neighbourhood House
411 Seniors Centre Society
Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Royal Canadian Legion
Vietnamese Senior Centre
Cross Reach Day Care

Municipal Representative

Anne Kloppenborg
1 additional representative to be named in September, 1999

Service Providers

Bonnie Lillies
Guninder Mumick
(2 additional members to be confirmed in September)

Project Coordinator/University Representative

for more information contact:  Patrick McGowan

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