Drolet, Marie-Josée

Published purpose

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to: • Provide funding to develop and implement an intensive capacity-building program on the topic of Impact of climate change on the health of older persons The host of SPA 2026 will: • Develop the program and curriculum for an advanced training program for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on the topic Impact of climate change on the health of older persons • Include an Indigenous health component in the program • Recruit/lead a planning and coordination team for SPA 2026 • Coordinate and manage the logistics related to the successful implementation of the SPA 2026 program • Organize a 20th anniversary symposium (with guidance from the CIHR-Institute of Aging) that celebrates the impact of the SPA program.