Promoting Older Adults’ Engagement in Disaster Settings: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Haorui Wu; Christine A. Walsh; Julie L. Drolet; Kyle Breen

doi:10.1007/s13753-024-00559-5

Volume 15 Issue 2

Apr. 2024

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Haorui Wu, Christine A. Walsh, Julie L. Drolet, Kyle Breen. Promoting Older Adults’ Engagement in Disaster Settings: An Introduction to the Special Issue[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2024, 15(2): 181-185. doi: 10.1007/s13753-024-00559-5

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Haorui Wu, Christine A. Walsh, Julie L. Drolet, Kyle Breen. Promoting Older Adults’ Engagement in Disaster Settings: An Introduction to the Special Issue[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2024, 15(2): 181-185. doi: 10.1007/s13753-024-00559-5

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Promoting Older Adults’ Engagement in Disaster Settings: An Introduction to the Special Issue

doi: 10.1007/s13753-024-00559-5

1. Faculty of Health, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada;
2. Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada;
3. Faculty of Social Work, Central & Northern Alberta Region, University of Calgary, Edmonton, AB, T5J 4P6, Canada

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This special collection of research was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Connection Grants (Award # 611-2022-0173), and, in part, thanks to funding from SSHRC Insight Development Grants (Award # 430-2021-00352), SSHRC Insight Grants (Award # 435-2023-1155), SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants (Award # 872-2022-1045), the Canada Research Chairs Program (Award # CRC-2020-00128), the 2022 SSHRC Exchange Grants via Dalhousie University, and the 2022 Dalhousie University Vice-Present Research & Innovation International Seed Fund.

Accepted Date: 2024-04-29

Available Online: 2024-10-26

Publish Date: 2024-05-13

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