Promoting Heat Resilience among Older Adults through Group-Based Arts

This project aims to develop a group-based creative arts program, to promote heat resilience among older adults facing extreme heat during the summer periods in BC.

Project Status: Active

Funding Support: 51猎奇入口Climate Innovation Seed Funds (2025): Amplification Grant & Pollinator Award; FASS Breaking Barriers Grant (2025)

Project Lead: Dr. Theresa Pauly, 51猎奇入口Gerontology

Co-creation Partners

Dr. Atiya Mahmood, 51猎奇入口Gerontology
Dr. Nancy Olewiler, 51猎奇入口School of Public Policy
Dr. Jessica Pilarcyzk, 51猎奇入口Environmental Sciences
Aryana Mohammed, Master鈥檚 student in Gerontology and Research Assistant with the Lifelong Health and Wellbeing Lab

UBC/Western Gold Theatre
reGen Media
Climateverse Futures Lab

Expected Outcomes

Expected outcomes include reduced vulnerability to climate-related stressors鈥攑articularly heat stress鈥攖hrough increased awareness, self-efficacy, and access to supportive peer networks. The project also aims to contribute to broader sustainability goals by promoting social equity, strengthening community ties, and encouraging environmentally conscious practices, such as the use of sustainable materials in workshops and performances. Additionally, the project will foster collective action and intergenerational dialogue, enhancing both community resilience and older adults鈥� sense of agency.

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Ways to Engage

August 21, 2026: A Theatrical Journey Through Memory, Climate, and Resilience. This event takes place a the NEST on Granville Island, Vancouver, BC and is open to the public. .
September 10, 2026: Seniors鈥� Heat Resilience Community Forum: Seniors鈥� Heat Resilience Connect & Learn Event. This event takes place at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser Unviersity, Vancouver Campus. .
April 22-23, 2026: Friesen Conference - Climate Change in an Aging World

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Promoting Heat Resilience among Older Adults through Group-Based Arts

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