Volume 2, Issue 4

Celebrating Administration for Community Living's 10th Anniversary!

Save the Date: Please mark your calendars to join the tenth anniversary celebration of the Administration for Community Living on Tuesday, April 26, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT.

No registration required! Join the livestream at HHS.gov/live. ASL and live captioning will be provided.

What's New in Nutrition & Aging

LifeCare Alliance Medical Nutrition Therapy Program Wins Award

Congratulations to the Columbus (Ohio) CEO's 2022 Healthcare Achievement Pathway to Population Health-Organization Award winner: LifeCare Alliance Medical Nutrition Therapy Program. LifeCare Alliance is a 2019 INNU grant recipient and does much to better the communities in which the organization works.

5th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium

Register for the 5th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium. Mental health is critical to well-being at every age. Join a free virtual event on May 16 that will empower professionals with the latest tools to improve the lives of older adults in their communities. The all-day symposium is sponsored by the National Council on Aging, U.S. Administration for Community Living, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Health Resources and Services Administration, and E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging. Register today!

Nutrition and Aging News From the Network

Nutrition Security

The USDA is moving beyond the aim for food security and now is striving for nutrition security. This six-page report is a deep-dive into what nutrition security means and how it may be accomplished.

Food Insecurity in Older Adults

This brief article addresses nutrition-related challenges faced by many older adults as well as gives suggestions to ensure older adults are getting the nutrients that are needed.

Nutrition in Charitable Food Systems

This study explores the challenges and opportunities regarding nutrition standards in the charitable food system. Although consistency is lacking on how nutritional foods are defined, the panel involved in the study collaborated to create evidence-based nutrition standards. Recommendations are provided to aid in categorizing foods with a red (choose rarely), yellow (choose sometimes), and green (choose often) color system based on each food's saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar content.

Grant Writing

Make Your Grant Application Stand Out

How does an organization ensure that its grant application stands out among other applications? This article from the National Center on Aging gives some great tips and tricks to help ensure a grant application is competitive.

Volunteerism is a hot topic! Meals on Wheels America is presenting the 2022 National Volunteer Week Symposium on April 21. The event is FREE for all Meals on Wheels America Members. Presenters will cover some of the most-requested topics to help participants with volunteer recruitment, re-engagement, recognition, and retention.

Join the virtual Diversify Dietetics Summit 2022 on May 12 and 13. This event was created by nutrition professionals of color to address ways to support communities of color. Don't miss this opportunity.

This research brief from the Food Research and Action Center examines the importance of SNAP benefits and the positive impact of increased benefits during the pandemic for older adults.

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The Nutrition and Aging Resource Center is a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living (ACL) grant number 90PPNU0002-. This newsletter is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Administration for Community Living.