Volume 3, Issue 8

News From the Nutrition and Aging

Resource Center

2023 Summer Webinar Series: EVALUATION

Using Data Effectively in Federal Grant Applications

Jane Goeken will share her 35+ years of cumulated knowledge on creating successful evaluation plans for grant applications on Friday, August 11, at 12p CT. Useful information about grant applications, including data sources, collection and reporting, will be discussed while going through a real example.

Ms. Goeken will provide tips and practical examples on connecting your organization’s activities, goals and values to the purpose of the grant. Lastly, to ensure attendees are able to utilize the webinar’s content in their own grant writing experiences, the presentation will provide a template for creating a strong grant application.

Learning Objectives:

Identify at least one type of primary data that could be used in an evaluation plan for a grant project.
Identify at least one source of secondary data that could be used in an evaluation plan for a grant project.
Collect secondary data related to senior nutrition programs for your specific community.

Learn More - Meet the Speaker!

HAPPENING TODAY!

Strengthen Your Staffing:

A Panel Discussion on Recruiting and Retaining Staff and Volunteers

Staffing is currently one of the biggest challenges for aging nutrition programs, and aging nutrition programs are not alone in this struggle. Join the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 from 2:30-3:30pm CT for Strengthen Your Staffing: A panel discussion on recruiting and retaining staff and volunteers. The panel features professionals who have tips and ideas for recruiting and retaining quality staff. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, and engage in the conversation.

August Connections Chat!

Are you with an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) or local service provider, providing meals and other nutrition services for older adults? Then this opportunity is for you!

Join the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center for our next Connections Chat call to meet and interact with peers from across the nation. This is your chance to discuss topics that interest you, ask questions, and learn from others who are right where you are, serving older adults in their community. The time is used for small group discussions where call participants will be in Zoom breakout rooms and free to discuss whatever would be most beneficial to those in the group. Our next call will be held on Thursday, August 31 from 3:00-4:00pm CT.

Please register, no later than August 25th.

We are Malnutrition Awareness Week Ambassadors!

Malnutrition Awareness Week^TM

Date: September 18-22, 2023

Website: https://www.nutritioncare.org/maw

Contact Information: (301) 587-6315, aspen@nutritioncare.org

The Nutrition and Aging Resource Center has partnered with ASPEN, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, for ASPEN Malnutrition Awareness Week^TM (MAW) on September 18-22, 2023.

As an ambassador, we have complimentary access to ASPEN’s MAW webinars and resources.

Continuing education credit is available for most of the webinars. The webinars have limited capacity, so register now to reserve your spot. Enter code MAW-IowaAging to receive a 100% discount.

Help to increase awareness of nutrition’s role on patient recovery online by using the hashtag #ASPENMAW23.

For more information and to register, visit https://www.nutritioncare.org/maw.

*ASPEN is accredited to provide medical, pharmacy, nursing, and dietetic credits.

Network Spotlight

Meet Jennifer Collins, NDTR

Meet Jennifer Collins, NDTR Director of Nutrition Services. Learn more about Jennifer's work to increase engagement with consumers with a booklet of interactive materials. Check it out.

Examples of "Connections":

Nutrition and Aging News From the Network

Nourishing Older Adults: Insights from State Units on Aging (SUAs) on Combating Malnutrition through Older Americans Act (OAA) State Plans

Join us August 24 at 2pm ET for an enlightening webinar and discover how State Units on Aging (SUAs) are taking proactive steps to combat malnutrition by including malnutrition screening and actions in their State Plans on Aging (SPA). SUA representatives Elizabeth Fridley from Iowa and Maureen Brown from New Hampshire will share their success stories and valuable lessons learned from our learning collaborative, while technical experts Shirley Chao and Carmen Clutter shed light on the broader impact and benefit of addressing malnutrition.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn how to expand malnutrition risk assessment. The entire Aging Network is welcome to attend. Register today! #HealthyAging #NutritionMatters #Webinar

REGISTRATION LINK

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

The next meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) will be held September 12-13, 2023. This is the third meeting of the DGAC and will include time for oral public comments. Registration for oral comments is required and opens on August 10 at 10am ET. Find more information and register at dietaryguidelines.gov.

MyPlate for Older Adults

Find tips for older adults, age 60 and better from USDA’s MyPlate. As we age, our nutrition needs change. Resources here provide tips and tools for healthy aging.

This project was supported in part by grant number 90PPNU0002 from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.