Volume 2, Issue 12

Research-Focused INNU Grantee Completing Life-Saving Work

The December Network Spotlight highlights the amazing research occurring at Georgia State University to enhance social connectedness and decreased risk of suicide in older adults. Dr. Laura Shannonhouse shares how this project is actually saving lives.

Innovations and Lessons Learned from COVID-19

If anything good came from the COVID-19 pandemic, they were the lessons we learned through being stretched and challenged at every turn. This resource will show how COVID-19 shaped the way nutrition services are offered through the aging nutrition network and how to leverage the lessons in the future.

Nutrition Services Incentive Program FAQ

This resource helps to answer frequently asked questions about the Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) and how it relates to domestically produced foods. Complete with answers, links to helpful resources, and pro tips, this resource guides through the process of ensuring NSIP funding is used effectively.

• Nutrition Services Incentive Program FAQ

INNU Grant Opportunities for Cooperative Agreements

ACL has released two Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services (INNU) funding opportunities for cooperative agreements to establish or replicate innovative approaches to enhance the quality, effectiveness, and outcomes of nutrition programs and services within the aging services network.

The application deadline is January 25, 2023.

For additional information, select the link (highlighted in yellow below) on the website: https://acl.gov/senior-nutrition

ACL New Resources

• Power Up Your Congregate Meal Program Webinar Takeaways
• Power Up Your Congregate Meal Program: Tips to Keep Those We Serve at the Table
• Service Equity in Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs
• Understanding Nutrition Requirements During COVID-19

Rising Number of Americans are Caregivers

Over half of Americans age 50 and better are caregivers to older adults. Many caregivers themselves are older adults, age 60 and better. Access to resources specific and relevant to caregivers is available through the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center in the links below:

Benefits

• Caring for Your Nutrition
• Caregiver Nutrition Education Toolkit
• AgeWell Planner
• The Caregiver Corner
• Find Programs and Benefits
• Find a Nutrition Expert

Reports

• Resources Designed for Caregivers

Quick Guides

• Caregivers in Crisis

Toolkits

• What's on Your Plate?

Briefs

• Support to Caregivers
• Public Health Priority of Caregivers

Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating with New Move Your Way Resources 

In 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) developed the Move Your Way campaign to share key recommendations from the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. ODPHP has recently created new Move Your Way resources for consumers that give actionable tips for moving more and eating healthy.

The resources are based on messaging from Move Your Way and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate campaign — which promotes guidance from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The resources are available in English and Spanish, and they feature personal stories that are intended for specific audiences — adults, older adults, those who are pregnant or postpartum, and parents.

Be sure to share the stories with your audiences. To find social media messages and graphics, visit the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center's audience-specific resource pages. Help spread the word about the benefits of getting active and eating healthy! 

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.