Volume 3, Issue 1

The Nutrition and Aging Resource Center wishes all a Happy New Year! We are excited to see all of your accomplishments in 2023.

Meet Nutrition and Aging Resource Center team member Erin Hoisington. Erin is the Nutrition and Aging Content Director. You may have seen her onscreen hosting webinars or in person at conferences across the nation. Get to know more about Erin in this short video and follow the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center on social media as Erin is spotlighted during the month of January. Send in a question you would like Erin to answer on social media!

The Redesigned Website is Finally Live!

It is a new year, and the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center is introducing its new (and improved) website in a series of short webinars. Join us for the first in the series on January 20, 2023, at 10:30am CT for a quick tour of the redesigned “Browse Resources” section of the website. We will walk you through how to find the resources you need to best serve your participants as well as allow time for questions and answers.

Register today!

Celebrate the Senior Nutrition Program - Cooking Up Community

Every March, ACL recognizes its Senior Nutrition Program which has supported nutrition services for older Americans since 1972. We celebrate the many accomplishments of the national and local programs, we promote how nutrition services support independence,

and we highlight important topics in senior nutrition.

The 2023 theme, Cooking Up Community, highlights two cornerstones of our national program – food and connection. Funded by the Older Americans Act, local programs serve, build, and better their communities through meals, social connections, education, and so much more.

Visit our webpage for more information and materials. The 2023 logos are available now and more content is coming soon. You may also follow #SeniorNutritionProgram to see what we and others are planning.

Save these dates:

January 25, 2023, 2 PM ET | See below for Registration

March 22, 2023, 2 PM ET | Celebration Webinar

More details to come!

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, go to: https://acl.gov/senior-nutrition

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.