News From the Nutrition and Aging
Resource Center
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LAST CALL TO REGISTER!
Connecting the Dots: Utilizing Data to Build Strong Partnerships
Join us Friday, May 12, at 12p CT for the first webinar in our 2023 four-part series. Dr. Karon Phillips will share her expertise in aging and public health to guide participants in identifying ways that data sharing can enhance relationships and build coalitions with current associates, potential funders, and future stakeholders. Using data to lead decision making, one can then demonstrate a program’s impact to prospective and existing partners through sharing outcomes and activities that lead to healthy aging and health equity.
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Let us know how we are doing!
The Nutrition and Aging Resource Center is seeking input on how we are doing. Your feedback is valuable and will help inform the direction of the Resource Center’s resources, professional development opportunities, and research endeavors.
Please complete this survey by May 25, 2023. Completion is estimated to take less than 15 minutes.
Thank you for your time and valuable input.
Please feel free to share this with your colleagues. If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, you can contact Catherine S. Rudolph, at crudolph@iastate.edu.
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Public Health Emergency (PHE) Expiration Considerations for Title III-C Senior Nutrition Programs
Check out our resource that helps explain what the expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency means for aging nutrition programs.
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Meet George Larson
Meet George Larson, Executive Director with Western South Dakota Senior Services, Inc. and Meals on Wheels Western South Dakota. Learn more about his work with partnerships and serving all parts of Western South Dakota. His fun fact is one that you will not want to miss! Check it out.
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Webinar on Person-Centered Supports in Older Adult Nutrition Programs and Service Delivery
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 3:00-4:30 PM ET
Meals on Wheels programs around the country leverage person-centered principles to ensure that older adult meal program participants receive services that support their ability to live with independence and dignity in their communities of choice. In this webinar, co-sponsored by the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices (NCAPPS) and Meals on Wheels America, panelists from the Meals on Wheels national network will discuss ways they design and adapt their services with older adults and share promising practices to meet the evolving and varied needs.
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Food is Medicine Research Opportunities; NIH Release of Interagency RFI
The NIH is pleased to announce the release of an interagency Request for Information (RFI) on Food is Medicine Research Opportunities. The RFI can be accessed via the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts at this location: NOT-OD-23-107.
This RFI invites input on research opportunities and best practices for Food is Medicine research programs. Input is sought on the following topic areas:
1) Research; 2) Community Outreach and Engagement; 3) Education and Training; 4) Provision of Food is Medicine Services and Activities; and 5) Coverage for Services.
Food is Medicine was prominently included within the Biden-Harris Administration National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health “to prioritize the role of nutrition and food security in overall health—including disease prevention and management—and ensure that our health care system addresses the nutrition needs of all people.”
To stay up-to-date on NIH nutrition related research information, subscribe to the ONR email list.
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White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities
Hearing stories about hunger and diet-related diseases can help ensure that actions taken are grounded in and guided by lived experiences.
HINT: This could be the perfect way to showcase the amazing work your organization is doing! Tell stories of how the services you provide are benefiting the lives of residents of your community. When possible, use social media to share pictures and stories of how you are participating in the White House Challenge by using the following tag: #WHConfHungerHealth and tagging @WhiteHouse.
The complete White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities toolkit has additional information.
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Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium
Mark your calendars to join May 11 for the
sixth Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium!
This free, all-day, virtual event will feature an engaging plenary, informative sessions, and a diverse array of topics addressing the most pressing mental health needs in older adults.
The symposium is brought to you by the National Council on Aging, the Administration for Community Living, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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Funding Opportunity for Intergenerational Work
Are you doing work that includes intergenerational connection? The Eisner Foundation is offering the Eisner Prize Fellowship to support leaders in this work. The application will be open to anyone working to innovate in intergenerational connection—whether through research, programs, technology, or other efforts advancing the field. Young people, people of color, and those working with historically marginalized communities are particularly encouraged to apply. The application is open May 1 through May 31, so apply today!
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Health & Well-Being Later in Life
Did you miss out on the March 23 Health & Well-Being Later in Life lightning sessions? If so, you are in luck because the recording is now available. Eight land grant universities presented on topics such as caregiving, diabetes, housing, physical activity, couple relationships, sleep, and brain health all within this approximately hour-long webinar. Catch the recording.
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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. | | | | |
