The June Last Bite

Volume 2 | Issue 12

News from the

Nutrition and Aging Resource Center

Navigating Partnerships Between State Units on Aging and Universities

Meet speaker Alexandra Bauman who with Dr. Sarah Francis will present the July 10, 12p CT, webinar on Navigating Partnerships Between State Units on Aging and Universities. This webinar is the third in the four-part webinar series called "Navigating Partnerships: From Connection to Collaboration" scheduled during the summer months of 2024.

Summary of the presentation:

Join Alexandra Bauman, RD, LDN, and Sarah Francis, PhD, MHS, RDN, as they discuss their decades-long partnership between the aging network, senior nutrition program and Iowa State University Extension. They will discuss the history of their partnership, the benefits of universities and the aging network working together, and how other organizations should get started. Some of their notable projects include hosting the National Resource Center for Nutrition and Aging, publishing research on innovative congregate meal program designs, and streamlining nutrition education for older adults in Iowa. Participants will learn how they could replicate this partnership in their state through shared values.

Objectives:

1) Learn how the aging network and university extension can collaborate.

2) Gain ideas about specific nutrition, aging, and research projects to replicate in your community.

3) Gather resources to support your work in the aging network or university extension.

View New Resources Available

on Our Website!

See what is new! New and updated resources included on acl.gov/senior-nutrition:

Navigating Successful Partnerships: Benefits and Strategies - Watch the Recording!

Addressing societal issues as big as hunger and nutrition is greater than any one organization – partnership and collaboration are critical to meaningful change and improvement. This webinar provided a comprehensive overview of the advantages of partnerships and the essential strategies required for establishing and maintaining successful collaborations. Resources from the Community Tool Box, a free online resource for community change and improvement, were also shared to support participants’ efforts.

Recording Now Available

"Learn, Eat, and Age Well" Podcast

Join legendary nutrition and elder rights advocate Bob Blancato to keep on top of the latest innovations in the senior nutrition program!

Brought to you by ACL’s Nutrition and Aging Resource Center and NANASP, this podcast invites experts and real-life service providers to share their secrets of success, offer free resources and tell us their sage advice.

Whether you are working at a State Unit on Aging, Area Agency on Aging, or local service provider, or just curious about how the senior nutrition program is modernizing to meet the needs of current and future generations of seniors, this podcast is for you! Episodes drop on the 1st and 15th of every month.

Learn:

Malnutrition experts explain what, where and how to identify, treat and refer
Network organizations evaluate their impact on malnutrition

Eat:

Cultural meals in partnership with organizations serving Hispanic seniors
Innovative practices: food trucks, pop-up meal sites, restaurants

Age Well:

Serving delicious food while reducing social isolation and improving health
Older Americans Act regulations and new initiatives - nutrition programs address behavioral health, senior center collaborations

Past Podcasts on Amazon Music:

Are you an area agency on aging (AAA) or local service provider?

Join the next Connection Chat!

When: July 17, 2024

Time: 10:00 - 11:30am CT

Our quarterly Connection Chat is a chance to gather and learn from others among staff of AAAs and local service providers utilizing Older Americans Act Title IIIC funds to provide meals and other nutrition services to aging Americans.

The focus of the call is Business Management. We will briefly share some resources available from the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center to help you build your business management skills. The majority of the call will be devoted to participants gathering in breakout rooms for two 40-minute sessions. The breakout topic areas are:

Initiating Partnerships with Healthcare
Partnerships Best Practices
Marketing your Program

In the breakout rooms, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of their peers, share their experiences, and learn from subject matter experts who have been successful in the topic areas.

From the Administration on Community Living

Input Needed to Support Development of National Plan on Aging

Comments may be submitted until Sunday, September 15, 2024

On May 30, ACL released “Aging in the United States: A Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging.” The Strategic Framework captures the opportunities and challenges created by the aging of the U.S. population and defines goals and objectives for addressing critical aging issues. It provides a road map for developing a national plan on aging that will advance best practices for service delivery, support development and strengthening of partnerships within and across sectors, identify solutions for removing barriers to health and independence for older adults, and more.

The Strategic Framework was developed by leaders and experts from 16 federal agencies and departments working together through the Interagency Coordinating Committee (ICC) on Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities, with support from community partners and leaders in the aging services network. In the coming months, the ICC and partners will engage with stakeholders across the nation to explore the opportunities and issues in the Strategic Framework and inform the development of the national plan on aging.

We are pleased to share the first national public input opportunity!

The National Plan on Aging Community Engagement Collaborative is seeking input from both individuals and organizations on the Strategic Framework and key aging issues. By completing a short online survey, you can help shape the national plan on aging.

Please make your voice heard — and please spread the word to help elevate the voices of older adults and community partners!

Share your comments and learn more