The October Last Bite

Volume 1 | Issue 4

News from the

Nutrition and Aging Resource Center

Attend the Market Your Nutrition Program Webinar!

Save the date!

Join the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center and Keita Cole, CRS-A/D, CVA, Aging Nutrition Director and Tennessee Dementia Service Coordinator for the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability to discuss how to Market your Nutrition Program.

This webinar will be held Tuesday, November 14 from 10 to 11am CT.

Mark your calendars now, and look for registration information coming soon!

Develop Skillsets with Instructional Campus on Aging Nutrition (ican!)

Our Instructional Campus on Aging (ican!) modules are now live, and each module contains supplemental materials such as:

Plating tips for both congregate and home-delivered meals
Resources for partnering with grocery stores, restaurants, and health care systems
Web design for older adult audiences
Asset mapping tools
Sample job descriptions
And more!

After viewing a module and completing the evaluation, you will have access to the related supplemental materials.

The free, interactive modules are accessible for everyone and have great information for new Area Agency on Aging and local service provider staff and volunteers.

View New Resources Available on the Website!

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

Beyond Fundraising webinar series

Equipping Senior Centers for the Next Emergency

Meet the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center Team!

Meet Savannah Schultz, MS, RD, LDN, PhD student at Iowa State University and graduate research assistant with the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, in this short video. Follow the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center on social media as Savannah answered additional questions sent in by YOU on our Instagram stories!

News from the Aging Network

CONNECT Study: Testing New Methods of Providing Malnutrition Care for Older Adults

We are excited to announce that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Research Department, RISA, has received funding from the Administration of Community Living to test a new referral model to connect inpatient dietetics care to outpatient dietetics care in older adults who have been diagnosed with malnutrition. Read the Eatright Press Release.

To learn more about the study details, please visit the CONNECT Study Website.

If you would like to talk to the study team, please email ConnectStudy@eatright.org or complete this survey form to tell us a little bit more about your site. This project is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3.99 million with 75 percent funded by ACL/HHS and 25 percent funded by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, ACL, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Watch the Upcoming DMT-ICAA Webinar on Food as Medicine for Indigenous Elders

Join Defeat Malnutrition Today and the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) on November 9 from 1 to 2pm ET for a webinar on the healing potential of food as medicine and its impact on the health of indigenous elders. This session, moderated by Heidi Robertson, Title VI Nutrition Consultant, will feature insightful speakers Nannette Taho, Senior Services Manager at Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, and Dr. Collette Adamsen, Director of the National Resource Center on Native American Aging.

Speakers will discuss promoting healthier food choices and lifestyles among older adults in indigenous communities and supporting holistic health for our elders. Mark your calendars for November 9.

For registration information watch their conference and events page!

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