>From the National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging:
February 25, 2002: Highlights
This bi-weekly notice provides announcements and links of special
interest from our website.
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News
<http://www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr/News/Current_News/Current_News.htm>
+ From the Administration on Aging: Testimony of Josefina
G. Carbonell Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Before the Field
Hearing on Emergency Preparedness for Elderly and Those
with Disabilities of the Senate Special Committee on
Aging, February 11, 2002, New York City (02/11/02)
+ From the Administration on Aging: Federal HHS Officials
to Visit Virginia Senior Center Event to Highlight
Nutrition Programs, Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Proposal
(02/13/02)
+ From the US Dept of Health and Human Services: HHS Awards
$128 Million in Grants to Help Family Caregivers
+ From the Center on an Aging Society: Data Profile Number
1, January 2002 - Screening for Chronic Conditions
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Bibliographies
<http://www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr/Bibliographies/bibliographies.htm>
o The New Journal and Reports section lists nutrition-related
bibliographies and reports from the last three months.
Articles of special interest for the current month:
+ Kaempfer D, Wellman NS, Himburg SP. Dietetics students'
low knowledge, attitudes, and work preferences toward
older adults indicate need for improved education about
aging. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;102:197-202.
+ Lockner DW, Wold R, Waters D, Garry PJ, Baumgartner RN.
Impact of folate fortification of grains on folate intake
of the elderly. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;75:338S.
+ Payette H, Boutier V, Coulombe C. Efficacy of nutritional
intervention in the free-living frail elderly. Am J Clin
Nutr. 2002;75:340S.
+ Payette H, Coulombe C, Boutier V. Determinants of
utilization of commercial supplements in Meals-On-Wheels
elderly clients. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;75:389S-390S.
+ Thomas DR, Zdrowski CD, Wilson MM, Conright KC, Lewis C,
Tariq S and Morley JE. Malnutrition in subacute care. Am
J Clin Nutr. 2002;75(2):308-313.
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Resources <http://www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr/Resources/resources.htm>
The New Resources section lists nutrition-related resources from
publications, websites, and other media that may be useful to
health professionals who work with older adults. These include from
the last three months.
Resources from the current month include:
+ Food Safety Mini-Posters from National Food Service
Management Institute
+ Food Stamp Nutrition Connection from USDA
+ Ethics in Community-Based Elder Care from Springer
Publishing Company
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New LTC Resources
<http://www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr/LTC_Institute/LTC_References/LTC_Bibs/LTC_References_home.htm#2>
+ Foodservice Policies and Procedures for Residential and
Intermediate Care Facilities. Patricia H. Rusch (1997)
+ New Ways to Care for Older People. Evan Calkins, MD Chad
Boult, MD, MPH Edward H. Wagner, MD, MPH James T. Pacala,
MD, MS, Editors (1999)
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