Thank you to all of the states and organizations who have responded with activities, ideas, and actions taken to address social isolation for older adults during the COVID-19 crisis. The following document combines responses received thus far. Please continue to…
Nutrition Initiatives During COVID-19: Findings from State Aging and Disability Agencies
During the COVID-19 pandemic, health risks and financial burdens for certain at-risk populations can make access to food challenging. This issue brief explores the adjustments that states have made to nutrition programs. The brief highlights examples of opportunities available and…
The Pandemic Effect: A Social Isolation Report
Social isolation is a public health crisis. Social isolation is defined as an absence of meaningful social relationships. Studies have found the health risks of social isolation can be more harmful than obesity, and prolonged isolation is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In a…
Ready Seniors Virtual Workshop
Increasingly, older adults with complex health issues live alone in the community, far from their relatives and caregivers. An older adult may depend upon community service providers for basic necessities and psychosocial support prior to a disastrous event. However, the…
Deep Dive: Issues Affecting Native American Communities During the COVID-19 Crisis
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar calls attention to the social determinants of health that put these individuals at significant risk for contracting the virus and experiencing adverse health outcomes…
2020 Summer Virtual Learning Series: The Power of Partnerships to Drive Senior Nutrition COVID-19 Response and Recovery
Hosted by Meals on Wheels America Looking for past years? View Archives > Senior nutrition program providers have admirably risen to meet the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Critical to these efforts has been the ability…
Innovations in Virtual Program Delivery: Lessons Learned Through COVID-19
Many formerly in-person, evidence-based programs across the country have transitioned to remote options to protect the health of older adults, staff and program leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many other programs delivered by community-based organizations have also transitioned to remote…
Stepping Up Your Nutrition Virtual Leader Training
Stepping Up Your Nutrition is a 2.5-hour brief intervention intended to identify malnutrition risk among older adults and introduce strategies to enhance their nutrition. While the intervention was originally developed to address and prevent risk for falling, the practical knowledge…
Business Acumen Example: Jesse Hill Market Initiative
Jesse Hill Market as a collaborative partnership model that can be scaled across the nation so that all Americans, regardless of zip code or socioeconomic status, can make choices that lead to healthy and hope-filled lives. This initiative by Grady…
Virtual National Food Policy Series: COVID-19 and Diet-Related Disease
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected low-income consumers and communities of color. To what extent is the food system to blame? In this Virtual National Food Policy Conference series event, experts will discuss the overlap of populations most affected by diet-related disease…
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