Adequate nutrition is critical for the well-being and health of all individuals but is particularly important for older adults. Community-based food and nutrition programs are resources for addressing the nutritional health of aging adults. Many senior nutrition programs leverage technological…
Toolkit: The “New Normal” Way of Providing Key Nutrition Services to Seniors
The COVID-19 public health emergency continues to change the ways in which the aging network is meeting the needs of older adults. Over the past several weeks, senior nutrition programs have shown great leadership and innovation as they altered their…
The “New Normal” Way of Providing Key Nutrition Services to Seniors
The COVID-19 public health emergency continues to change the ways in which the aging network is meeting the needs of older adults. Over the past few weeks, senior nutrition programs have shown great leadership and innovation as they altered their…
Ethnic Cuisine: A Bridge To Healthy Equity
Nutrition plays a significant role in advancing health equity. Studies have shown that when people adopt a more Westernized diet, their susceptibility to health problems increases. Reclaiming traditional cultural cuisines and adopting, a healthy eating pattern such as The African…
Toolkit: Nutrition Education in Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Program Settings Part 2 – Where Do We Go?
It is expected that by 2030, nearly 21% of the U.S. population will consist of adults aged 65 years and older. Adequate nutrition is essential to health, longevity and quality of life, especially for seniors. Congregate and home-delivered meal programs…
Toolkit: Nutrition Education in Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Program Settings Part 1 – What Do We Know?
It is expected that by 2030, nearly 21% of the U.S. population will consist of adults aged 65 years and older. Adequate nutrition is essential to health, longevity and quality of life, especially for seniors. Congregate and home-delivered meal programs…
Nutrition Education in Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Program Settings Part 2 – Where Do We Go?
It is expected that by 2030, nearly 21% of the U.S. population will consist of adults aged 65 years and older. Adequate nutrition is essential to health, longevity and quality of life, especially for seniors. Congregate and home-delivered meal programs…
Nutrition Education in Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Program Settings Part 1 – What Do We Know?
It is expected that by 2030, nearly 21% of the U.S. population will consist of adults aged 65 years and older. Adequate nutrition is essential to health, longevity and quality of life, especially for seniors. Congregate and home-delivered meal programs…
Next Steps to Better Nutrition
The Next Steps to Better Nutrition program was developed by the National Council on Aging and the American Heart Association to teach older adults how they can afford, purchase, and cook more nutritious foods. In a series of 6 hour-long…
University of Nebraska-Lincoln National Food Days, Weeks and Months
UNL Extension’s Calendar of Food Days, Weeks, and Months is a monthly, web-based food-themed calendar. It provides resources for selected national food-themed days, weeks, and months.…
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