Understanding the role/needs of various decision-makers within specific health care organizations is a critical factor in the development/design of your value proposition proposals to these potential customers. This webinar identified some of the key decision-makers within health care organizations and…
Toolkit: Providing Culturally Inclusive Nutrition Services to Diverse Older Adults
Senior nutrition programs are increasingly charged with meeting the needs of diverse communities. According to federal data, racial and ethnic minority populations served by the Aging Network have increased from 7.5 million (19% of the older adult population) in 2008…
Toolkit: Emerging Learnings About Nutrition Status, COVID-19, and Nutrition Education in Older Adults
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a disruptive force for senior nutrition program providers. However, this disruption provides a great opportunity for learning and advancing innovative practice. Over the course of this year, one of the important opportunities realized…
Social Enterprising Aging Network Example – REAL Grille
This Promising Practice from the Network brief describes the REAL Grille, a social enterprise business of REAL Services, operated by Real Services Area Agency on Aging. Located in South Bend, Illinois, the REAL Grill is one of several social enterprise…
Building a More Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable, and Nourishing Food System: Proceedings of a Workshop
On July 22-23, 2020, the Food Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual workshop that explored the integration of the health, societal, economic, and environmental effects and future needs of the food system. The…
2020 Older Americans Key Indicators of Well-Being
In October, the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics released Older Americans 2020: Key Indicators of Well-being. Using official statistics from federal agencies, including NIA, the report identifies and updates 40 indicators that depict the well-being of older Americans in the…