The purpose of the Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities is to provide specific standards for food, nutrition, facility efficiency, environmental support, community development, food safety, and behavioral design for use in food service concession and vending operations at federal…
Final 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
On January 7, 2016 – the federal government published its latest recommendations intended to shape people’s diets based on the latest research – The Dietary Guidelines for Americans: 2015-2020. The guidelines form the basis for all federal nutrition policies, including the National…
Nutrition to Reduce Hospital Admissions for Older Adults
Over the past several years there has been continued focus on reducing the number of patients being readmitted to a hospital once they have been discharged. Many factors are involved, and both acute and post-acute providers are paying close attention…
Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs Evaluation: Meal Cost Analysis
Nutrition Service Programs (NSP), administered by the Administration on Aging (AOA) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under the Older Americans Act (OAA), represents a key component of America’s…
Process Evaluation of Older Americans Act Title III-C Nutrition Services Program
The mission of the AoA, now a part of DHHS’s Administration for Community Living, is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated, and cost-effective system of long-term care that helps older adults maintain their dignity in their homes and communities. As part…
Toolkit: Identifying the Actual Cost of a Meal – Parts 1 and 2
A quality senior nutrition program should be future-focused, client-focused, entrepreneurial-minded and should demonstrate business acumen. Those running and overseeing quality senior nutrition programs, independent of their size, must understand why it is imperative to fully understand their actual costs and…
Toolkit: Components of a Quality Nutrition Program – Part 2
A quality senior nutrition program should be future-focused, client-focused and entrepreneurial-minded. Those running and overseeing quality senior nutrition programs, independent of their size, must understand the role senior nutrition services play within the broader parallel nutrition systems, and they must…
LifeCare Alliance, serving more than just a meal, a CHOICE.
LifeCare Alliance offers seven choices of meals for our Meals-on-Wheels clients and has 20 dining centers to choose from for the more mobile clients. Our mission is, “LifeCare Alliance leads our community in identifying and delivering health and nutrition services…
AoA Choices… What a Nutrition Program Can Do!
Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County (MOWI) has been offering a choice of lunch entrees for five years. Beginning March 2007 MOWI began to test market a Choice Meal Program. Due to overwhelming positive response from the test market…
The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer
Numerous federal, state, and local agencies share responsibilities for regulating the safety of the U.S. food supply. Federal responsibility for food safety rests primarily with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). FDA, an agency…
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