NC*Aging e-newsletter

Our New Look

Welcome to the new and improved NC*Aging e-newsletter. This issue marks the first web-based issue. While the content remains as useful and rich as ever, the newsletter itself is now an html web page. Subscribers will still receive a monthly email, which will announce the news headlines and provide a link to the new issue. Your comments on our new format are welcome; please send them to aginginfo@unc.edu.

Conference on Aging a Success!

Over 450 people attended the second annual North Carolina Conference on Aging in Charlotte on September 10-12. Three awards were presented at the Conference, by the Division of Aging in the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Margaret Noel from Asheville, N.C., received the Ewald W. Busse Award. Haywood County, along with the Haywood County Council on Aging and Mountain Project, Inc., were presented the Ernest B. Messer Award. The George L. Maddox Award was presented to May Marshbanks of Harnett County. Read more...

New Projects Focus on Direct Care Workers

The UNC Institute on Aging will be collaborating on two Better Jobs Better Care projects in North Carolina. The first project is a Demonstration Grant based at the North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs. The second project is an Applied Research and Evaluation award to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. These grants are intended to conduct studies of public policy interventions and workplace innovations aimed at attracting and retaining high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers in North Carolina's long term care settings. Read more...

Good News About NC Colleagues

The Gerontological Society of America has announced that Thomas M. Hess, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, NC State University, will serve as editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences in January 2004.

Readers of NC*Aging may be interested in knowing that North Carolina gerontology scholars play a major role in journal editorships. Jim Mitchell, ECU (and Associate Director for Educational Development at IOA) is editor of Journal of Applied Gerontology. Angela O'Rand, Duke University, edits Research on Aging. Charles Longino, Jr., of Wake Forest University, edits the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.

Dr. Longino will be a featured speaker at the conference on Strategies and Trends in Active Adult Building and Marketing. He will present his research findings on migration data from the 2000 census.

North Carolina colleagues in aging continue to be recognized by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). Jim Mitchell, ECU (and Associate Director for Educational Development at IOA) will serve as conference chair for AGHE's 2005 meeting in Oklahoma City. Lydia Batsen, a student at UNC Charlotte, is a student representative for AGHE.

New Digital Library Options

Users of the IOA's AgeLib Digital Library have some new options available. A brand new feature is the "What's new?" section. This area lists items added to the digital library within the last month. New topics have been added to the "Browse Topics" section, including healthy aging and older workers. This feature is a quick way to search the digital library for pre-selected topics. These new options are available from the main menu on the AgeLib Digital Library web page.

Isabel Relief Effort

Louisa Cox, Area Agency on Aging Director for the northeastern part of North Carolina, reports that she has over 40 older people on a waiting list for assistance with tree removal, help removing spoiled food from freezers, flood debris removal, etc. Monetary donations may be sent to the Mideast Development Corporation Isabel Assistance Fund, P.O. Box 1787, Washington, NC 27889.

WISER: Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement
http://www.wiser.heinz.org/

WISER is the nation's only non-profit organization wholly devoted to improving the long-term financial security of women through education and advocacy. WISER's web site offers: a list of partnering organizations; overviews, articles and fact sheets on pensions, saving and investing, healthcare, divorce and widowhood and Social Security; news on WISER-sponsored events and a newsletter archive. Spanish language versions of the fact sheets are also available.

This web site and others have been selected for inclusion in AgeLib, the IOA's Digital Library of aging resources. Search AGELIB now.

These are selected new additions to the AgeLib Digital Library. The links below will open a new window displaying the AgeLib record.

Business briefing: long-term healthcare strategies: an analysis of the long-term and home healthcare sectors and perspectives of the future.
view the record

Caring for a large geriatric generation: the coming crisis in U.S. health care.
view the record

Obesity among older Americans.
view the record

The mobility needs of older Americans: implications for transportation reauthorization.
view the record

Best practices: lessons for communities in supporting the health, well-being, and independence of older people.
view the record

The next generation: today's professionals, tomorrow's leaders: executive summary.
view the record

Staying ahead of the curve 2003: the AARP working in retirement study.
view the record

These are recently published items by North Carolina faculty. For the complete list, see New & Notable Publications.

Altpeter, Mary; Marshall, Victor W. (2003). Making aging "real" for undergraduates. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal, 29(9): 739-756.

Heinz, Walter R.; Marshall, Victor W. (eds.). (2003). Social dynamics of the life course: transitions, institutions, and interrelations. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.

Marshall, Victor W.; Marshall, Joanne Gard. (2003). Ageing and work in Canada: firm policies. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice. 28(4): 625-39.

NC*AGING e-newsletter #35 a service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center October 2003
News Our New Look Welcome to the new and improved NCAging e-newsletter. This issue marks the first web-based issue. While the content remains as useful and rich as ever, the newsletter itself is now an html web page. Subscribers will still receive a monthly email, which will announce the news headlines and provide a link to the new issue. Your comments on our new format are welcome; please send them to aginginfo@unc.edu. Conference on Aging a Success! Over 450 people attended the second annual North Carolina Conference on Aging in Charlotte on September 10-12. Three awards were presented at the Conference, by the Division of Aging in the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Margaret Noel from Asheville, N.C., received the Ewald W. Busse Award. Haywood County, along with the Haywood County Council on Aging and Mountain Project, Inc., were presented the Ernest B. Messer Award. The George L. Maddox Award was presented to May Marshbanks of Harnett County. Read more... New Projects Focus on Direct Care Workers The UNC Institute on Aging will be collaborating on two Better Jobs Better Care projects in North Carolina. The first project is a Demonstration Grant based at the North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs. The second project is an Applied Research and Evaluation award to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. These grants are intended to conduct studies of public policy interventions and workplace innovations aimed at attracting and retaining high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers in North Carolina's long term care settings. Read more... Good News About NC Colleagues The Gerontological Society of America has announced that Thomas M. Hess, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, NC State University, will serve as editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences in January 2004. Readers of NCAging may be interested in knowing that North Carolina gerontology scholars play a major role in journal editorships. Jim Mitchell, ECU (and Associate Director for Educational Development at IOA) is editor of Journal of Applied Gerontology. Angela O'Rand, Duke University, edits Research on Aging. Charles Longino, Jr., of Wake Forest University, edits the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Dr. Longino will be a featured speaker at the conference on Strategies and Trends in Active Adult Building and Marketing. He will present his research findings on migration data from the 2000 census. North Carolina colleagues in aging continue to be recognized by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). Jim Mitchell, ECU (and Associate Director for Educational Development at IOA) will serve as conference chair for AGHE's 2005 meeting in Oklahoma City. Lydia Batsen, a student at UNC Charlotte, is a student representative for AGHE. New Digital Library Options Users of the IOA's AgeLib Digital Library have some new options available. A brand new feature is the "What's new?" section. This area lists items added to the digital library within the last month. New topics have been added to the "Browse Topics" section, including healthy aging and older workers. This feature is a quick way to search the digital library for pre-selected topics. These new options are available from the main menu on the AgeLib Digital Library web page. Isabel Relief Effort Louisa Cox, Area Agency on Aging Director for the northeastern part of North Carolina, reports that she has over 40 older people on a waiting list for assistance with tree removal, help removing spoiled food from freezers, flood debris removal, etc. Monetary donations may be sent to the Mideast Development Corporation Isabel Assistance Fund, P.O. Box 1787, Washington, NC 27889. Upcoming Events in NC October 8, 2003 Program on Aging Lecture Series Advance Care Planning: Making the End Good October 9-10, 2003 CONFERENCE Strategies and Trends in Active Adult Building and Marketing October 14-15, 2003 WORKSHOP Mental Health Issues with the Aging Developmentally Disabled Person October 15, 2003 Program on Aging Lecture Series The Hubbard Team: A Case Presentation of Interdisciplinary Home-based Service & Education October 16, 2003 IOA Seminar Series Sample Design and Implementation October 16-19, 2003 WORKSHOP Creating Community in Later Life October 29, 2003 Program on Aging Lecture Series Frail Elders: Intervention and Management October 30, 2003 ECRA Seminar Series Linking Qualitative and Quantitative Methods See the complete calendar.		Featured Web Site WISER: Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement http://www.wiser.heinz.org/ WISER is the nation's only non-profit organization wholly devoted to improving the long-term financial security of women through education and advocacy. WISER's web site offers: a list of partnering organizations; overviews, articles and fact sheets on pensions, saving and investing, healthcare, divorce and widowhood and Social Security; news on WISER-sponsored events and a newsletter archive. Spanish language versions of the fact sheets are also available. This web site and others have been selected for inclusion in AgeLib, the IOA's Digital Library of aging resources. Search AGELIB now. New Library Resources These are selected new additions to the AgeLib Digital Library. The links below will open a new window displaying the AgeLib record. Business briefing: long-term healthcare strategies: an analysis of the long-term and home healthcare sectors and perspectives of the future. view the record Caring for a large geriatric generation: the coming crisis in U.S. health care. view the record Obesity among older Americans. view the record The mobility needs of older Americans: implications for transportation reauthorization. view the record Best practices: lessons for communities in supporting the health, well-being, and independence of older people. view the record The next generation: today's professionals, tomorrow's leaders: executive summary. view the record Staying ahead of the curve 2003: the AARP working in retirement study. view the record New & Notable These are recently published items by North Carolina faculty. For the complete list, see New & Notable Publications. Altpeter, Mary; Marshall, Victor W. (2003). Making aging "real" for undergraduates. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal, 29(9): 739-756. Heinz, Walter R.; Marshall, Victor W. (eds.). (2003). Social dynamics of the life course: transitions, institutions, and interrelations. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Marshall, Victor W.; Marshall, Joanne Gard. (2003). Ageing and work in Canada: firm policies. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice. 28(4): 625-39.
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