a service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center
March 2004
News
Bill Lamb, Social Worker of the Year
On March 12, 2004, Bill Lamb, Associate Director for Public Service at the UNC Institute on Aging, will be named the Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter. The award presentation will take place during the 2004 Ethics Conference and Annual Awards Program at the NCSU McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC. This prestigious award honors Bill's lifetime of service. Read more...
March 5th Deadline for DeFriese Award Nominations
The UNC Institute on Aging is accepting nominations for the 2003-2004 Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development in Aging Research Awards until this Friday, March 5, 2004. The awards are given to one junior faculty/staff member and one doctoral student from UNC Chapel Hill. Get more information on the awards and download nomination materials from the DeFriese Awards page.
March 15th Deadline to Submit Presentation Applications for 2004 SE4A/NCCOA
This year's North Carolina Conference on Aging has a different twist to it. We will be holding a joint conference with the Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging (SE4A) at the Sheraton Imperial Convention Center, in Durham from October 17th to October 20th, 2004. This expands the participant base for the conference to representatives from 8 states including North Carolina. If you are interested in presenting at this event or hosting a roundtable, more information and the call for presentations can be downloaded from the NC Conference on Aging website.
ASA/NCOA Joint Conference
On Thursday, April 15, 2004, the American Society on Aging will host a special program on health disparities and older adults as part of the ASA-NCOA Joint Conference in San Francisco (April 13-17). Bringing together the aging network and public health systems, this one-day special program will address the crucial goals of Healthy People 2010 to increase quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities. Leaders in the field of aging and health will outline health disparities experienced by elders and showcase selected promising practices in closing the gap. Read more...
Medicare Information Campaign
The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a nationwide education campaign to inform seniors about the new benefits being offered to them under the recently enacted Medicare legislation. Television ads will run through March on national network and cable programs. Seniors may also visit the Medicare.gov web site, where they can find a series of fact sheets, or call 1-800-Medicare. HHS will soon send information to every beneficiary explaining the new Medicare law.
Good News About NC Colleagues
Congratulations to former CPHAR fellow Peter Reed, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation 'Food and fluid consumption among long-term care residents with dementia'. A copy is now available in the IOA Information Center as noted at right.
Upcoming Events in NC
March 3, 2004 LECTURE
Work, retirement, and the life course. 3:00 pm, UNCG.
March 4, 2004 IOA Seminar Series
Incontinence. 10:00-11:30 am.
March 23, 2004 LECTURE
Health effects of chronic stress exposure in the elderly: resignation
and resilience.
5:00-6:00 pm; Reception 6:00-7:00 pm, Duke University.
March 25, 2004 IOA Seminar Series
Using multi-level models to study neighborhood effects: mental and physical health over the life course.
10:00-11:30 am.
See the complete calendar.
Featured Web Site
International Longevity Center-USA
www.ilcusa.org
Organized in 1990 at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The International Longevity Center-USA not-for-profit, nonpartisan research, policy and education organization. Its mission is to help societies address the issues of population aging and longevity, and to highlight older people's productivity and contributions. Links to information about projects, publications and international partnerships are some of the highlights of the site.
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.
Caregiving and retirement planning: what happens to family caregivers
who leave the work force.
view the record
Food and fluid consumption among long-term care residents with dementia.
view the record
Special issue on end-of-life care.
view
the record
Task force on aging research funding: sustaining the commitment.
view the record
The convergence of the aging work force and accessible technology:
the implications for commerce, business and policy.
view
the record
New & Notable
These are items recently published by North Carolina Faculty. For a complete list, see New & Notable Publications.
Uhlenberg, Peter; Gierveld, Jenny DeJong. (2004). Age-segregation in later life: an examination of personal networks. Ageing & Society 24: 5-28.
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