News & Highlights
NCCOA Sets Attendance Record; Winners Of Busse, Maddox and Messer Awards Recognized
The North Carolina Conference on Aging set a new attendance record this year, with over 550 registered participants, reflecting the growing focus on all aspects of aging in North Carolina. Final program and presentation files are now available to download. In addition, any participant with photos to share or a presentation file to add may contact aginginfo@unc.edu .
Presentation of the 2006 Ewald W. Busse, George L. Maddox and Ernest B. Messer awards from the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services
also took place at the Conference. The winners are, respectively, Dr. Laura Hanson of the UNC-CH School of Medicine, the IOA's own Bill Lamb, and SHIIP together with the Medicare Partners State Level Coordinating Committee.
Read more about the award recipients.
IOA, SHEPS Center Share RWJF Grant For $1,036,019
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently awarded researchers at The University of North Carolina Institute on Aging (IOA), and Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, a $1,036,019 grant to evaluate grantee demonstration projects participating in the Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care program. Jobs to Careers is a national initiative of RWJF in collaboration with the Hitachi Foundation. Read more...
Better Jobs, Better Care Program In NC Receives Publicity
McKnight's Long Term Care News & Assisted Living featured North Carolina in an October story about the Better Jobs, Better Care program. The program's achievement in creating a new facility licensure designation, NOVA, or New Organizational Vision Award, was noted as the first of its kind in the U.S. The IOA is part of the NC NOVA partner team.
Dilworth-Anderson Receives NIH Appointment
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Director of the Center for Aging and Diversity was recently appointed by US Secretary of Health & Human Services Michael Leavitt to serve on the NIH National Research Advisory Council for the National Institute on Aging, for a three year term from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2010.
Rosenberg To Lead Summer Study In Europe
During the first Summer 2007 session, Appalachian State University’s Gerontology Director Dr. Ed Rosenberg will lead a gerontology course in Amsterdam, Paris and Angers, France, and Portugal. The focus will be the aging of Europe, how it compares to the aging of America, and how different nations are trying to meet the needs of their rapidly aging populations. Space is limited. For further information and application materials, contact Dr. Ed Rosenberg, 828-262-6146. In all locations the language of instruction is English. More information including course descriptions, cost estimates and application forms will be available soon at www.aging.appstate.edu/
Half-Day Training For TimeSlips Facilitators
Stimulate creativity and improve the lives of people with Alzheimer's by learning to use the TimeSlips Creative Story-telling method. This half-day training, scheduled for November 17, 2006, results in certification to use this method. Training materials and lunch are provided. More information...
NC Immunization Branch Offers Flu Shot Reminder
The flu is worse than the common cold - much worse. It can cause hospitalization and even death. Adults 65 and older are particularly at risk for developing serious complications from the flu. The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccination each fall. October or November is the best time to get vaccinated, but getting vaccinated in December or even later can still help you prevent the flu. The flu shot cannot give you the flu. It CAN protect you from a serious illness. For more information about the flu shot, or to schedule your appointment to get a flu vaccination, contact your doctor or health department today. Visit www.immunizenc.com for more information.
Featured Web Site
ADGAP Status of Geriatric Workforce Study: Documenting the Development of Geriatric Medicine
http://www.adgapstudy.uc.edu
Since the aging of the U.S. population will have a major impact on the practice of medicine and future health care costs, efforts to document the status of past and current geriatrics training for physicians is critical. Since July 2000, the Institute for the Study of Health has been conducting a longitudinal study of training and practice in geriatric medicine for the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs (ADGAP). The ADGAP Status of Geriatric Workforce Study tracks progress in faculty development, growth of medical school based academic programs, and teaching programs for medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as the practice of geriatrics. The website includes data and reports from the study.
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.
A micro-level analysis of recent increases in labor force participation among older workers
view the record
Caring for seniors in a national emergency: can we do better
view the record
The maturing of America: getting communities on track for an aging population
view the record
Workers who care: a graphical profile of the frontline health and health care workforce
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New & Notable
Hagestad, Gunhild; Uhlenberg, Peter. (2006). Should we be concerned about age segregation? Some theoretical and empirical explorations. Research on Aging 28 (6): 638-653.
Lachs, Mark; Bachman, Ronet; Williams, Christianna S.; Kossack, Alice; Bove, Carolyn; O'Leary, John R. (2006). Violent crime victimization increases the risk of nursing home placement in older adults. The Gerontologist 46(5): 583-589.
Morrow, Dan; Clark, Dan; Wanzhu, Tu; Wu, Jingwei; Weiner, Michael; Steinley, Douglas; Murray, Michael D. (2006). Correlates of health literacy in patients with chronic heart failure. The Gerontologist 46(5): 669-676.
For a list of items recently published by North Carolina faculty, see New & Notable Publications.
Aging & Health Promotion News
Active Options: new fitness database for seniors. Active Options, a national online database of physical fitness programs for older adults, is seeking to build its collection of North Carolina physical fitness programs for older adults. Local and state leaders are working to enroll communities and gather information about available programs. To find out more, including how to enter program data, please visit Active Options in North Carolina. Active Options is a project of the The National Council on the Aging (NCOA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the CDC's Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN). In North Carolina, Active Options is a project of the NC Healthy Aging Network.
Upcoming Events in NC
November 16, 2006
'Drawing on Memories' Masterpiece Art Exhibit and Silent Auction
Alterra Clare Bridge of Chapel Hill, 2230 Farmington Drive, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Information: Laura Martin, 919-933-1430
November 17, 2006
Timeslips Training
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, Greensboro, NC
http://www.uncg.edu/gro/tcncn/calendar.html
November 29, 2006 IOA Seminar Series
Conceptual Model of Caregiver Interventions and Caregiver and Patient Outcomes
Courtney Harold Van Houtven, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham VAMC, Assistant Research Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University
UNC Institute on Aging, 720 MLK Blvd, 2nd Floor conference room, 10-11:30am
Community Bulletin Board
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Current listings include research studies in need of subjects.
View our complete events calendar at www.aging.unc.edu/events/.
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