NC*Aging e-newsletter

Dennis Streets New DAAS Director

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Carmen Hooker Odom has chosen Dennis Streets to be the new Director of the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services, and this gubernatorial appointment has been approved by Governor Mike Easley. Dennis will be taking over on March 1, 2006, for Karen Gottovi who will be retiring.

Apply For Senior Leadership Initiative By February 13th

The Senior Leadership Enhancement Initiative, sponsored by the UNC Institute on Aging, recognizes the importance of older adult leadership in addressing issues affecting citizens, and provides the support necessary to complement the skills and experiences brought by the participants to the program. The program is open to any person 60 or older currently residing in North Carolina. To apply for the 2006/2007 program, visit the Senior Leadership web site.

DeFriese Awards Deadline is March 13th

There is still time to nominate deserving scholars for the Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development in Aging Awards. The awards are given to one junior faculty/staff member and one doctoral student from UNC Chapel Hill who demonstrate outstanding promise and a commitment to aging research. The junior faculty/staff award is $5,000, and the doctoral student award is $3,000. Last year's winners, Sharon Wallace Williams, PhD and Jean Munn, MSW, were recently honored in an awards ceremony at the Third Annual Aging Exchange.

Aging Exchange Award Winners Announced

Winners of the paper and poster prizes awarded in the post-doctoral/clinical fellow and graduate student categories at the Third Annual Aging Exchange have been announced. They include IOA CPHAR Fellows Dr. Christopher Kelly, Dr. Judie Svihula, and Kathryn Remmes Martin. View pictures and a complete listing of winners.

Good News For NC Colleagues

CPHAR Doctoral Fellow Tiffany Shubert received a $500 award from the Geriatrics Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. The Adopt-A-Doc Award recognizes physical therapists who are accomplishing quality research during their dissertation work. In addition, Ms. Shubert will have a paper with the title, "Are scores on balance screening tests associated with mobility in older adults?," published in the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy
(v. 29, no. 1 April 2006).

Aging & Health Promotion News

New Live Well, Live Long nutrition module. "Food for Health: Nutritional Well-Being for Older Adults," is ASA's newest module in its Live Well, Live Long series developed in cooperation with the CDC. This module focuses on information on nutrition-related barriers common to older adults, cultural factors that influence nutrition and food-related practices, strategies for promoting nutritional well-being in every community (including culturally diverse communities), and nutrition education curricula and tools.

Food pyramid for older adults developed by Tufts. The Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy has created the 'Modified Food Pyramid for Older Adults' to account for the elderly need for reduced caloric intake coupled with nutrient needs that remain the same or increase over those of younger adults.

Online nutrition education curricula for older adults. Healthy Eating for Successful Living in Older Adults is a free online Model Health Programs Toolkit from the NCOA Center for Healthy Aging. Nutrition for Older Adults' Health is a free online curriculum from the University of Georgia. (Note: works best with Internet Explorer.)

Upcoming Events in NC

February 21, 2006 CPHAR Seminar
How To Use the NCHS/NIA Data Archive on Health and Aging
Harold Lentzner, Ph.D., Contractor for National Center for Health Statistics and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Elsie Pamuk, Ph.D., Center for Disease Control
10 A.M.- 12 P.M., 720 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC

February 24, 2006 27th Annual UNC School of Public Health Minority Health Conference
Community-Based Research and Practice: How Do We Make it Work for Everyone?
2:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M., William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center in Chapel Hill, NC
(also available via satellite and internet)

February 25, 2006 free workshop
Life-Planning for a Creative Retirement- Some Important Non-Financial Issues
Richard von Stamwitz, NCGC, LPC
9:30am-Noon, Kathleen Clay Edwards Public Library, 1420 Price Park Drive, Greensboro, NC
RSVP to register by February 18; 336-931-0577

Community Bulletin Board
Don't forget to check the Community Bulletin Board for other aging-related announcements for seniors, educators, students and professionals.

NC*AGING e-newsletter #58 \| a service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center \| February 2006
News & Highlights Dennis Streets New DAAS Director North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Carmen Hooker Odom has chosen Dennis Streets to be the new Director of the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services, and this gubernatorial appointment has been approved by Governor Mike Easley. Dennis will be taking over on March 1, 2006, for Karen Gottovi who will be retiring. Apply For Senior Leadership Initiative By February 13th The Senior Leadership Enhancement Initiative, sponsored by the UNC Institute on Aging, recognizes the importance of older adult leadership in addressing issues affecting citizens, and provides the support necessary to complement the skills and experiences brought by the participants to the program. The program is open to any person 60 or older currently residing in North Carolina. To apply for the 2006/2007 program, visit the Senior Leadership web site. DeFriese Awards Deadline is March 13th There is still time to nominate deserving scholars for the Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development in Aging Awards. The awards are given to one junior faculty/staff member and one doctoral student from UNC Chapel Hill who demonstrate outstanding promise and a commitment to aging research. The junior faculty/staff award is $5,000, and the doctoral student award is $3,000. Last year's winners, Sharon Wallace Williams, PhD and Jean Munn, MSW, were recently honored in an awards ceremony at the Third Annual Aging Exchange. Aging Exchange Award Winners Announced Winners of the paper and poster prizes awarded in the post-doctoral/clinical fellow and graduate student categories at the Third Annual Aging Exchange have been announced. They include IOA CPHAR Fellows Dr. Christopher Kelly, Dr. Judie Svihula, and Kathryn Remmes Martin. View pictures and a complete listing of winners. Good News For NC Colleagues CPHAR Doctoral Fellow Tiffany Shubert received a $500 award from the Geriatrics Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. The Adopt-A-Doc Award recognizes physical therapists who are accomplishing quality research during their dissertation work. In addition, Ms. Shubert will have a paper with the title, "Are scores on balance screening tests associated with mobility in older adults?," published in the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy (v. 29, no. 1 April 2006). Universal Design Summit- March, 2006 The first Universal Design Summit: Homes for All will be held on March 29 and 30, 2006, in St. Louis, Missouri. The event is co-sponsored by NC State University. For more information contact Donna Bielicke at the Starkloff Disability Institute, by email or at 314-588-7090. Census Bureau's New Boomer Facts As of the last census, more than 30% of the populations of the states of Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont were baby boomers. Read more facts about this aging population group in the Census Bureau's Facts for Features Special Edition, Oldest Baby Boomers Turn 60!.	Featured Web Site Center for Aging Service Technologies (CAST) www.agingtech.org The Center for Aging Service Technologies is a national coalition of more than 400 technology companies, aging services organizations, research universities, and government representatives. CAST is a program of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. The web site features a clearinghouse on technology-related pilot projects, products and research in aging services, as well as discussion boards and useful resource links. 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. Older workers: labor can help employers and employees plan better for the future view the record The MetLife long-term care IQ test : findings from a national survey view the record The science of aging gracefully : scientists and the public talk about aging research view the record Where have all the home care workers gone? view the record New & Notable Lang, J.E.; Anderson, L.; Logerfo, J.; Sharkey, J.; Belansky, E.; Bryant, L.; Prohaska, T.; Altpeter, M.; Marshall, V.; Satariano, W.; Ivey, S., Bayles, C.; Pluto, D.; Wilcox, S.; Goins, R.T.; Byrd, R.C. (2006). The Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network. Preventing Chronic Disease 3(1): A17. Buhr, Gwendolen T.; Kuchibhatla, Maragatha; Clipp, Elizabeth C. (2006). Caregivers' reasons for nursing home placement: clues for improving discussions with families prior to the transition. The Gerontologist 46(1): 52-61. For a list of items recently published by North Carolina faculty, see New & Notable Publications.	Aging & Health Promotion News New Live Well, Live Long nutrition module. "Food for Health: Nutritional Well-Being for Older Adults," is ASA's newest module in its Live Well, Live Long series developed in cooperation with the CDC. This module focuses on information on nutrition-related barriers common to older adults, cultural factors that influence nutrition and food-related practices, strategies for promoting nutritional well-being in every community (including culturally diverse communities), and nutrition education curricula and tools. Food pyramid for older adults developed by Tufts. The Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy has created the 'Modified Food Pyramid for Older Adults' to account for the elderly need for reduced caloric intake coupled with nutrient needs that remain the same or increase over those of younger adults. Online nutrition education curricula for older adults. Healthy Eating for Successful Living in Older Adults is a free online Model Health Programs Toolkit from the NCOA Center for Healthy Aging. Nutrition for Older Adults' Health is a free online curriculum from the University of Georgia. (Note: works best with Internet Explorer.)
Upcoming Events in NC February 17-18, 2006 UNC 17th Annual Challenges in Geriatric Practice Conference Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, NC February 21, 2006 CPHAR Seminar How To Use the NCHS/NIA Data Archive on Health and Aging Harold Lentzner, Ph.D., Contractor for National Center for Health Statistics and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Elsie Pamuk, Ph.D., Center for Disease Control 10 A.M.- 12 P.M., 720 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC February 24, 2006 27th Annual UNC School of Public Health Minority Health Conference Community-Based Research and Practice: How Do We Make it Work for Everyone? 2:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M., William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center in Chapel Hill, NC (also available via satellite and internet) February 25, 2006 free workshop Life-Planning for a Creative Retirement- Some Important Non-Financial Issues Richard von Stamwitz, NCGC, LPC 9:30am-Noon, Kathleen Clay Edwards Public Library, 1420 Price Park Drive, Greensboro, NC RSVP to register by February 18; 336-931-0577 Community Bulletin Board Don't forget to check the Community Bulletin Board for other aging-related announcements for seniors, educators, students and professionals.
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