News & Highlights
NCCOA Speakers To Feature DeFriese, Graedons
The 5th Annual North Carolina Conference on Aging, to be held October 25th-27th, is fast approaching. The early registration deadline of September 29th is fast approaching. Don't be late and miss this year's featured speakers. The opening reception remarks will be given by IOA Director Victor Marshall, Dennis Streets, Director of the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services, and Tony Waldrop, UNC Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, to mark the 10th anniversary of the UNC Institute on Aging. Wednesday and Thursday evening receptions will have live entertainment by UNC's Clef Hangers, a UNC student jazz ensemble, UNC's Loreleis, and the NC Senior Games SiverArts Performers. IOA founder Gordon H. DeFriese will deliver the opening plenary, the AARP luncheon will feature Cheryl Matheis, and the renowned team of pharmacologist Joe Graedon and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon will give the closing plenary.
DEAR Program Seeks Seed Grant Proposals
The Demography and Economics of Aging Research Program at UNC-CH is soliciting pilot project proposals for seed grants to support new research in the area of demography and the economics of aging. The Fall 2006 deadline for receipt of proposals is November 1. Submission details are available on the DEAR web site, or by email from David Blau.
IOA Information Center Offers Pubalerts Service
Pubalerts are a service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center. Each Pubalert delivers an emailed list of new publications in a topical area, covering journal publications, grey literature, and general news. Current topics are health promotion and healthy aging, older workers, and frontline healthcare workers. Sign up.
End Of Life Resources From The IOA Information Center
A newly created guide to web-based End Of Life Planning Resources For North Carolinians is now available. A special section with Spanish language resources is included.
Lifelong Access Libraries Institute Wrap-Up
Photos and summary remarks about the recent First Annual Lifelong Access Libraries Institute, jointly hosted by the Institute on Aging and the UNC-CH School of Information and Library Science, are now available.
New Partnership For NC Elder Care
Improving the health of North Carolina’s elderly population by bringing education and training in geriatric care to nurses in rural or underserved areas is the goal of a new partnership between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing and the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program. The program will launch simultaneously this month in two rural/underserved regions of North Carolina including a five-county area where, according to U.S. census data, the poverty rate is 20.4 percent for persons aged 65 years and older. Read more...
Second Journey Newsletter: New Issue
The latest issue of Itineraries, the newsletter of Second Journey, Inc. has been posted to their web site. It features announcements regarding the October regional Visioning Council and articles from the most recent July Visioning Council.
September 10th Is Grandparents' Day
Grandparents' Day, first observed in 1978, is the first Sunday after Labor Day. Read more from the Census Bureau.
Elderly Independence Subject Of Summit
Choices for Independence: A National Leadership Summit, is a 2-day meeting to be held in Washington, DC on December 5th and 6th, 2006. Federal, state, tribal and local leaders will share tools, strategies and best practices for helping older Americans remain healthy and independent. Visit the Administration on Aging for more information.
Good News For NC Colleagues
The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) has appointed three North Carolina gerontologists to the special advisory board for its journal, Gerontology and Geriatrics Education: Dena Shenk of UNC-Charlotte, Charles Longino of Wake Forest University, and James Mitchell of East Carolina University.
UNC Allied Health Sciences Assistant Research Professor Charles Bernacchio, and his team on the IOA Research Stimulus Grant-funded study, "A Pilot Study to Explore Factors Influencing Pursuit of Work in Persons with Disabilities After Age 50", have received additional funding from the AHS Research Council.
Featured Web Site
Retirement Security Project
www.retirementsecurityproject.org
The Retirement Security Project is dedicated to promoting common sense solutions to improve the retirement income prospects of millions of American workers and is supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, in partnership with Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute and The Brookings Institution.
The web site features a research archive, press room and fact sheets.
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.
Aspects of retirement for older women
view the record
Caring for older Americans: the future of geriatric medicine
view the record
Older Americans update 2006: key indicators of well-being
view the record
Reforming Social Security: lessons from thirty countries
view the record
New & Notable
Otterbourg, Robert K. Kiplinger's Retire & Thrive, Fourth Edition: How More Than 50 People Redefined Their Retirement Lifestyles. Chicago: Kaplan Publishing, 2006.
Sudha, S.; Mutran, Elizabeth J.; Williams, Ishan C.; Suchindran, Chirayath. (2006). Childbearing history and self-reported well-being in later life: contrasting older African American and white women. Research on Aging 28(5): 599-621.
For a list of items recently published by North Carolina faculty, see New & Notable Publications.
Aging & Health Promotion News
Active Aging Week coming in September. The International Council on Active Aging is sponsoring the fourth annual Active Aging Week from September 25-October 1, 2006. Host sites will feature programming to orient older adults toward an active lifestyle which includes physical activity and exercise options. Free classes, education seminars, access to fitness facilities, health fairs or activities such as community walks or tennis matches are some ways to reach out to this population. Read more about becoming a host organization.
Upcoming Events in NC
September 13, 2006 IOA Seminar Series
Delisting Publicly-Funded Community-Based Physical Therapy Services in Ontario, Canada: Implications for Persons with Chronic Conditions
Michael Landry, PT, Ph.D., President-Elect, Canadian Physiotherapy Association; Post-doctoral fellow, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, University of Toronto
UNC Institute on Aging, 720 MLK Blvd, 2nd Floor conference room, 10-11:30am
September 16, 2006 Council on Aging Fundraising Ball 2006
Hosted by the Council on Aging of Johnston County
7:30pm, Johnston County Agricultural Center Ballroom, Hwy 210, Smithfield, NC
For more information on being a sponsor, donating auction items or purchasing tickets to the event, contact Mickey Martin at 919-934-6066.
September 18, 2006 NC Prepares for Aging 'Boomers'
Dennis Streets, Director of the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services and Janice Wassel, Director of the UNCG Gerontology Program
6:00-7:30 pm, Claxton Room, Elliott University Center, UNC Greensboro
For more information, contact Janice Wassel
September 20, 2006 IOA Seminar Series
Changes in Research Proposal Submission
Phyllis Daugherty, Director, Training & Development, Office of Sponsored Research
UNC Institute on Aging, 720 MLK Blvd, 2nd Floor conference room, 10-11:30am
September 27, 2006 ECRA Seminar Series
Addressing Disparities in Health Through Community-Based Interventions: Reaching Adults Where They Live, Work, and Play
Laura Linnan, Ph.D., Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
UNC Institute on Aging, 720 MLK Blvd, 2nd Floor conference room, 10-11:30am
October 25-27, 2006 5th Annual North Carolina Conference on Aging
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center
Research Triangle Park, NC
Community Bulletin Board
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Current listings include research studies in need of subjects.
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