NC*Aging e-newsletter

Aging Workforce Interest Group Meets May 5th

The next meeting of the IOA's Interest Group on the Aging Workforce is scheduled for Tuesday May 5th, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Institute. Two speakers will focus on innovative mature worker programs in two major corporations which have won best practices awards from national and local organizations. Michael Romesburg is Manager of Workforce Development Programs at CVS, and Debra Prather is District Operations Manager, Kelly Services. All are welcome: please contact Diane Wurzinger to confirm your attendance, at diane_wurzinger@unc.edu, or Peter Stein for information, pstein@schsr.unc.edu.

Altpeter To Do Fulbright Award In Amsterdam

Dr. Mary Altpeter, Senior Research Scientist and Director of the IOA’s Healthy Aging Initiatives, has received a Fulbright Senior Specialist scholarship to consult with the European Master’s in Gerontology (EuMaG) program at the VU-University in Amsterdam. She will work with EuMaG faculty to design online training modules for aging services providers, and web-based interactive courses for students. EuMaG attracts students and professionals from throughout Europe, and other continents, and students have limited in-person contact with educators during the two-year program. Online modules thus provide an excellent opportunity to upgrade the quality of EuMaG by offering a larger number of optional courses on a cost-effective basis. Dr. Altpeter has previously received funding from the UNC system to develop online educational courses for undergraduate and graduate students, and she is under contract with the National Council on Aging’s Center for Healthy Aging to develop, with IOA Associate Director Danielle Borasky, a series of online health promotion training modules for aging services providers and their partners.

Good News For NC Colleagues

Sheryl Zimmerman, MSW, PhD, Professor at the UNC School of Social Work, and Program Director of UNC's Interdisciplinary Certificate in Aging, has been named the Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was approved for this highly competitive appointment by the UNC Board of Trustees on April 14th.

May Aging Observances

Older Americans Month: Each year the Administration on Aging (AoA) issues a theme for Older Americans Month to assist the National Aging Services Network of state, tribal, area agencies on aging, and community services providers, in planning for activities in May or throughout the year. This year’s theme, “Living Today for a Better Tomorrow”, reflects AoA’s continued focus on prevention efforts and programs that are helping older adults have better health as they age and avoid the risks of chronic disease, disability and injury. In addition, the Census Bureau has a new "Facts for Features" edition for OAM 2009.

Person-Centered Thinking For Aging Planners

Person-Centered Thinking (PCT) is a way of empowering persons who need services and supports because of disabilities or chronic illnesses to retain positive control over their lives. PCT was developed for use in the field of developmental disabilities in the 1980s and is now used in work with other populations, including older adults in long-term residential care. The April 2009 issue of the NC DAAS Aging Planning Bulletin elaborates on this topic and its relevance for North Carolina aging services providers.

Morgan, J. C.; Lynn, M. R. (2009). Satisfaction in nursing in the context of shortage. Journal of Nursing Management 17: 401-410.

Resnick, Barbara; Gruber-Baldini Ann L.; Galik, Elizabeth; Pretzer-Aboff, Ingrid; Russ, Karin; Hebel, J. Richard; Zimmerman, Sheryl. (2009). Changing the philosophy of care in long-term care: Testing of the restorative care intervention. Gerontologist 49(2): 175-184.

Svihula, J.; Estes, C. L. (2009). Social Security privatization: The institutionalization of an ideological movement. In L. Rogne, C. L. Estes, B. R. Grossman, B. A. Hollister, & E. Solway (Eds.) Social insurance and social justice: Social Security, Medicare, and the campaign against entitlements (pp. 217-231). NY: Springer.

Wiener, Joshua M.; Squillace, Marie R.; Anderson, Wayne L.; Khatutsky, Galina. (2009). Why do they stay? Job tenure among certified nursing assistants in nursing homes. Gerontologist 49(2): 198-210.

For a list of items recently published by North Carolina faculty, see New & Notable Publications.

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

Employment support for the transition to retirement / report
view the record

Long-term care costs and the National Retirement Risk Index / report
view the record

Multi-generational housing patterns / report
view the record

Featured Web Site:
Community Health Status Indicators
www.communityhealth.hhs.gov
The goal of Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) is to provide an overview of key health indicators for local communities and to encourage dialogue about actions that can be taken to improve a community’s health. The web site offers the ability to quickly generate county-level snapshots of health indictors such as life expectancy and leading causes of death, in a visual graphic format.

Upcoming Events In NC

May 5, 2009
Interest Group on the Aging Workforce
Recruitment and Retention of Older Workers
Michael Romesburg, Manager Workforce Development Program, CVS and Debra Prather, District Operations Manager, Kelly Services
1:30-3:30 pm, IOA conference room, 720 MLK Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill

May 11-12, 2009
Statewide Conference and Long Term Care Advocacy Day
Raleigh, NC
Sponsored by Friends of Residents in Long-term Care

May 13, 2009
Charlotte/Mecklenburg Council on Aging Annual Conference
Aging and Disabilities CRC -Serving Mecklenburg County
8:00am - 4:00pm, Covenant Presbyterian Church - Fellowship Building, 1000 East Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC
Call 704-391-5216 or visit www.charmeckcoa.org

Save The Dates

September 15-16, 2009
Promoting Environmental and Policy Change to Support Healthy Aging
A Research to Practice Symposium presented by the
CDC Prevention Research Centers-Healthy Aging Research Network
Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC

View our complete events calendar at www.aging.unc.edu/events/.

NC*AGING e-newsletter #89 \| a service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center \| April, 2009
Aging Workforce Interest Group Meets May 5th The next meeting of the IOA's Interest Group on the Aging Workforce is scheduled for Tuesday May 5th, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Institute. Two speakers will focus on innovative mature worker programs in two major corporations which have won best practices awards from national and local organizations. Michael Romesburg is Manager of Workforce Development Programs at CVS, and Debra Prather is District Operations Manager, Kelly Services. All are welcome: please contact Diane Wurzinger to confirm your attendance, at diane_wurzinger@unc.edu, or Peter Stein for information, pstein@schsr.unc.edu. Altpeter To Do Fulbright Award In Amsterdam Dr. Mary Altpeter, Senior Research Scientist and Director of the IOA’s Healthy Aging Initiatives, has received a Fulbright Senior Specialist scholarship to consult with the European Master’s in Gerontology (EuMaG) program at the VU-University in Amsterdam. She will work with EuMaG faculty to design online training modules for aging services providers, and web-based interactive courses for students. EuMaG attracts students and professionals from throughout Europe, and other continents, and students have limited in-person contact with educators during the two-year program. Online modules thus provide an excellent opportunity to upgrade the quality of EuMaG by offering a larger number of optional courses on a cost-effective basis. Dr. Altpeter has previously received funding from the UNC system to develop online educational courses for undergraduate and graduate students, and she is under contract with the National Council on Aging’s Center for Healthy Aging to develop, with IOA Associate Director Danielle Borasky, a series of online health promotion training modules for aging services providers and their partners. Good News For NC Colleagues Sheryl Zimmerman, MSW, PhD, Professor at the UNC School of Social Work, and Program Director of UNC's Interdisciplinary Certificate in Aging, has been named the Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was approved for this highly competitive appointment by the UNC Board of Trustees on April 14th. May Aging Observances Older Americans Month: Each year the Administration on Aging (AoA) issues a theme for Older Americans Month to assist the National Aging Services Network of state, tribal, area agencies on aging, and community services providers, in planning for activities in May or throughout the year. This year’s theme, “Living Today for a Better Tomorrow”, reflects AoA’s continued focus on prevention efforts and programs that are helping older adults have better health as they age and avoid the risks of chronic disease, disability and injury. In addition, the Census Bureau has a new "Facts for Features" edition for OAM 2009. Person-Centered Thinking For Aging Planners Person-Centered Thinking (PCT) is a way of empowering persons who need services and supports because of disabilities or chronic illnesses to retain positive control over their lives. PCT was developed for use in the field of developmental disabilities in the 1980s and is now used in work with other populations, including older adults in long-term residential care. The April 2009 issue of the NC DAAS Aging Planning Bulletin elaborates on this topic and its relevance for North Carolina aging services providers.	New from NC Researchers Morgan, J. C.; Lynn, M. R. (2009). Satisfaction in nursing in the context of shortage. Journal of Nursing Management 17: 401-410. Resnick, Barbara; Gruber-Baldini Ann L.; Galik, Elizabeth; Pretzer-Aboff, Ingrid; Russ, Karin; Hebel, J. Richard; Zimmerman, Sheryl. (2009). Changing the philosophy of care in long-term care: Testing of the restorative care intervention. Gerontologist 49(2): 175-184. Svihula, J.; Estes, C. L. (2009). Social Security privatization: The institutionalization of an ideological movement. In L. Rogne, C. L. Estes, B. R. Grossman, B. A. Hollister, & E. Solway (Eds.) Social insurance and social justice: Social Security, Medicare, and the campaign against entitlements (pp. 217-231). NY: Springer. Wiener, Joshua M.; Squillace, Marie R.; Anderson, Wayne L.; Khatutsky, Galina. (2009). Why do they stay? Job tenure among certified nursing assistants in nursing homes. Gerontologist 49(2): 198-210. For a list of items recently published by North Carolina faculty, see New & Notable Publications. New from the Digital Library These are selected new additions to the AgeLib Digital Library. The links below will open a new window displaying the AgeLib record. Employment support for the transition to retirement / report view the record Long-term care costs and the National Retirement Risk Index / report view the record Multi-generational housing patterns / report view the record Featured Web Site: Community Health Status Indicators www.communityhealth.hhs.gov The goal of Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) is to provide an overview of key health indicators for local communities and to encourage dialogue about actions that can be taken to improve a community’s health. The web site offers the ability to quickly generate county-level snapshots of health indictors such as life expectancy and leading causes of death, in a visual graphic format.
Upcoming Events In NC May 5, 2009 Interest Group on the Aging Workforce Recruitment and Retention of Older Workers Michael Romesburg, Manager Workforce Development Program, CVS and Debra Prather, District Operations Manager, Kelly Services 1:30-3:30 pm, IOA conference room, 720 MLK Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill May 11-12, 2009 Statewide Conference and Long Term Care Advocacy Day Raleigh, NC Sponsored by Friends of Residents in Long-term Care May 13, 2009 Charlotte/Mecklenburg Council on Aging Annual Conference Aging and Disabilities CRC -Serving Mecklenburg County 8:00am - 4:00pm, Covenant Presbyterian Church - Fellowship Building, 1000 East Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC Call 704-391-5216 or visit www.charmeckcoa.org Save The Dates September 15-16, 2009 Promoting Environmental and Policy Change to Support Healthy Aging A Research to Practice Symposium presented by the CDC Prevention Research Centers-Healthy Aging Research Network Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC View our complete events calendar at www.aging.unc.edu/events/. Community Bulletin Board and Jobs in Aging Don't forget to check the Community Bulletin Board for other aging-related announcements for seniors, educators, students and professionals. Current listings include research studies in need of subjects. The Jobs in Aging web page lists notices we have received regarding statewide and nationally available positions.
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