New Online CE Modules For The Non-Clinical Aging Services Workforce
The North Carolina Gerontology Consortium, in partnership with the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services, has created four free online continuing education modules on the following topics: Understanding Dementia; Making Ends Meet In Retirement; Introduction to Evidence-Based Programs; Successful Aging. Read the news release.
Dilworth-Anderson To Receive National Alzheimer's Research Award
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, PhD, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Interim Director, UNC Institute on Aging, and Director of the Center for Aging and Diversity, will receive the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute on Alzheimer's Disease Award on Tuesday, March 9, during the 7th Annual National Alzheimer's Gala in Washington, D.C.
IOA CPHAR Openings: Apply By March 15
The Institute on Aging Carolina Program on Health and Aging Research (CPHAR) has two openings for postdoctoral fellows, and three openings for predoctoral fellows. Postdoctoral fellows are recruited nationally. Predoctoral applications are accepted from currently enrolled UNC doctoral students.
Supported by a National Research Service Award from the NIH to the UNC Institute on Aging, CPHAR has 39 faculty mentors from public health, the social sciences, and clinical sciences, and a strong commitment to aging research focusing on diversity and minority issues, rural health, health promotion, health services, and aging workforce research. Fellows will have the opportunity to publish from their doctoral work, participate in ongoing research, and develop new projects. The application deadline is March 15, 2010.
For more information, see www.aging.unc.edu/research/cphar/.
SGS Early Registration Ends March 15
March 15, 2010 is the deadline to save $30 on registration for the Southern Gerontological Society's Annual Meeting, scheduled for April 7-11 in Richmond, VA.
View Videos From 2009 Aging Is Good Business Summit
Video presentations by Deborah Russell, Kathy Lynch and Alvero Fernandez, from the 2009 Aging Is Good Business Summit sponsored by the UNC Greensboro Gerontology Program, are linked from the Program web site. The 2010 Summit is coming up on April 14.Town Of Cary Wins Active Aging Award
The Town of Cary has received the US EPA's Achievement Award, one of its Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging Awards. Cary received recognition for planning, preserving green space, and offering fitness and wellness for older adults. Read more...
In Memoriam: Senior Advocate Dr. Betty Wiser
Dr. Betty Hutchinson Wiser died on vacation in the Bahamas on February 18, 2010. A former representative in the North Carolina General Assembly, Betty also served as director of the Wake County Council on Aging, developed the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and served as head of the Older Adult Health Branch in the NC Health Department. At the time of her death, Betty was serving as co-chair of the Osteoporosis Prevention Task Force of NC, and Senator in the Silver Haired Congress. Read her obituary.
Census Participation Encouraged By US AoA
United States Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee asks all members of our national aging network to work with older Americans in their communities, encouraging them to fill out their Census forms. To learn how to be a partner in the 2010 Census effort, please visit http://2010.census.gov/partners/
NCTraCS Wants You To Know About ResearchMatch
NC TraCS Institute, home of the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards at UNC-Chapel Hill, has joined ResearchMatch through the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Consortium. "ResearchMatch has a simple goal - to bring together two groups of people who are looking for one another: people who are trying to find research studies, and researchers who are looking for people to participate in their studies." Both volunteers and UNC researchers are encouraged to join the registry.
New from NC Researchers
Haviland, Sara B.; Morgan, Jennifer Craft; Marshall, Victor W. (2010). New careers in the New Economy: redefining career development in a post-internal labor market industry. In: McMullin, Julie Ann; Marshall, Victor W. (Eds.) Aging and Working in the New Economy: Changing Career Structures in Small IT Firms. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, pp. 39-62.
Marshall, Victor W. (2010). The life course perspective and public policy formation: Observations on the Canadian case. In: Naegele, Gerhard (Ed.) in collaboration with Britta Bertermann. (2010). Soziale Lebenslaufpolitik. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften, pp. 732-747.
Marshall, Victor W.; McMullin, Julie Ann. (2010). Work and the life course in a New Economy field. In: McMullin, Julie Ann; Marshall, Victor W. (Eds.) Aging and Working in the New Economy: Changing Career Structures in Small IT Firms. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, pp. 225-237.
Marshall, Victor W.; Morgan, Jennifer Craft; Haviland, Sara B. (2010). Making a life in IT: jobs and careers in small and medium-sized information technology companies. In: McMullin, Julie Ann; Marshall, Victor W. (Eds.) Aging and Working in the New Economy: Changing Career Structures in Small IT Firms. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, pp. 23-38.
McMullin, Julie Ann; Marshall, Victor W. (Eds.) (2010). Aging and Working in the New Economy: Changing Career Structures in Small IT Firms. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar
McMullin, Julie Ann; Marshall, Victor W. (2010). Introduction: Aging and working in the new economy. In: McMullin, Julie Ann; Marshall, Victor W. (Eds.) Aging and Working in the New Economy: Changing Career Structures in Small IT Firms. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, pp. 1-22.
Rich, Shayna E.; Williams, Christianna S.; Zimmerman, Sheryl. (2010). Concordance of family and staff member reports about end of life in assisted living and nursing homes. Gerontologist 50(1): 112-120.
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.
Caregiving in the U.S.: A focused look at the ethnicity of those caring for someone age 50 or older / report
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Engaged as we age: The end of retirement as we know it? / report
view the record
The MetLife study of working caregivers and employer health care costs: New insights and innovations for reducing health care costs for employers/ report
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Featured Web Site:
Homemods.org
www.homemods.org
A project of the National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification,
in affiliation with the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence, funded by the Archstone Foundation and located at the University of Southern California Andrus Gerontology Center, Homemods.org offers training and education opportunities for professionals who wish to respond to the increasing demand for home modification services. It also serves as an information clearinghouse on home modification, to equip professionals and consumers with a comprehensive inventory of resources such as a National Directory of Home Modification and Repair Resources.
March Events In NC
March 4, 2010
IOA Seminar Series
The Public Health Interface with Sustainable Local Food Systems - Fun For All Ages
Alice Ammerman, DrPH, Director, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Professor, Department of Nutrition, UNC
3:30-5:00pm, 2nd fl. conference room, 720 MLK Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
March 15-18, 2010
Continuing Professional Education
UNC-CH School of Social Work Center for Aging Research and Educational Services
Information: http://ssw.unc.edu/cares/events2009-10.pdf
Register: http://ssw.unc.edu/cares/2009-10Registration%20Form.pdf
March 16, 2010
Aging Workforce Interest Group
Workforce Planning
Rick Stone and Colleagues, NC Department of Cultural Resources
1:00-2:30pm, 2nd floor conference room, 720 MLK Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
March 16, 2010
7th Annual Caregiver Education Conference
"Easing Through Transitions In Dementia Care"
Hamlin Student Center, Barton College, Wilson, NC
Sponsored by Alzheimers NC Inc., Barton College Gerontology Program and Upper Coastal Plain Area Agency on Aging Family Caregiver Support Program
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
March 18, 2010
IOA Seminar Series
Medication Issues for Older Adults
Gina Upchurch, RPh, MPH, Executive Director, Senior PharmAssist, Durham, NC
3:30-5:00pm, 2nd fl. conference room, 720 MLK Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
March 18, 2010
18th Annual Godfrey M. Hochbaum Distinguished Lecture:
"Partnering With Communities to Promote Healthy Public Policy"
Meredith Minkler, DrPH, UC-Berkeley
5:00pm-6:00pm, Blue Cross Blue Shield Auditorium, Michael Hooker Research Center (room 0001), UNC School of Public Health
March 19, 2010
Health Disparities Seminar Series
Stroke-Related Disability: A Pilot Study of African American Caregivers
Dr. Sharon Williams , Department of Allied Health Services, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
1:00-2:15pm, Room 101 Rosenau Hall
March 19, 2010
NC TraCS Symposium: Translational Research to Address Health Disparities Across the Lifespan
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill
March 19, 2010
Spirit, Service and Community in the Second Half of Life
Sponsored by Second Journey
Chapel Hill
March 20, 2010
Spirit, Service and Community in the Second Half of Life
Sponsored by Second Journey
Wilmington
March 24, 2010
Public Hearing
North Carolina Study Commission on Aging
10:00am - Noon, Jamestown Town Hall, 301 East Main St., Jamestown, NC
More information: Janice O. Mobley-Bennett, Committee Assistant, (919) 733-5780,
mobleyla@ncleg.net
March 25, 2010
IOA Seminar Series
Relationships Among Age, Spiritual Well-being, and End-of-Life Preferences in African American Dialysis Patients
Mi-Kyung Song, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UNC
3:30-5:00pm, 2nd fl. conference room, 720 MLK Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
March 25-26 & 30, 2010
Continuing Professional Education
UNC-CH School of Social Work Center for Aging Research and Educational Services
Information: http://ssw.unc.edu/cares/events2009-10.pdf
Register: http://ssw.unc.edu/cares/2009-10Registration%20Form.pdf
Save The Dates
April 14, 2010
5th Annual Aging is Good Business: Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Summit
Sponsored by University of North Carolina at Greensboro Gerontology Program
April 28-30, 2010
NC Association on Aging Annual Conference
Greensboro
May 26, 2010
Changing Lives Through Person-Centered Practices
Embassy Suites Hotel, Greensboro, NC
Sponsored by UNC School of Social Work and NC Department of Health and Human Services
Contact Libby Phillips at 919-962-0650 for more information.
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.Publication of this newsletter is announced via email listserv. Current and past issues may be viewed at any time at http://www.aging.unc.edu/news/newsletter.html . To join one of our lists, please visit www.aging.unc.edu/news/lists.html for more information. If you have information that you would like to include in this newsletter in the future, please send it to aginginfo@unc.edu at any time.