IOA SCSEP Employees Recognized During Older Americans Month
In celebration of Older Americans Month, the Institute on Aging salutes its three Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) employees. SCSEP is a federally-funded program that enhances employment opportunities for unemployed older Americans and promotes them as a solution for businesses seeking trained, qualified, and reliable employees. Read more about Dee Drummond, Nick Eylers and Henry Maiden.
Nomination Deadline For DeFriese Awards Extended To June 30
The UNC Institute on Aging is currently accepting nominations for the 2011 Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development in Aging Research Awards, honoring Dr. DeFriese's thirty-year distinguished career in the conduct and development of research to improve the quality of lives of older North Carolinians, and his commitment to developing and supporting the careers of his colleagues at UNC-Chapel Hill. Three awards, one for junior faculty/ staff, and two for doctoral students, will be given in the summer of 2011. Please visit the DeFriese Awards web page for the application form and additional information.
Two IOA Scientists Receive Grants
Mary Altpeter, UNC Institute on Aging Senior Scientist, has received a two-year $100,000 grant from the Mid Atlantic Arthritis Foundation titled, "Bringing the Arthritis Foundation Walk With
Ease (WWE) Program to the Workplace". An interdisciplinary team also including Leigh Callahan
and Britta Schoster of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center and Laura Linnan of the Dept. of Health Behavior and Health Education will conduct a feasibility study to test how best to deliver and integrate the self-directed format of the WWE program within four small business worksites.
Read the technical abstract of the project, which will launch this Fall.
John Scott, UNC Institute on Aging Scientist, has received a grant for the 2011-12 academic year from the Kauffman Foundation, to study entrepreneurship among older Americans.
North Carolina Conference on Aging Update
The North Carolina Conference on Aging is accepting sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers, who may download the Sponsor/Exhibitor/Advertiser Guide. This is your opportunity to get your message to approximately 500-600 professionals in the field, including educators, researchers, older adults and others with an interest in aging. Reserve your spot now, as exhibit space has sold out every year in the past. Supporting this year's theme, "The Community Response: Implementing the Plan for a Livable, Senior Friendly North Carolina," our plenary speakers will be: L. Allen Dobson, Jr., M.D., President and CEO, Community Care of North Carolina; Nancy LeaMond, Executive Vice President, State and National Group, AARP; and Dr. Rosemarie Tong, Distinguished Professor of Health Care Ethics, Department of Philosophy, UNC Charlotte. Preprogram and registration materials for this year's conference will be available on the conference website in early June. Programming will feature over 100 separate educational and training opportunities in the form of workshops, papers, roundtables and posters. Registration fees for the 2011 conference will remain at 2008 levels, with special rates for seniors and full-time students.
Mary Palmer Named A Fellow Of The American Geriatrics Society
Congratulations to Institute on Aging Interim Co-Director Dr. Mary H. Palmer on being named a Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society at its recent meeting in Baltimore! Dr. Palmer was also part of a panel on Pearls on Publishing in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society at the same meeting, and will present the Thelma Wells Lecture at the 43rd Annual Conference of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Society meeting in New Orleans in June. Read the news release...
Senior Leaders Program Graduates Class of 2011, Welcomes Class of 2012
On May 24, 2011, the UNC Institute on Aging Senior Leadership Initiative
held a graduation ceremony at the Carol Woods community in Chapel Hill for the six members of the class of 2011.
The featured speaker was Maria Spaulding, Deputy Secretary for Long Term Care and Family Services with the NC Department of Health and Human Services.
The IOA is also pleased to announce the selection of the Senior Leaders class of 2012: Lillian Corprew-Cleveland County; Fran Edwards-Brunswick County; Joyce Lowrimore-Brunswick County; John Thompson-Carteret County; Margaret Towman-Wake County; and Charles Youse-Northampton County.
Special thanks are due to AARP, the NC Association of Area Agencies on Aging and the NC Coalition on Aging for their support of this program.
Highlights of April's Aging Exchange Event
At the 7th Annual Aging Exchange in April 2011, sponsored by the UNC Institute on Aging and nine co-sponsors, UNC Chapel Hill graduate students and faculty presented 27 posters which were judged in four categories. Over 80 guests attended the event, which also included presentation of the Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development in Aging Research Awards, and a keynote address on American Indian aging policy and research by Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN and Associate Professor and Director of the Nursing Management, Policy and Leadership Specialty, Yale University School of Nursing. Read more...
AGHE Recognizes UNCC's Dena Shenk
Dena Shenk, PhD, Director of the Gerontology Program of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, received the Hiram J. Friedsam Mentorship Award at the 37th Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) in March.
Changes In Gerontology Program At ASU
Appalachian State University's graduate program in gerontology has implemented some schedule changes while the Master's Degree curriculum is revamped. The Master's Degree program has closed admissions for the academic year 2011-2012. Students in the Graduate Certificate program will still be able to transfer Graduate Certificate courses, all of which will be required in the new Master’s Degree, into that program when it re-opens. Dr. Ed Rosenberg, Program Director, can be reached at 828.262.6146 or RosenbergE@appstate.edu for more information.
Dr. Peter Reed, IOA CPHAR Fellow, Named Pioneer Network Director
Pioneer Network, a national a center for all stakeholders in the field of aging and long term care whose focus is on providing home and community for elders, has named Dr. Peter Reed as its new Executive Director. Dr. Reed is a Fellow of the Carolina Program in Health and Aging Research, a pre- and post-doctoral training program of the UNC Institute on Aging. Read more about Dr. Reed and Pioneer Network.
Aging & Health Promotion News
Openings available to participate free in NCOA Better Choices, Better Health online. Serena E. Weisner, MS, Living Healthy Project Director at the NC Division of Aging & Adult Services, would like adults with chronic health conditions to be aware of an online workshop opportunity available through the National Council on Aging. The Better Choices, Better Health program is taught by trained volunteer lay leaders and offers online participants complete anonymity if they wish. To find out more or register, visit https://selfmanage.org/BetterHealth/SignUp. Anyone with questions may contact Ms. Weisner at serena.weisner@dhhs.nc.gov or (919) 733-0440, Ext. 246.
ASPREE Study volunteers needed. Healthy volunteers 70 years of age or older are needed to help researchers learn about the benefits of aspirin in reducing memory problems and physical problems with aging. Aspirin may help older people live healthy lives by delaying the start of illness. However, aspirin may not be safe for everyone. This study will determine whether taking aspirin is a safe way for people to stay healthy longer. It requires 8 visits to UNC over a six-year period of time, and participants will be contacted three times a year by phone for a short follow-up. All office visits, medical evaluations, and medications for this study will be provided at no cost to participants. For more information, please contact Sarah at 919-966-6827 or sarah_lowman@med.unc.edu.
Native Spanish speakers aged 50-75 needed for cancer prevention study. Researchers at UNC Chapel Hill are searching for participants to view a video in Spanish about cancer prevention and participate in a survey regarding the video. Enrollees in this study must: be native Spanish-speakers who prefer health services in Spanish and are between the ages of 50 and 75. Qualified participants will participate in a 20-minute phone survey and also attend one interview at the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research that will last approximately 1 hour. For more information, please call 1(877) 829-0012 or email opciones@schsr.unc.edu.
New from NC Researchers
Nyrop, Kirsten A.; Grover, Madhusudan; Palsson, Olafur S.; Heymen, Steve; Palmer, Mary H.; Goode, Patricia S.; Whitehead, William E.; Busby-Whitehead, Jan. (2011). Likelihood of Nursing Home Referral for Fecally Incontinent Elderly Patients is Influenced by Physician Views on Nursing Home Care and Outpatient Management of Fecal Incontinence. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Published online 14 March 2011 (10.1016/j.jamda.2011.01.010)
Wang, Kefang; Palmer, Mary H. (2011). Development and Validation of an Instrument to Assess Women's Toileting Behavior Related to Urinary Elimination: Preliminary Results. Nursing Research 60(3): 158-164.
For a more extensive list of publications by North Carolina faculty, see New & Notable Publications.
New from the Digital Library
These are selected new additions to the AgeLib Digital Library. Each link below will open a new window displaying the AgeLib record, with a link to the publication itself.
Approaching 65 : A survey of Baby Boomers turning 65 years old/ report
view the record
Health and caregiving among the 50+ : Ownership, use and interest in mobile technology / report
view the record
Narrowing world health disparities and longevity / report
view the record
Featured Web Site:
UNC Institute on Aging
www.aging.unc.edu
The UNC Institute on Aging web site has recently been reorganized.
Navigation has been simplified to allow users faster access to information on programs
and training. The home page has a fresh look including a monthly photo feature.
Selected calendar events and deadlines are also prominently highlighted.
Users may email aginginfo@unc.edu to offer feedback.
Upcoming Events In NC
June 1-2, 2011
UNC CARES Continuing Professional Education
Cognitive Impairments: It's Not Just Alzheimer's
Boone, NC
June 3-6, 2011
American Aging Association
40th Annual Meeting
Raleigh
Registration
June 13-16, 2011
UNC CARES Continuing Professional Education
Effective Supervision and Management in Adult Services
Burlington, NC
June 15, 2011
Triangle J Area Agency on Aging Culture Change Initiative:
"THE HOW OF CHANGE" Culture Change Symposium
Raleigh, 8:30am-3:30pm
$35 per person
More information: rmcgee@tjcog.org or call 919-558-2711
June 16, 2011
Triangle J Area Agency on Aging Culture Change Initiative:
"THE HOW OF CHANGE" Culture Change Symposium
Pittsboro, 8:30am-3:30pm
$35 per person
More information: rmcgee@tjcog.org or call 919-558-2711
Save The Dates
October 18-20, 2011
NC Conference on Aging
Hilton Charlotte University Place Hotel
Charlotte
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