The May Last Bite

Volume 2 | Issue 10

News from the

Nutrition and Aging Resource Center

Help Us Improve Our Website! Volunteer on Our Usability and User Experience Testing Team

We need your help to make our website better for everyone! We are looking for volunteers to participate in our upcoming website usability and user experience testing. Your feedback will be invaluable in helping us enhance our site’s functionality and user-friendliness.

What is Involved:

Participate in a 15–30 minute online testing session.
Share your honest feedback on the site’s design, navigation, and overall user experience.
No prior experience needed – just your willingness to help!

Interested in joining our testing team? Sign up today

Thank you for helping us create a better online experience for everyone!

Nutrition and Aging Resource Center Satisfaction Survey

The Nutrition and Aging Resource Center is seeking input on how we are doing. Your feedback is valuable and will help inform the direction of the Resource Center’s resources, professional development opportunities, and research endeavors.

Please complete the survey by Friday, May 24. Completion is estimated to take less than 15 minutes.

Thank you for your time and valuable input.

Please feel free to share this with your colleagues. If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, you can contact Catherine S. Rudolph, at crudolph@iastate.edu.

Survey

ican!: Learn More webinar recording

ican!: Learn More: Check out this short webinar featuring the platform for Instructional Campus on Aging Nutrition. Learn more about the details of the interactive modules and education that you can share with employees, volunteers and stakeholders to enhance their learning about the senior nutrition program.

New Podcast "Learn, Eat and Age Well" is Available Now!

Join Bob Blancato, legendary nutrition and elder rights advocate, to keep on top of the latest innovations in the Senior Nutrition Program!

Brought to you by the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, this podcast invites experts and real-life service providers to share their secrets of success, offer free resources and tell us their sage advice.

Whether you are working for a State Unit on Aging, Area Agency on Aging, or local service provider – or just curious about how the Senior Nutrition Program is modernizing to meet the needs of current and future generations of seniors – this podcast is for you!

Navigating Partnerships: From Connection to Collaboration

Meet our speaker, Christina Holt, for the June 12, 12p CT, webinar on Navigating Successful Partnerships: Benefits and Strategies by clicking the button below. This webinar is the first in the four-part webinar series called "Navigating Partnerships: From Connection to Collaboration" that is scheduled during the summer months of 2024.

Summary of the Webinar:

Addressing societal issues as big as hunger and nutrition is a greater challenge than any one organization. Partnership and collaboration are critical to meaningful change and improvement. This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the advantages of partnerships and the essential strategies required for establishing and maintaining successful collaborations. Resources from the Community Tool Box, a free online resource for community change and improvement, will be shared to support participants’ efforts.

Objectives:

1. Understand the value of collaborative efforts for community change and improvement;

2. Identify strategies to grow and maintain successful partnerships;

3. Learn how to obtain Community Tool Box resources for strengthening community-based partnerships.

Meet the Speaker

Registration

News from the Administration

for Community Living

Celebrate Older Americans Month

Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM), a time to recognize older Americans' contributions, highlight aging trends, and reaffirm commitments to serving the older adults in our communities. The 2024 theme is Powered by Connection, which recognizes the profound impact that meaningful relationships and social connections have on our health and well-being. We will explore the vital role that connectedness plays in supporting independence and aging in place by combatting isolation, loneliness, and other issues.

Read the Proclamation on Older Americans Month, 2024 from the White House.

News from the Aging Network

Prepare For PRIDE Month with SAGE

According to the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging, by 2030, there will be seven million LGBTQ+ adults ages 65 or older. As numbers grow, the resource center aims to ensure that LGBTQ+ adults are supported in every way possible—through training, technical assistance, and educational resources.

Knowledge is power, and the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging is an information powerhouse.

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