|
 | |
 | | Find information and resources that provide background and support for nutrition education efforts with older adults, including Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), statistics, reports and guidelines, brochures, and online tools. |
|
 |
| |
| Statistics |
|
| AgingStats.Gov
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics.
A collection of statistics relating to aging, published by government agencies. |
|
|
|
| Faststats A to Z, Older Persons' Health
DHHS. CDC. National Center for Health Statistics.
Health statistics on the elderly including health status, life expectancy, leading cause of death, and percent of elderly with limited activity capability. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to Top |
| General Information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dietary Reference Intakes for Older Adults
National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging.
Tables include DRI values for men and women ages 51 to 70 and over 70. Also compares the nutrient availability of Title III and Title VI meals with nutrient levels required to meet Older Americans Act Nutrition Program (OAANP) requirements. |
|
|
|
 | Eating Well as We Age
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
Handout addresses financial barriers to eating well, chewing issues, cooking issues, shopping, loss of appetite, upset stomach, and the Nutrition Facts panel. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Exercise for Older Adults
DHHS. NIH. National Institute on Aging.
Interactive web site that discusses the benefits of exercise for older adults, safety, sample exercises and charting progress. Features pictures of active older adults, video clips, and quizzes. The "Frequently Asked Questions" section addresses nutrition and equipment needs. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 | Food Stamps for the Elderly Resource Center
Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).
Interactive web page containing information on issues surrounding senior nutrition (federal nutrition programs, etc.). The page includes links to other web pages, facts sheets and resource materials. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Good Nutrition: It's a Way of Life
DHHS. NIH. National Institute on Aging.
Addresses nutrition and feeding issues such as chewing problems and loss of taste, as well as time and money management issues. Material is based on previous versions of the Food Guide Pyramid. |
|
|
|
| The Graying of America
USDA. ERS. Food Review.
A series of articles discuss food and older Americans. Specific issues addressed include: demographic characteristics, diet quality, food expenditures, food security, food assistance program use, and risk of foodborne disease. September 2002 |
|
|
|
 | A Modified MyPyramid for Older Adults
Tufts University.
This graphic nutrition education tool is modeled after the 2005 USDA MyPyramid and is designed to address the special needs of older adults. Updated January 2008 |
|
|
|
| Nutrition and Aging
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
Fact sheet includes information on buying more for less, sensory changes, structural changes, special dietary needs, and food preparation for one. |
|
|
|
| Seniors and Food Safety
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Information on shopping, preparing and bringing food home safely. Click on “Eating Out and Bringing Home Food” for tips on home-delivered meals, eating out and bringing food home from congregate meal centers. Also includes caring for infants and young children and a quiz on food safety in the kitchen. |
|
|
|
| Seniors Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
The SFMNP grants are used to provide coupons to low income seniors for eligible foods at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs. |
|
|
|
| Back to Top |
| Audience Specific |
|
|
|
|
| Back to Top |
| Reports/Guidelines |
|
| Factors Affecting Nutrient Intakes of the Elderly.
USDA. ERS.
This exploratory investigation provides estimates of the effects of selected characteristics of the household and its constituents on individual nutrient consumption of elderly heads of households. Possible nutrition interventions focus on targeted audiences and programs. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hunger and Food Insecurity Among the Elderly (PDF|51 KB)
Braindeis University. Center on Hunger and Poverty. The Food Security Institute.
Examines the prevalence, severity and impact of food insecurity among the elderly and describes federal nutrition programs that provide nutrition support to low income elderly Americans. February 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to Top |
| Online Tools |
|
| Determine Your Nutritional Health
New York State Office for Aging.
On-line assessment uses the DETERMINE criteria established by the Nutrition Screening Initiative. Links from this page describe the DETERMINE warning signs of nutritional risk and provide suggestions to improve nutritional status in the elderly. The Nutritional Screening Initiative has a similar tool in pdf. |
|
|
|
Last Modified: Oct 30, 2008 |
|
