Georgia Department of Human Resources
Division of Aging Services presents...

The Power of Food, Fun and Fitness in Promoting Healthy Aging -
    11th Annual Healthy Aging Summit

June 4-6, 2008
Marriott Augusta Hotel & Suites
Augusta, GA

• brochure and registration form (PDF)

About the Program
Nutrition status is one of the most vital signs, just like blood pressure or pulse. Optimal nutrition status is essential to the wellbeing, health, independence and quality of life for older adults. What we eat and how we live have a major impact on the quality and length of life. This conference is designed to provide workshops and general sessions on a variety of topics that will focus on healthy aging and healthy living. There will be concurrent workshops both days of the conference.

Target Audience
Dietitians, nurses, care coordinators, health educators, Area Agency on Aging staff, senior center managers, nutrition service providers, caregivers and other professionals involved in providing care for older adults.

New Online Aging Research Translator (ART)

Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging (Cornell University) has announced the availability of the Aging Research Translator (http://www.agingresearchtranslator.com/blog.php). The Aging Research Translator (ART) website has been designed with community-based practitioners in mind, by offering non-technical summaries of aging research published in peer-reviewed academic journals. Community-based practitioners are the largest group of potential users of aging-related research, and the people most likely to apply the aging knowledge-base to the lives of real people. However, the location of research in university libraries and databases makes it difficult to access. Furthermore, the overly technical language of research articles can be an impediment. The ART website, developed by Cornell University researchers, attempts to address these challenges by posting summaries of aging research literature using non-technical language.

ART is a blog where we post new aging research summaries every other week. Summaries are posted chronologically and can also be viewed according to topical categories. Readers are invited to write comments after each post (all comments need to be approved by the blog administrator before being listed). Please join us on the ART!

 

Upcoming Conference:
Friday May 16, 2008 / Saturday May 17, 2008

“Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Frail Older Adults”
Institute of Gerontology
College of Public Health
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

The conference will focus on:

• Why and how to start a palliative care consult in your hospital

• Why and how to improve end-of-life care in your nursing home

• Innovations in hospice care

Download Conference Information (PDF)