On September 15th, Join ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) for a webinar on identifying and screening for food insecurity in older adults. Research in this area has been limited, but there are promising practices and resources available to help senior nutrition programs and others in the aging network address food insecurity. This webinar will explore such resources in the areas of screening, assessment, and training.    Presenters: Kathryn Tucker, MS, RD, LD, Contractor, ACL Temitope A. Walker, PhD, Senior Hunger & Nutrition Coordinator, Georgia Division of Aging Services This webinar is part of ONHPP’s older adult food insecurity education series. Find materials from past events at acl.gov/senior-nutrition, and save the date for the next and final webinar: Oct. 20, 3 PM ET: Referring Food-Insecure Older Adults to Resources

Indiana University (IU) was awarded grant funding in 2020 under the Administration for Community Living Alzheimer’s Dementia Programs Initiative to implement the Caregiver Stress Prevention Bundle (CSPB) for people living with dementia and their informal caregivers. The CSPB is delivered through five area agencies on aging (AAA) by trained care coaches who are community health workers employed by the AAAs and supported by IU dementia care experts. Presenters will share how the university partnered with AAAs to implement the dementia care program and results-to-date. Reasons why AAAs partnered with IU to launch a dementia care program and plans for sustainability will also be discussed. Participants in this webinar will: Describe how IU partnered with five of Indiana’s AAAs to scale a dementia care program developed and tested at IU. List three key elements of the IU/AAA partnership leading to successful program implementation and process improvement. Identify three reasons why the AAAs partnered with IU to launch a dementia care program. Discuss plans for sustainability and statewide expansion of the IU/AAA dementia care program.

USAging members report that one of the biggest challenges facing the Aging Network is the struggle to attract and retain its workforce. In this 30-minute webinar, Traci Wilson, USAging’s Director of Research, will share results from our recent survey of AAAs on their workforce challenges and the impacts they have on agencies and the older adults they serve. Amy Gotwals, USAging’s Chief of Policy and External Affairs, will discuss how you can use these findings and resources to advocate for your agency. Presenters: Traci Wilson, USAging, Director, Research Amy Gotwals, USAging, Chief, Policy and External Affairs