Purpose

Initiatives that help the elderly maintain adequate nutrition are essential to help improve the health and quality of life for senior Americans. 

Description

WeCanEndHunger includes links to helpful information and materials on a wide range of food and nutrition topics.  Please LET US KNOW if you have suggested items that can be added on FEATURES FOR SENIOR ADULTS.

Older Americans Act Nutrition Program - Fact Sheet (Administration on Aging) – Directory of State and Area Agencies on Aging

Older Americans Nutrition Program Toolkit inc. Meal Services and Nutrition and Health Promotion Services and extensive links (National Policy & Resource Center on Nutrition & Aging)
 

Modified MyPyramid for Older Adults (Tufts University)

Nutrition for Senior Adults (Fact Sheets from the Virginia Department for the Aging)

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (US Department of Agriculture)

Meals on Wheels Association of America

Healthy Aging with a Diet Rich in Vitamin E (American Dietetic Association)

FDA Information for Seniors and Information for People Over 65 Years Old on Food and Nutrition (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
 

American Society on Aging

DETERMINE Your Nutritional Health Checklist and Nutrition Screening Initiative for Older Adults (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Nutrition Guidelines for Senior Citizens (Seniors-Site.com)

Nutrition and Older Adults (American Council on Science and Health)

Outcomes

As stated by the Institute of Medicine under the National Academy of Sciences, malnutrition and obesity are both common among Americans over age 65.  There are also a host of other medical conditions from which older people and other Medicare beneficiaries suffer that could be improved with appropriate nutritional intervention.  Read more: The Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Health in the Nation's Elderly (2000).