4th State Units on Aging Nutritionists & Administrators Conference
August 28 – 30, 2006
Tremont Plaza Hotel, 222 St. Paul Place, Baltimore
Agenda
August 28: MONDAY
12:00 pm Registration
LEADERSHIP:
1:00 pm Welcome Introductions: Jean Lloyd, US Administration on Aging (AoA)
1:15 pm Positioning the Aging Network for the Future
· Choices for Independence – John Wren, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Management, US Administration on Aging
· Value of Performance – Frank Burns, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Center for Wellness and Community-Based Services, AoA
· Grassroots Strategic Planning – Enid Borden, Chief Executive Officer, Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA)
2:15 pm Questions and Answers
2:45 pm Break Sponsored by Hershey’s
3:00 pm Moderator: Jean Lloyd
Older Americans Act Orientation – Jean Lloyd, AoA
3:45 pm Moderator: Joseph Carlin
Older Americans Act Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
· Joseph Carlin, AoA and Floristene Johnson, AoA
4:45 pm Moderator: Jean Lloyd
Leading for Change: SUA Nutritionists & Administrators Panel
· Florence Reed, NY; Amy Nickerson, VT; Sudha Reddy, GA
5:45 pm End; Dinner on your own
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August 29: TUESDAY
8:00 am Continental Breakfast sponsored by Kellogg’s
VALUE:
8:30 am Opening Remarks: Jean Lloyd, AoA
8:40 am Moderator: Brian Lutz
Systems Change
· Community Connections – Linda Netterville, MOWAA
· Evidence Based Programming – Nancy Whitelaw, NCOA
· Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) – Greg Case, AoA
· State Planning Grants – Deborah Burns, AoA and James Whaley, NASUA
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Moderator: Jean Lloyd
Using Management Tools & Evaluation Data
· Evaluation Overview: GPRA, PART, NAPIS, POMP,
National Survey – Jean Lloyd, AoA
· NAPIS – Bob Hornyak, AoA
· 2nd National Pilot Survey – Nancy Wellman, Nat’l Resource Center
· AoA Website Navigation – Shannon Dukes, Nat’l Resource Center
Noon Lunch
INNOVATION:
1:15 pm Moderator: Barbara Kamp
DRIs Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005:
· The Science Basis for Health: Kathryn McMurry, Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, USDHHS
· Fact Sheets and Brochure for Older Adults – Yvonne Jackson, AoA
· Challenges to DRI implementation:
Barbara Estrada, CA; Willa Thomas, KY;
Linda Miles, FL; Joan Franklin, WY
2:30 pm DRIs & Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Nutrition Services Providers Guide – Barbara Kamp, Nat’l Resource Center
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Moderator: Floristene Johnson
Congregate Extreme Make-Over:
· Overview: Nutrition in the Needs Assessment – Floristene Johnson, AoA
· Enhancing the Social Component of the Meal – Joseph Carlin, AoA
· Targeting Today & Marketing to Boomers Tomorrow
Name Change, Facility, Marketing Techniques, Wellness Center – Bonnie Athas, UT; Nirmala Abraham, DE; Audrey Edmisten, NC
4:30 pm Nutrition and Healthy Aging
· Challenge Brief – Dian Weddle, Nat’l Resource Center and Jean Lloyd, AoA
6:00 pm Hospitality Room: SUANN Meeting & Informal Networking
7:00 pm Conference Group Dinner in the Doric Room
August 30: WEDNESDAY
8:00 am Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by General Mills
CHOICE:
8:30 am Moderator: Brian Lutz
Disaster/Emergency Planning: Natural Disasters, Pandemic Flu
· Pandemic Flu – Brian Lutz, AoA
· Disasters – Irma Tetzloff, AoA
· “After the Storm” – Sarah Strawn, AL
9:30 am Moderator: Nancy Wellman
Translational Research: Lessons from the Field
· A Framework for Nutrition Education – Nadine Sahyoun, University of Maryland
· Eat Better & Move More – Nancy Wellman, Nat’l Resource Center
· Chef Charles Club – Carlene Russell, IA
11:00 am Break
Moderator: Nancy Wellman
LEADERSHIP + VALUE + INNOVATION + CHOICE = HEALTHY AGING
An Afternoon of Facilitated Group Work with John McLaughlin
11:15 am Introduction to Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation
12:15 pm Application of Logic Modeling
· Working Lunch
1:15 pm Linking Performance Measurement, Program Evaluation to the
Underlying Logic of your OAA Nutrition Program
2:15 pm Putting It All Together: People, Programs & Policies
3:00 pm Evaluation & Closing Remarks
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