Nutrition Services
Dear EAT RIGHT MONTANA Friend:
The “graying of America” is a fact of life – and an important demographic trend. The growing number of older Americans, and the lifestyles of aging boomers, will profoundly affect all of us – both personally and professionally.
Fortunately, there’s tons of information about nutrition and physical activity in the aging process and in the lives of American seniors. Here are some resources we used in preparing the October Healthy Families packet.
The Graying of America (from USDA Economic Research Service): www.ers.usda.gov/publications/FoodReview/Sep2002/
This issue of FoodReview is all about seniors, covering everything from food security and Food Stamp usage to nutrition needs and food borne illness.
Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs:
Click HERE to find out more about the Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs, which celebrated their 30-year anniversary in March 2002.
Active for Life (from CDC and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation): http://www.activeforlife.info/about_the_program/national_blueprint.html
Visit this site to download a copy of the comprehensive National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older.
This article was part of the Eat Right series in 2002 entitled Moving Montana Toward a Fit Future: Start today for a healthy weight
Crystelle Fogle (406) 947-2344
Katie Bark (406) 994-5641
Dayle Hayes (406) 655-9082
