Enhancing Nutrition Education for Older Adults: A Comprehensive Approach
Explore the requirements and initiatives for nutrition education under the Older Americans Act (OAA). Learn about innovative programs, collaborative models, and services focused on health promotion, disease prevention, and nutrition counseling for older individuals. The OAA emphasizes the importance of optimal nutrient intake, behavior modification, and improving health literacy through integrated programs and services.
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Nutrition Education Carlene Russell and Doris Montgomery
Objectives 1. Identify requirements for OAA nutrition education 2. Explore definitions of nutrition education 3. Introduce an innovative nutrition education program using a collaborative model between Iowa Departments on Aging and Public Health 2
Nutrition Education: OAA SEC 214: The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to agencies and organizations that serve older individuals to assist such agencies and organizations to carry out integrated health promotion and disease prevention programs that are designed for older individuals; and include nutrition education; physical activity; and other activities to modify behavior and to improve health literacy, including providing information on optimal nutrient intake, through nutrition education and nutrition assessment and counseling, in accordance with section 339(2)(J). 3
Nutrition Education: OAA (Cont.) PART B SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS SEC 321: (17) health and nutrition education services, including information concerning prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of age-related diseases and chronic disabling conditions; PART C NUTRITION SERVICES SEC 331: Subpart 1 Congregate Nutrition Services SEC. 331. (3) provide nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and other nutrition services, as appropriate, based on the needs of meal participants. SEC 336: Subpart 2 Home Delivered Nutrition Services SEC. 336. (2) nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and other nutrition services, as appropriate, based on the needs of meal recipients. 4
Nutrition Education: OAA (Cont. 2) SEC. 339. NUTRITION. A State that establishes and operates a nutrition project under this chapter shall (1) utilize the expertise of a dietitian or other individual with equivalent education and training in nutrition science, or if such an individual is not available, an individual with comparable expertise in the planning of nutritional services, and (2) ensure that the project (J) provides for nutrition screening and nutrition education, and nutrition assessment and counseling if appropriate, 5
Iowa Administrative Code 17 7.12 (231) Nutrition services. 7.12(1) Purposes of the program. The purposes of the nutrition services program are to: C. Provide activities of interest to older individuals on each day the congregate meal site is open including a monthly nutrition education program under the supervision of a licensed dietitian if the nutrition education provides medically oriented information. 7.12(4) The AAA shall ensure that nutrition funds are used to: c. Provide nutrition screening and counseling as appropriate and nutrition education services to address assessed needs. 6
State Program Performance Report Nutrition Education Definition Proposed 6/17 A targeted program to promote better health by providing accurate and culturally sensitive nutrition, physical fitness, or health information and instruction to participants, caregivers, or participants and caregivers in a group or individual setting overseen by a dietitian or individuals of comparable expertise. 7
Nutrition Education: Definition Nutrition education is any combination of educational strategies, accompanied by environmental supports, designed to facilitate voluntary adoption of food choices and other food- and nutrition-related behaviors conducive to health and well-being. Nutrition education is delivered through multiple venues and involves activities at the individual, community, and policy levels. https://www.sneb.org/ 8
Nutrition Education: Intervention in Nutrition Care Process Nutrition intervention for nutrition education is a formal process to instruct or train patients/clients in a skill or to impart knowledge to help patients/clients voluntarily manage or modify food, nutrition and physical activity choices and behavior to maintain or improve health. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Terminology Reference Manual 2014 9
Evidenced Based: ACL Definition Demonstrated through evaluation to be effective for improving the health and well-being or reducing disease, disability and/or injury among older adults; and Proven effective with older adult population, using Experimental or Quasi- Experimental Design;* and Research results published in a peer-review journal; and Fully translated** in one or more community site(s); and Includes developed dissemination products that are available to the public https://www.acl.gov/programs/health-wellness/disease-prevention 10
Funding Leveraging OAA funding Iowa State Extension SNAP- Ed Volunteers 11
Polling Question Do you have guidelines for nutrition education materials? Yes No 13
