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ISSN:0163-9366    

DOI:10.1300/J052v01n03_11

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1982

数据来源: Taylor

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During the past few years there has been a growing concern about the increasing population of senior citizens, and the increasing need to provide supportive services to maintain seniors within the community. The Nutrition Program for senior citizens is one of these supportive services, providing one daily meal for all seniors wishing to participate. In the Summer of 1980, the Hunger Task Force of the Community Council of Greater New York, in conjunction with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, developed and conducted a survey of nutrition centers for senior citizens in Manhattan and the Bronx. The aim of the project was to review existing nutrition services for seniors, and to provide medical students with experiences in non-medical settings. Four medical students from the College visited 35 senior centers, interviewing program directors at each, and a total of 121 senior citizens. The results of the project showed, firstly, that the nutrition program is an important aspect in the lives of seniors, and that although there are both budget and time constraints, nutrition education is considered an important aspect of center services. Secondly, from the perspective of the medical students, the experiences of meeting and talking with seniors was an important one and the exposure to people in non-medical settings was considered to be a valuable one. This project was conducted under general program monies granted to the Hunger Task Force through the Community Development Agency, Community Food and Nutrition Program, and by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The results of this project indicate future directions in the field of nutrition services for the elderly. The medical students agreed that there are opportunities for placing students at senior centers to do nutrition education and nutrition counseling. Additional ideas included placing students on a long-term basis to work with a pre- and post-operative senior citizen patient, and working in conjunction with home visitor nurses. From the perspective of the social services, there are opportunities for developing coordinating councils of senior centers; developing in-depth guides on availability of nutrition education resource materials; and developing nutritionally-sound ethnic cook-books, targeted to senior citizens, with guides on easy-to-prepare balanced meals. These two facets of programs could be brought together in an inter-disciplinary fashion. The variety of opportunities for program development in this sphere of nutrition services for the elderly would significantly improve existing services, thereby enhancing the capacity of senior citizens to remain within the community.

ISSN:0163-9366    

DOI:10.1300/J052v01n03_12

出版商:Taylor&Francis Group    

年代:1982

数据来源: Taylor