AoA March eNewsletter

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AoA News

    Older Americans Month 2011 Materials Now Available
               
    Profile of Older Americans: 2010 Now Available
               
    AoA’s March Widget Highlights AoA’s Nutrition Program
               
    SMP Recent Events and Upcoming Activities
               
Other HHS News
   
    Webinar on Healthy Eating Advice:  The New Dietary Guidelines for
    Americans, 2010
               
    HHS and DOJ to Convene Fraud Prevention Summit in Detroit
               
    New Report Details Affordable Care Act Resources and Flexibility for
    States
               
    New NIH Cookbook Encourages Families to Eat Healthfully
               
    Medicare Part D Benefit Update
               
Funding Opportunity
   
    AoA and NIA Joint Initiative to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Older
    Americans by Translating Research into Practice
               
More News
   
    FinCEN Advisory Warns of Elder Financial Exploitation
   
    USCIS Expands Outreach to the Aging Network for Help in Dissemination of
    Information
               
    KCMU Release New Resources on Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports
   
    Free Webinar to Help Nursing Homes Prepare to be Clinical Placement Sites
    for Nursing Students
               
    National Observances

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AoA December Newsleter

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AoA News

• ASA Greenlee Addresses Senate Aging Committee Forum

• AoA Introduces New Affordable Care Act E-Newsletter

• AoA’s December Statistical Widget and Health E-Cards

Other HHS News

• National Influenza Vaccination Week

• HHS Announces the Nation’s New Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Agenda

• HHS Establishes First Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee

• LIS & MSP Resource Levels Increased for 2011

More News

• National Handwashing Awareness Week

• New Ventures in Leadership

• New Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule Protects Homeowners

• Emergency Planning in the Winter Months

• New Report Ties Diabetes to Shortened Life Expectancy

• IRS Helps Small Employers Claim New Health Care Tax Credit

• National Veterans Golden Age Games Set for Hawaii

AoA November Newsletter

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Top Story

November Is National Family Caregivers Month

AoA News

AoA’s National Family Caregiver Support Program Celebrates 10 Years

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

Message from Assistant Secretary Kathy Greenlee on Veterans Day 2010

AoA Recognizes Native American Heritage Month

Population Data on Older American Indian Adults Featured in AoA’s November
Widget

Eldercare Locator Takes on a New Look for a Rapidly Aging Population

2010-2011 Influenza Campaign

Other HHS News

Medicare Open Enrollment

AHRQ Launches New Website for Men

Hospitalizations for Medication and Illicit Drug-related Conditions on the Rise
among Americans Ages 45 and Older

More News

Scholarship Opportunity for Graduate Students

NCOA to Sponsor Webinar on Vision and Aging

Additional National Observances in November

eNews from AoA - October 2010

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Top Story

October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

 AoA News

Population Data on Older Hispanic Adults Featured in AoA’s October Widget

Other HHS News

CMS Awards Grants to Six States to Combat Abuse and Neglect in Long Term Care Facilities

Information on Peripheral Arterial Disease Added to NIHSeniorHealth Website

HHS Announces the Launch of HealthCare.gov on Facebook

HHS Releases $101 Million in Emergency Funding to States for Energy Assistance

Nationwide System to Assist Doctors and Hospitals in Switching to Electronic Health Records Is Completed

HHS Awards $68 million in Grants to Support Community Living for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities

Federal Funding Opportunities

Rural Health Network Development Grant Program

Second Opportunity for National Background Check Program Funding

More News

NCOA to Fund Benefits Enrollment Centers

October Is Crime Prevention Month: Learn About Go Direct

October 16 Is World Food Day

USDA Awards Grants to Expand Nutrition Aid for Low-Income Seniors

UN Report on “Current Status of the Social Situation, Wellbeing, Participation in
Development and Rights of Older Persons Worldwide”

Additional National Observances in October
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