NUTR 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ontario Trillium Foundation, Dietitian, Elder Abuse
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Evergreen action nutrition (ean: older adults were involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the program, planning committee identified priorities issues for the program to address, attitude towards eating, especially for those who are isolated. Eating three or fewer fruits and vegetables each day. Special needs related to disease, and physical conditions: difficulties with cooking, program activities, display boards with handouts. Taste testing sessions: nutrition column in the monthly newsletter of the guelph wellington seniors association, garden fresh box pick-up at the seniors centre. Individual nutrition counselling with a dietitian: community food resource directory, food demonstrations, participants, observed preparation of several recipes, received a copy of each recipe and a light lunch. Increase intake of certain foods (41%: decrease intake of certain foods (14%, change food preparation methods (17%, reported changes (n = 73): Increased nutrition knowledge (94%: confidence in healthy cooking (88%) Objectives: promoting volunteerism among seniors and other generations.