From emily at tcaging.org Mon Oct 6 09:16:04 2008 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:16:04 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MN Falls Prevention Listserv - Oct 6 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB0014F06EA7B@exch.tcaging.org> Join the Home Safety Council Expert Network and Receive a FREE Welcome Kit All new members of the Expert Network receive a package of free home injury prevention education materials, along with an Expert Network tote bag. For more information, please visit: http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/expert_network/expertnetwork.aspx http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/expert_network/en_benefits_w003.aspx ======================== MN Fall Prevention Website Survey If you have not already done so, please take our short survey on the Minnesota Falls Prevention website (www.mnfallsprevention.org) to evaluate its usefulness. Access the survey by clicking on the link below: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2288UEP5HRH ======================== A FREE National TeleClass for Family Caregivers Communicating Effectively with Healthcare Professionals Thursday, November 6th and 13th - 2 PM Eastern To Register Go to: www.thefamilycaregiver.org For More Information Call: 1/800-896-3650 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN DURING THIS TELECLASS SERIES Part 1: November 6 at 2 p.m. ET * Develop a basic understanding of how the U.S. healthcare system operates * Understand your role on your loved one's healthcare team * Describe how good communication can facilitate optimum health care * Know how to prepare for doctor office visits Part 2: November 13 at 2 p.m. ET * Develop strategies to establish rapport/collaborate with your loved one's healthcare providers * Distinguish between different styles of communicating with healthcare professionals * Compose assertive messages for communicating in healthcare situations * Be prepared for and cope with an emergency room visit ======================== The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 250+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org Senior LinkAge Line(tm) 1-800-333-2433 Helping elders age successfully in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties. 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URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20081006/651ef30e/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Mon Oct 13 07:23:38 2008 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:23:38 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MN Falls Prevention Listserv - Oct 13 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB0014F06EAD9@exch.tcaging.org> Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services has released Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Guidelines include: -Frequently Asked Questions -Guidelines document -Be Active Your Way - a consumer guide for adults, ages 18-64 -Toolkit - for organizations and communities -Sign up to be a supporter and receive additional information. For current MN data along with a list of evidence-based physical activity objectives and strategies, please refer to the Minnesota Obesity Plan http://www.health.state.mn.us/obesity. For more information, please visit: http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/ ======================== Webinars on the Adoption of Evidence-based Depression Interventions for Older Adults Presenters will include a program/research expert and a practitioner/policymaker currently implementing the program. IMPACT: Evidence-based Depression Care in Primary Care Thursday, October 16 2:00pm - 3:30pm Eastern PEARLS: Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors - conducted in aging services Thursday, October 23 3:00pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Healthy IDEAS: Identifying Depression Empowering Activities for Seniors - conducted in aging services Wednesday, October 29 3:00pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Money Matters. Funding opportunities, business plans, billing strategies for depression care management program delivery, training, and supervision, and partnering agencies. Thursday, November 13 3:00pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Register online for these Webinars at http://www.ncoa.org/depression-webinars . Space is limited, register early. Webinars will be archived on NCOA's website www.ncoa.org. For background visit www.prc-han.org/conferences Contact Lee.Hayes at ncoa.org with access questions; Cate Clegg cleggc at u.washington.edu with webinar program questions. ======================== Poor Sleep May Impact Elders' Physical Abilities Poor quality sleep may lead to poorer physical function among otherwise healthy older men, study findings suggest. For more information, please visit: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2008/10/09/eline/links/20081009elin001.html ======================== Caring for Parent With Memory Loss: Legal, Medical, and Distance Issues A free educational conference, "Caring for Parent With Memory Loss: Legal, Medical, and Distance Issues" will be held at the University of Minnesota from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM, Saturday, November 8th, 2008. The goal of this conference is to provide information, support, and education for adult children, parents, community care providers, and other individuals concerned with caring for parents with memory loss. The presentations will be lively and focus on legal and financial planning, medical and dementia care issues, and long-distance caregiving. Free continuing education credits for nurses who attend the conference will be available. If you have any questions or would like to RSVP for the event, please contact Dr. Joe Gaugler, at 612-626-2485 (phone) or gaug0015 at umn.edu. ======================== Mobility Equals Independence: Practical Applications Live Web Seminar October 15, 2:00 Eastern The live seminar moves from discussion of plans and programs to the specifics of operations. Presenters from two innovative agencies described by Josefina Carbonell and Sandy Markwood will be featured. Lynnda Bassham discusses the strides South Carolina's Lower Savannah Area Agency on Aging has made in coordinating the planning process for community transit counseling. Sharon Lynn From Fairfax County AAA using a community blueprint has been instrumental in coordinating aging service programs with planning departments to make their local blueprint a reality. For audio, please dial 800-839-9416, Participant ID 1711616# To join the Live Web Seminar, go to http://www.login.iCohere.com?pnum=HRH11477 These seminars and a vast library of information, from the planning documents on the national level to exceptional examples and free technical assistance and referrals are made available through the National Center on Senior Transportation, http://www.seniortransportation.net. Questions? Please email webseminars at asaging.org or call (415) 974-9625 ======================== The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 250+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org Senior LinkAge Line(tm) 1-800-333-2433 Helping elders age successfully in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties. Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. E-mail containing private or protected information should not be sent over a public (nonsecure) Internet unless it is encrypted pursuant to Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc. standards. This e-mail should be forwarded only on a strictly need-to-know basis. 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We are in the midst of analysis, and we look forward to being able to let you know what we have learned! I just realized that the order form for brochures of Stand Up & Be Strong is no longer on the MN APTA web site, www.mnapta.org They are available by sending an email to allisonhawley at mnapta.org We still have 3000 brochures available if you like the hard copy version. The information will be back on the site shortly for those of you who want the real thing. Remember, you can print your own instruction manual and brochures from this same site, color or black & white. One more favor to ask of you: if you have been using Stand Up & Be Strong, would you please send me a note and tell us your opinion of the program? How are you using it? How often? What is the client response? Any good stories? I am in the process of evaluation and could use your help. Kristine Gjerde Physical Therapist Consultant 651-334-5622 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20081013/6f76d810/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Thu Oct 23 09:18:33 2008 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:18:33 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] EPA Requests Proposals to Build Healthy Communities for Active Aging Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB0014F06EBA2@exch.tcaging.org> EPA Requests Proposals to Build Healthy Communities for Active Aging The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to award in early 2009 a total of $200,000, $100,000 each for two grants. Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging Training and Demonstration Projects must include a strategy that either 1) trains older adults to be environmental leaders on local planning decisions that affect their community's built environment; or 2) demonstrates how greenways and sustainable streets can improve the quality of life for persons of all ages while improving environmental quality. Letters of intent are encouraged by October 24, 2008. Proposals must be submitted by November 21, 2008. For more information, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/aging/grants/index.htm#2008_1121_grant_1 Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org Senior LinkAge Line(tm) 1-800-333-2433 Helping elders age successfully in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties. 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URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20081023/77c64724/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Mon Oct 27 06:38:20 2008 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:38:20 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] Minnesota Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence scholarship recipients Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB00CE9445E50@exch.tcaging.org> University of Minnesota School of Nursing Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence announces 2008-2009 Scholars MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (Oct. 17, 2008) - With the population of adults age 65 and older expected to grow by 40 percent between 2010 and 2020 in Minnesota alone, and an estimated need for 800,000 additional nurses nationwide by 2020, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing is expanding their role of preparing students and faculty to address emerging issues in geriatric care. Through support from the John A. Hartford Foundation, the School of Nursing is providing scholarships to students who focus their graduate studies on the nursing care of older adults and who commit to engage in an academic career focused on teaching geriatric nursing. The scholarship provides Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) and research-focused doctoral students with support for education-related expenses. The School of Nursing has selected its second group of Minnesota Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence (MnHCGNE) scholarship recipients. The 2008 Hartford Scholars are Mary Gatzke, Watertown, Wis., Sara McCumber, Superior, Wis., Jack Rydell, Fargo, N.D., Karin Schurrer-Erickson, Minneapolis, Minn., and Audrey Weymiller, Rochester, Minn. The students' research interests include chronic care of the elderly, rural health issues commonly seen in the elderly population, exercise for elderly persons with diabetes, end-of-life care, and prevention of osteoporosis. "The Hartford Scholars have been a potent force in health care," said Professor Ruth Lindquist, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., A.C.N.S.-B.C., director of the Hartford Scholars program. "They generate significant positive changes in the practice of health care and in services to the elderly." Previous scholars have undertaken projects such as fall prevention in acute care environments by eliminating the use of drugs that affect balance and judgment and how to better understand depression following stroke. "These are problems that cost our health care system and our society tremendously, but it does not escape the scholars that many of the human and financial costs incurred are preventable with programs and strategies to eliminate risk factors, improve communication, or improve preventive care," Lindquist said. The MnHCGNE was established at the University of Minnesota in 2007 after the School of Nursing was awarded a $1 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation and a $500,000 matching award from the University of Minnesota. The center aims to address the Upper Midwest's critical need for nurses with expertise in caring for older adults by developing quality faculty with expertise in gerontological nursing. Founded in 1929, the John A. Hartford Foundation is a committed champion of training, research and service system innovations that promote the health and independence of America's older adults. Through its grantmaking, the Foundation seeks to strengthen the nation's capacity to provide effective, affordable care to this rapidly increasing older population by educating aging-prepared health professionals (physicians, nurses, social workers), and developing innovations that improve and better integrate health and supportive services. The Foundation was established by John A. Hartford. Mr. Hartford and his brother, George L. Hartford, both former chief executives of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, left the bulk of their estates to the Foundation upon their deaths in the 1950s. Additional information about the Foundation and it programs is available at www.jhartfound.org. The University of Minnesota's School of Nursing, ranked among the nation's top nursing schools, is a leader in improving health care through research, education, and service. Its nationally and world-renowned scientists discover practical health care treatments and solutions people can use today to improve their daily lives. The oldest continuing university-based school of nursing in the nation, it now has a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 850 students. The school educates 55 percent of the faculty in Minnesota's public and private nursing schools, advanced practice nurses, and nurses who can assume leadership positions.The School of Nursing is part of the Academic Health Center, one of the most comprehensive facilities for health professionals in the nation, fostering interdisciplinary study, research, and education. For additional information on the University of Minnesota's School of Nursing, go to www.nursing.umn.edu. Contact: Peggy Malikowski, School of Nursing, 612-625-2496 or malik025 at umn.edu ======================== The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 250+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org Senior LinkAge Line(tm) 1-800-333-2433 Helping elders age successfully in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties. 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URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20081027/1a52f743/attachment-0001.htm From emily at tcaging.org Mon Oct 27 06:53:05 2008 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:53:05 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MN Falls Prevention Listserv - Oct. 27 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB00CE9445E51@exch.tcaging.org> Social Marketing for Nutrition and Physical Activity The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the release of a new online training course titled Social Marketing for Nutrition and Physical Activity. This course provides training for public health professionals about how to use social marketing to plan nutrition, physical activity, and obesity prevention programs. The course is free of charge. Continuing education credits (CHES and CEU's) are available for those who register, complete the course, and fill out an evaluation through the CDC Training and Continuing Education Online system (http://www2a.cdc.gov/tceonline). To access the course and other social marketing resources, visit www.cdc.gov/dnpa/socialmarketing ------------------------ 2007 Long-Term Care Gaps Analysis Summary The 2007 Long-Term Care Gaps Analysis summary report is now available on the Department of Human Services web site at http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/GapsAnalysis (scroll about half-way down the page to find the report). Individual county profiles along with background information on the Gaps Analysis are also available. ------------------------ 2008 Age and Disabilities Odyssey Presentations Available PowerPoint Presentations from each concurrent session are available at: http://www.mnaging.org/odyssey/attend/presentations.html Check out the following presentations: Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Stanford's Living Well with Chronic Conditions Wisdom Steps: Preventive Health for American Indian Elders Healthy Aging in Minnesota: A Shared Vision and Roadmap Status of Long Term Care: Minnesota 2008 Health Promotion and Developmental Disabilities Falls and Chronic Conditions in Older Minnesotans: An Update New Learnings in Providing Health and Wellness Programs ------------------------ Complementing Medical Care for Chronically Ill Seniors: Falls with Injury A September 25, 2008 video conference covered the medical perspective regarding falls with injury and repeated falling. View the presentation at: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/aging/documents/pub/dhs16_142736.pdf ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 250+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org Senior LinkAge Line(tm) 1-800-333-2433 Helping elders age successfully in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties. Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. E-mail containing private or protected information should not be sent over a public (nonsecure) Internet unless it is encrypted pursuant to Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc. standards. This e-mail should be forwarded only on a strictly need-to-know basis. 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