e-Bulletin
Click on the date to download the current e-Bulletin as a pdf fileMarch 2010
This month's e-Bulletin is now available!
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VAN Forum
Gardening for Health and Common Good
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Think Garden. It's a Great Break from Winter!
Julie Weisenhorn, University of Minnesota Extension writes, "There's no doubt that eating better - fresh fruits and vegetables from a home garden - can boost your overall health and well-being."
Gardening Resources for 2010
With spring just around the corner, the following are some tips to get your garden off to a great start.
Community Supported Agriculture: Bringing Farm-Fresh Food Home
Jeanne Lakso, Linden Hills Co-op believes that, "If you don't have a green thumb, a sunny backyard, or the inclination to grow your own veggies, you can find many other ways to eat locally year round."
From the Chair
Growing and Nurturing the Vital Aging Network
Though VAN Chair, Nancy Eustis, is happy to think about gardening, she is more preoccupied with growing and nurturing the Vital Aging Network.
CSA Farms: More than Fresh Veggies
Peg Johnson, Treasured Haven Farms, CSAs provide an option for folks to know where and how their food is grown, and to receive a fresh box of lovingly produced, chemical free veggies weekly through the growing season.
The Future of Long-Term Care Forum has been RESCHEDULED.
The Future of Long-Term Care Forum has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March, 24, 2010 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM At Rondo Community Outreach Library.
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- February 2010
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This month's e-Bulletin is now available.
Here's what's in it.
VAN Forum:
The Future of Long-Term Care: Finding Effective and Affordable Models
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
The CLASS Act: A Promising Approach for Long-Term Care
Kathryn Roberts, President and CEO of Ecumen writes, "Most of us are uninsured and unprepared to care for loved ones who suffer from Alzheimer's or who need long-term services and supports for other reasons."
Financing Long-Term Care
LaRhae Knatterud, MN Department of Human Services, believes that as the demographic shift occurs, providing long-term care for this large group of older people will become one of the state's most critical issues.
ALVA Project: A Guide for Life Planning
Peggy Gaard and Gail Skoglund, former ALVA students, believe that people can make meaningful and purposeful choices throughout their lives. They created Proactive to Stay Active: A Blueprint for Aging by Choice to make it easier for people to do so and to be sure that those around them support their choices.
Successful Aging in Place Takes Planning
Despite the savings that more use of community-based services provide, the future costs of long-term care still threaten to overwhelm states' budgets. Add your comments!
The Minnesota Gerontological Society is currently accepting applications for the Dutch Kastenbaum Award to recognize an outstanding gerontologist who has demonstrated his or her commitment to the field of aging through practice, research, or academics. Nominations are due February 15, 2010.
- January 2010
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VAN Forum
Healthcare Reform in Minnesota: The Impact on Older Adults
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - Wilder Center Auditorium, St. Paul, MN
8:00 AM to 12:30 PM (8:00 AM - 9:00AM registration and continental breakfast; program begins at 9:00 AM)
Preregistration is required for this forum. Register early - the forum will sell out.
Fee (includes continental breakfast):
$20 - General admission
$10 - Retirees, encore career seekers
Making Sense of Healthcare Reform
Rapid growth in healthcare cost puts a strain on families as well as businesses and governments. More individuals are uninsured, especially the self employed and people working for small businesses, and employees' shares of premiums for insurance from employers have risen dramatically (119 percent since1999). Wages have grown much more slowly, causing many to find payment of these premiums difficult.
What Have you Done for your Health Lately?
While current national debate on healthcare reform focuses on universal healthcare, many believe that prevention and management of chronic disease warrants much greater attention.
From the Chair: Proposed Healthcare Reform and Medicine
The Vital Aging Network's new Chair, Nancy Eustis, Ph.D., offers her perspective on healthcare reform. She writes, " I am pleased and honored to be the new chair of the Vital Aging Network. In keeping with the theme of this bulletin, I will comment on a topic related to national healthcare reform. Add your comments!
Announcements
The Minnesota Gerontological Society is currently accepting applications for the Dutch Kastenbaum Award to recognize an outstanding gerontologist who has demonstrated his or her commitment to the field of aging through practice, research, or academics. Nominations are due February 15, 2010.
Civic Ventures has created a new guide to finding work that matters for those who are searching for a purpose-driven job at midlife.
Check out VAN's Calendar for upcoming events!
Learn about volunteer opportunities.
