Proper nutrition, nutrition counseling, and nutrition education are strengths that contribute to aging well. If older adults are not getting proper nutrition, they are at risk for premature institutionalization and death. Proper nutrition is also necessary for medications to work as prescribed and for the body and brain to function well.

2008-2009 Priorities:

Everyone has enough to eat.
>Make senior meal programs available countywide, focusing efforts on those in greatest need.
>Educate people of all ages about healthy food choices.

2007 Priorities:

• 884,520 meals needed for 810 people who found getting food a challenge
• Food should be medicine!
• Outreach – let people know what nutrition resources are available
  (eg. Let’s Eat! directory)
• Community events and partnerships with other community nutrition providers

2007 Accomplishments

• "Distributed Let's Eat (a guide to food, meals and other nutrition resources), throughout the county.
  
• Participated in Mayors for Meals, a nationwide program, sponsored by Meals on Wheels Association of America, to create awareness of meal programs.
  
• Created Project Homecoming, a program to ensure that patients being discharged from hospitals are offered five free meals catered to their personal dietary requirements.
  
• Implemented an Emergency Meal Distribution plan.

For more detailed information, please view the Report to Community.