Pandemic-Informed Initiatives: Nutrition & Wellness in Aging Adults

Pandemic-Informed Initiatives: 
Nutrition & Wellness in Aging Adults

A Free Community Dissemination Workshop Presented by the 
UNE Centers for Excellence in Public Health (CEPH) and Aging & Health (CEAH)

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
1075 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04103

9:00     Registration, Breakfast & Fellowship

9:30     Welcome
            Michele Polacsek, PhD, Director, CEPH

9:45     Aging Well in Maine – Pandemic and Beyond
            Megan Walton, Executive Director, Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA)

10:15   Enhanced Ten Tips for Adults: A Pandemic-Informed Nutrition Education Project
            Mary de Silva, PhD, Associate Director of Research, CEPH
            Michele Polacsek, PhD, Director, CEPH
            Magaret Gamble, MSW Candidate; Research Assistant, CEPH

11:00   Self-Rated Wellness in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: 2019-2022
            Tom Meuser, PhD, Director, CEAH

11:30   Reflections on the Presentations
            Discussant – Roberta Didonato, PhD, Memorial University of Newfoundland

11:45   Q&A Forum

12:00   Adjourn