Nutrition & Connection
These resources are focused on how programs can continue to meet the intent of the Older Americans Act during COVID-19.
Nutrition
- Understanding Nutrition Requirements During COVID-19: DRIs and DGAs (Jun 2021)
- Addressing Food Insecurity & Malnutrition in Older Adults in the Age of COVID-19 (Apr 2021)
- Considerations for Programs Offering Home-Delivered Meals during COVID-19 (Apr 2021)
- Using Groceries and other Nutrition Services to Meet Senior Needs (Oct 2020)
- Not Enough to Eat: COVID-19 Deepens America's Hunger Crisis (Sep 2020)
- FAQs: Groceries and OAA Programs (May 2020)
- How Food Insecurity Affects Older Adults (May 2020)
- FEMA COVID-19 Purchase and Distribution of Food Eligible for Public Assistance (Apr 2020)
- Tele or Virtual Nutrition Education for Older Adults
- CDC Food and Food System Resources during COVID-19 Pandemic
Socialization, Health, & Well-being
- FEMA Exercise Starter Kit for Workshop on Reconstituting Operations (Jul 2021)
- Addressing Social Isolation for Older Adults During COVID-19 (Mar 2021)
- Aging & COVID-19: Vaccination, Mental and Physical Health, and Isolation (Feb 2021)
- Caregivers in Crisis: Caregiving in the time of COVID-19 (Oct 2020)
- Enhancing Socialization through Making Meaningful Volunteer Connections (Jun 2020)
- Teaching Adults Technology Implementation and Orientation Guides (Sep 2020)
- The Pandemic Effect: A Social Isolation Report (Oct 2020)
- Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation During an Infectious Disease (Apr 2020)
- Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System (Feb 2020)
- ADvancing States: Addressing Social Isolation for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Health, Well-Being, and/or Social Connections in a Remote Environment