Getting smarter with the NRCNA Website relaunch December 5th, 2018

overview NRCNA 101: Our Mandate, Journey and Structure Let’s Look at the NRCNA Website New Resources and Tools What’s Next for 2019

Our mandate and our journey

Your nrcna team Elise Hernandez Sammi Heffron Sharron Corle Uche Akobundu The National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging (NRCNA) is hosted by Meals on Wheels America as part of a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living.

NRCNA Goal and purpose Primary goal of the NRCNA is: Equip the network with timely, relevant, high quality education and training opportunities for nutrition and aging professionals across the Network. Our Purpose is to: Strengthen the capacity of the aging services network to provide nutrition services for both current and future older adult populations; Integrate the aging network into the home- and community-based service system, and Provide training and technical assistance to the aging network regarding nutrition services.

NRCNA Objectives Create and effectively disseminate applicable resources for use by the experienced and inexperienced Aging Network nutrition professional; Conduct targeted outreach and marketing to State Units on Aging, Area Agencies on Aging, and Nutrition Program providers – based on their training and technical assistance needs, and Assist in the solving of technical assistance problems and enable peer learning for States’ Units on Aging, Area Agencies on Aging and Nutrition Program providers.

Key drivers for senior nutrition programs Areas of focus for the NRCNA regarding our programming: Nutrition and Aging Trends Food service and operations Innovation Practice- and evidence-informed strategies Smart business Business acumen Sustainability Social entrepreneurship

Our NRCNA Journey Since 2011, the NRCNA has supported the national aging and nutrition network through access to research, promising practices, and training.

New look, same great content The vision for this updated website to provide users with a clean and simplified experience. The vision for the site was to move towards providing users with a clean and simplified experience, devoid of superfluous visuals and text. As users digest information in small bites on a growing number of devices, the newly redesigned NRCNA website would tailor content to users who are increasingly on the move. Online resource centers and other content-intensive websites need to strike a balance between providing robust content without overwhelming users. The updated NRCNA site addressed this challenge by increasing whitespace, simplifying the navigation, featuring more graphics and more prominently highlighting the site search functionality.

Goals for the 2018 redesign: 3 E’s Educate Content aligned with user need Focus on training Engage Increase opportunities for interaction Content rating / Feedback Empower Improve search functionality Curated resources for key user groups

Getting started New curated resources for key user groups

Showcase key areas of interest

Highlight Contemporary topics

New user guide

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New tools and resources

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Issue briefs

Widgets: Training and Events

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Public policy: Federal Nutrition Programs

Public policy: OAA and USdA Programs

engage Increased opportunities for interaction Getting help while you search is easier than ever. Click on this hovering button to submit a question! Content rating / Feedback Now you can let us know what you think of the resources on the site. Please rate how helpful each resource is to you.

engage We like to hear from you!

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New in 2019: tools, resources, and content Issue Briefs E-Learning Modules News You Can Use Blog Webinars Emergency Preparedness Business Acumen – Supplemental Benefits Aging Care Basics

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