## Current and Back Issues of AoA UpdateAoA's Newsletter for the Aging Network

| **Volume 3 Issue 6- Administration on Aging - October - November 1998**
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**Assistant Secretary for Aging Stresses Need    to Prepare for Global Aging Federal Government Kicks off International    Year of Older PersonsThe Global Dimensions of Aging****Toward a Society for All AgesSpecial Areas of Concern WomenAging and Development****Volume 3 Issue 5- Administration on Aging - June - July 1998**
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**Older Americans    Month Kicks off with second Annual Caregivers FairAoA Sets up Governmentwide Committee for    International Year of Older PersonsAoA Hosts Eldertech MeetingCalendar of EventsPresident Calls for Strengthening Social    Security in Older Americans Month ProclamationDiversity Is Hallmark of 21st Century Older    Americans**Volume 3 Issue 4- Administration on Aging - May 1998**
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Older Americans Month 1998 Theme is: Living Longer,    Growing Stronger in AmericaA Message from the Assistant Secretary for Aging:.....Readying America for the Longevity Revolution**Thelma Dishes Out More Than Ice Cream****Walking Her Way Into the Next Century**Fitness Facts for Older AmericansAoA Staff Honored Masthead**Volume 3 Issue 3- Administration on Aging - April 1998**
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**Assistant    Secretary stresses need to prepare for baby boomersASA Receives 1998 Leadership AwardHHS Launches Women’s Health Information CenterHHS Launches Donor ProgramTwo-Edged Sword of Technology Spawns    Telemarketing FraudOldest Worker Is HonoredCALENDAR OF EVENTS****Masthead**Volume 3 Issue 2- Administration on Aging - Feb.-March 1998**
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**New AoA Chief Travels    to Nevada and Rhode Island, Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging**NAIC Corner**AoA Prepares for International Year of Older Persons in 1999Calendar of EventsCulinary Institute of America Trains AoA    NutritionistFalls Are Strong Predictors of Nursing Home    PlacementsDetermination Is Key to IndependenceAmerica Walks Works for Pedestrian AccessCompendium of Grant Resources for Native    American Elders AvailableAoA Issues New Fact SheetsMassachusetts Hotline Aids EldersAARP Honored for Legal HotlinesPresident Proposes Increased Support for    Social SecurityMasthead**Volume 3 Issue 1- Administration on Aging - January 1998**
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A Message from Jeanette C. Takamura, Assistant    Secretary for Aging AoA and HRSA Move to Improve Home and Community-Based    Health Care and Social Services For Older Persons and Their CaregiversOperation Restore Trust Grantees Live Up to Their Name 25 Years After Their Inception,  Nutrition    Projects Continue to Grow and Change800 Number to Aid the Homeless**Volume 2 Issue 10-  October-November 1997**
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Takamura Named ASAAoA Joins Fight Against Breast CancerAoA Announces OAM Theme for 1998 Search Is on for Oldest Worker AoA Cites Need for Health Care Ombudsmen November Weeks Honor Caregivers National Home Care Aide Week Honors    Paraprofessionals and Volunteers Region VIII Issues Internet Resources AoA and China Delegation Agree on Mutual    Cooperation **Volume 2 Issue 9 - September    1997****HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15, 1997****CELEBRATING AMERICA’S HISPANIC HERITAGE : A VIEW TO THE FUTURE****CELEBRANDO EL MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA:        UNA MIRADA AL FUTURO****The Hispanic Elderly: A Cultural Mosaic****Los Hispanos Ancianos:****Un Mosaico Cultural****AoA Addresses the Future Health and Human Services        Needs of the Hispanic Elderly****AoA se Preocupa de las Necesidades Futuras de Salud        y Servicios Humanos de los Hispanos Ancianos****Hi****spanic Cultural Values: Keys to        Providing Services****Valores Culturales de los Hispanos: Llaves para        Proveer Servicios****International Forum of the Americas Focuses on        Population Aging and Social Integration****Foro Internacional de las Americas Enfocando la        Poblaci�n Anciana y su Integraci�n Social****AoA Programs: Working to Improve Conditions for        the Hispanic Elderly****Programas de AoA: Trabajando para Mejorar las        Condiciones del Hispano Anciano****AoA’s Hispanic Staff Serve Their Communities        and the Nation****Empleados Hispanos de AoA Sirven a sus Comunidades        y a la Naci�n****Volume 2 Issue 8 - August 1997**
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AoA Issues Long-Term Care Ombudsman ReportWhite Paper Addresses Coming Challenges of Global    AgingCO-AGE Keeps Elderly’s Concerns in Legislative    ForefrontComputers for Seniors Offers Access to InternetLos Angeles Holds Meetings to Alert Seniors to Abuse    and FraudNews Notes-- Connecticut Sets Up Beneficiary Outreach    Coalition    -- Gerontological Society Home Page    -- Managed Care Phamphlets AvailableAARP Survey Says Elderly Want Privacy**Volume 2 Issue 7 - July 1997**
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AoA Announces Two Special Pilot Projects**:**Morning Meals on Wheels, and Volunteers to Spot Medicare and Medicaid FraudTwenty Projects to Serve Breakfast to At-Risk ElderlyRetired Professionals To Spot Medicare And Medicaid Waste Disaster Relief Funds SoughtAoA Welcomes China Delegation**Volume 2    Issue 6 - June 1997**
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AoA Holds Aging Network Field Forums - Consumer    Rights, Managed Care Are Topics of ConcernAoA’s Information Network Aids Aging Network    and ConsumersOlder Americans Act Priorities Fraud and Abuse TargetedWelfare Reform Act Still Poses Unanswered QuestionsManaged Care Poses Many Unanswered QuestionsCaregivers Resource Fair Offers Help to Federal    WorkersStakeholders Meeting Offers Ideas for the    Future AoA Teams Up With EPA and Others to Save the EnvironmentAoA Staff HonoredHHS Secretary Launches Healthfinder Web SiteBladder Control Kits AvailableOlder Americans Month Presidential Proclamation**Volume 2    Issue 5 - May 1997**
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Caregiving: Compassion in Action is    theme of Older Americans Month 1997: Caregiver’s Fair, Media Packet Focus on    CaregivingNumber of Caregivers Rises; Challenges IncreaseRising Numbers of Grandparents Care For the YoungNative Elder News: Blackfeet Program Aids CaregiversStretching Shrinking $$$: Florida’s    Volunteer Program Expands Services and SavesNews Note**Volume 2    Issue 4 - April 1997**
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Robyn Stone Leaves AoAAoA Aids Elderly Victims of Disasters Alzheimer’s Disease Grants Moving to AoA Testing New Ways to Aid Alzheimer’s Disease    Patients and Their FamiliesCelebration Marks 25th Anniversary of the Nutrition    Program1997 Poverty Guidelines Issued    NIA Study Suggests Way to Reduce Elderly’s Disability**Volume 2 Issue 3 - March 1997**"Celebrating community: more than a    meal" is theme for elderly nutrition programs’ 25th anniversaryAoA and General Mills Make Breakfast for the Elderly    Stretching Shrinking Dollars; Property Tax    Generates Millions for Home Care ServicesUN Designates 1999 As    International Year of Older PersonsAoA Serves on U.S.-Mexico Commission’s Aging    Core GroupNational Older Workers Employment Week CelebratedAnti-Inflammatory Drug May Reduce Risk of    Alzheimer’s
**Volume 2, Issue 2 - February 1997**

**AoA Issues Report on    Native Americans’ Need for Services Community-Based Care Lacking for Many Tribal    Elders1990 Census CD-ROM’s On Aging Now    AvailableNursing Home Survey Shows Home Care GrowthCorporate Sector Aids Senior Meals ProgramsAoA Releases Budget Request to CongressExercise Is Effective Treatment for ArthritisNational Aging Information Center Moves to AoA HeadquartersAbout AoA Update****Volume 2 Issue 1-    January 1997**
****Sister Cities    Expands its BordersDr. Robyn Stone to Leave AoARainbow BridgeSearch Is On for Pensioners Owed MillionsUnique Nursing Home is Visited by Dr. Stone****Volume    1 Issue 6 - November 1996******AIDS Is an Aging IssueFTC Issues Fraud Education Materials Elder Legal Services Cut Fraud, Abuse &    Save Seniors' Assets DHHS Work Group Creates Customer Friendly    Directory****Volume 1 Issue 3,    July-Aug. 1996**Go to TopGo to AoA Home PageGo to What's New Go to AoA Press Release Menu

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