Inclusion, 

Diversity, Equity, 

and Access 

Mission & Values

The Nutrition and Aging Resource 

Center recognizes services are 

not one size fits all, therefore we 

celebrate the diversity of the older 

adult population by respecting 

the needs for those various life 

experiences.

At the Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, we are 

dedicated to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA). 

As public health advocates, all forms of IDEA are essential 

to our service. We experience many social issues in the 

aging network, including ageism, ableism, racism, sexism, 

classism, sizeism, anti-LGBTQIA+, and more. The Nutrition 

and Aging Resource Center will continue to prioritize our 

work to address these inequities and celebrate diversity, 

equity, and inclusiveness.

We aim to provide guidance and resources through the 

lens of IDEA to achieve the goals of the Older Americans 

Act Nutrition Services Program (NSP), which focuses on 

older adults with the greatest social and economic needs. 

Our work supporting the Aging Network in serving their 

neighbors is becoming increasingly important due to the 

rise in need and complexity of care among older adults. 

 

 

 OUR VALUES IN ACTION

CURRENTLY, WE:

• Provide resources that are 508 compliant. We design for 

user dignity. Our resources are accessible to and usable 

for individuals of all abilities. 

• Provide resources in multiple languages. Spanish was 

identified as the second-largest primary language of 

NSP participants.

• Utilize person-first language in resources. We recognize 

people as individuals before describing a part of them.

• Supply FREE resources and connections for the Aging 

Network. Our resources and social media are freely 

available to all. 

• Maintain curiosity about those we serve and work with. 

We will never be competent in all cultures and recognize 

that n ot all are the same within one culture, but our 

search to understand will never end.

• Receive feedback on how we can improve. We strive to 

fit the demands and needs of the Aging Network and 

hope you all will share those with us when we are not.

• Encourage NRCNA staff to complete and reflect on their 

results of the Cultural Competence Self-Assessment. 

• Educate our staff and partners to better recognize and 

minimize microagressions (commonplace daily verbal, 

behavioral or environmental slights) toward stigmatized or 

culturally marginalized groups.

• Continue to learn how we can anti-racist, anti-ageist, 

anti-ableist, pro-LGBTQIA+ and support equity for all.

• Utilize the Reframing Aging Initiative to ensure the 

language we use and messages we share are ageinclusive and bias-free. 

If you would like to provide feedback on 

how we are addressing Inclusion, Diversity, 

Equity, and Access for all, please use this link. 

Feedback will be monitored quarterly. 

This project was supported in part by grant number 90PPNU0002 from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human 

Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and 

conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.