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Good afternoon,
Thank you for your continued interest in the Agri-food for Healthy Aging (A-HA) program. If you have news or an event that you would like to include in one of our e-mails, please contact Jessica Demeter at jdemeter@ria.uwaterloo.ca. All questions or concerns regarding content should be sent to aha@the-ria.ca.
In this email:
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OLTCA's 2nd Annual Long Term Care Applied Research and Education Day (Nov 23, 2010) - Call for Poster Presentations and Tools & Resources
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Food In Canada News article - "Emerging demographic changes to impact global dairy industry: Tetra Pak"
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Upcoming Events
Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA)
2nd Annual Applied Research and Education Day
Nov 23, 2010
A-HA is proud to announce that we will be working collaboratively with the conference organizers to develop an afternoon breakout session focused on "Improving the Dining Experience in Long-Term Care (LTC)," which will discuss functional foods and practical ways to improve the dining experience in LTC. Confirmed speakers include A-HA research scientists, Dr. Alison Duncan (Associate Professor in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences), and Dr. Heather Keller (Professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition).
Additional event details can be found on the OLTCA website!
Call for Poster Presentations...
Poster presentation submissions are open to students, researchers, staff and residents of long-term care homes and groups of providers of innovative products or services relevant to long-term care. Multiple submissions from individuals or organizations are welcomed.
Click here for a printable version of instructions.
*Criteria, submission requirements and deadlines can all be found on the OLTCA website.
Call for Resources and Tools...
Submissions for Tools and Resource Table Representatives are open to collaborative groups/stakeholders, related organizations and staff/management of long-term care/retirement homes, and providers of innovative products and services relevant to LTC. Multiple submissions from individuals or organizations welcomed.
Click here for printable version of instructions.
*Criteria, submission requirements and deadlines can all be found on the OLTCA website.
If you have questions about the calls or the event itself, please contact Jennifer Langston at jlangston@oltca.com or 905-470-8995 x 27.
Food In Canada News
(July 13, 2010)
"Emerging demographic changes to impact global dairy industry: Tetra Pak"
There are several major demographic drivers that will influence consumers' everyday lives worldwide.
These will affect consumer behaviour and lifestyle and the food choices consumers make.
In its latest Tetra Pak Dairy Index, Tetra Pak focuses on three of those demographic drivers and how they will shape the dairy industry globally.
Those three drivers are an ageing population, urbanization and an emerging global middle class.
An ageing population
What Tetra Pak has found is that the importance of vitamins and minerals increases as consumers age.
For dairy producers, the opportunities include creating products that are fortified and products that can be positioned as occasional indulgences.
In some countries dairy producers are targeting consumers who are 35+ with products designed to help adults maintain optimal bone density.
In other countries, products are geared to the 40+ crowd and offer omega-3s and antioxidants to help avoid premature aging.
In other countries dairy producers are gearing products to young people. And in others the younger generations are an untapped market.
Tetra Pak has found that generally, consumers 50+ don't want to be seen as aging, seniors or elderly.
"The 60+ population in many countries will have more time, more money and more education than ever before. They'll also be fitter, more active and more vibrant," says Tetra Pak Global Marketing Director Chris Kenneally.
"Marketers who will do well will be those who can talk to this growing population group about lifestyles - not ailments."
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As always, you can find details about all of the people and projects of A-HA on the website at http://mailapp.the-ria.ca/index.php/web/view/xfrq2a/wkv6xe/10.
Best regards,
Jessica
Program Manager, Agri-food for Healthy Aging (A-HA)
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SAVE THE DATE!
November 10th
2010 Health Professionals' Forum at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Stay tuned for details...
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Upcoming Events
July 26-27, 2010
5th International Academy on Nutrition and Aging (IANA 2010)
Albuquerque, NM
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September 14-16, 2010
Canada's Outdoor Farm Show
Woodstock, ON
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September 15, 2010
Ontario Society of Nutrition Management (OSNM) Conference & AGM
London, ON
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October 19-20, 2010
Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) Conference
"New Recipes for Success"
Markham, ON
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October 21-24, 2010
Canadian Health Food Association Expo East
Toronto, ON
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November 10, 2010
Health Professionals' Forum at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Toronto, ON
Stay tuned for details...
Nov 23, 2010
2nd Annual Long Term Care Applied Research Education Day
Toronto, ON
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Nov 26-27, 2010
2nd Conference on Positive Aging
Vancouver, BC
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December 2-4, 2010
Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting
Montreal, QC
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