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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> AGING <br /> <br /> AGING <br /> <br /> <br /> 3. Public Education <br /> Offer the general public a monthly publication which provides information about <br /> services and benefit s available to older individuals and their caregivers. <br /> <br /> a. Provide 4,100 older adults, caregivers and service providers with timely, <br /> meaningful and useful information through distribution of the monthly Silver <br /> Bulletin newsletter. <br /> b. At least 80% of respondents to a survey will indicate that the publication provided <br /> them with meaningful and useful information. <br /> <br /> 2,100 of the total goal of 4,100 older adults to receive this publication were <br /> served as of December 31, 2008. The annual survey of a random sample of <br /> Silver Bulletin readers designed to measure the satisfaction and usefulness of the <br /> Silver Bulletin publication will be completed by June 30, 2009. <br /> <br /> 4. Transportation. <br /> Provide nutrition participants served the opportunity to evaluate the program through a <br /> survey of which at least 70% of nutrition participants surveyed who are transported to a <br /> congregate meal site three to five days per week will maintain or improve their nutritional <br /> risk assessment survey scores. <br /> <br /> During the first six months of Program Year 2008-09, there were 237 older individuals <br /> who were provided with transportation services in order for them to participate at a <br /> congregate meal site. Approximately nine out of ten (93%) of the participants <br /> completed a nutritional risk survey. During the same reporting period, the average <br /> monthly proportion of participants who were identified as nutritionally at risk was <br /> 28.8% while 69.7% was the <br /> average monthly proportion of <br /> participants who were identified 9tl0 <br /> as non nutritionally at-risk. <br /> X' <br /> 50 <br /> As evident from the attached <br /> chart, the proportion of <br /> nutritionally at-risk showed a 0 <br /> slight decrease from July through g Jul Au "Se yet Nogv •De <br /> 29 27 <br /> December 2008 while the ¦ % at-risk 31 30, 29e - <br /> proportion of non-nutritionally at- p % not,at-r`isk 69. 70 7,?~ 1 <br /> risk showed a slight increase <br /> during the same period. It can be inferred from the data presented that the <br /> nutritional status of participants who were provided with transportation services to <br /> participate at a congregate meal was maintained or improved. <br /> Six Month Progress Report on Program Objectives for FY 2008-09 6 <br />