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November 2012 - Volume 1 - Number 7
A publication for older Arkansans, subscribe today!
November 2012 - Volume 1 - Number 7
Elaine Eubank is all smiles as she is handed a shovel by Chuck Hathaway, chairman of CareLink’s board of directors, at the groundbreaking for major renovation of the old Pike Ave. Safeway which will become a community kitchen and respite center.
CareLink breaks new ground
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – CareLink, a nonprofit agency that provides resources for older people and their families in central Arkansas, today broke ground for a major renovation of the old Safeway building at 22nd and Pike in North Little Rock that will become its new Community Kitchen and the Peggy and Joe Hastings Respite Center. [Full Text]
Don’t surrender to Alzheimer’s
Perhaps the three most terrifying words in the English language are: “You have Alzheimer’s.” For most people those words mean a slow, methodical, diabolical death sentence. Once uttered, they tend to initiate a thought process of defeat, hopelessness, and ultimate surrender to the disease. [Full Text]
West Central Arkansas participates in Alzheimer’s Arkansas Walk
Almost 350 walkers and volunteers raised more than $15,000 to benefit the victims of Alzheimer’s disease and their families on Oct. 13 at Garvan Woodland Gardens during the annual Alzheimer’s Arkansas Hot Springs Walk. [Full Text]
Wrapping up the session
In our September issue, veteran reporter John Hofheimer reported on the previous month’s Silver Haired Legislative Session, a biennial mock legislative session held at the state Capitol in Little Rock. [Full Text]
UAMS awarded $5.5 million from NIH to study health disparities
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a fiveyear grant extension from the National Institutes of Health worth more than $5.5 million. [Full Text]
Health status of African-Americans detailed in report
Mortality rates of African-Americans were significantly higher than those of Caucasians for most cancers, HIV and homicide, but lower for motor vehicle crashes and suicide, according to a recent report compiled by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. That’s just one of many findings detailed in a joint study focusing on the health status of African-Americans in Arkansas compiled by UAMS and supported by the Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC), the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities and the Arkansas Prevention Research Center. The full report can be found here: www.uams.edu/coph/reports/ or www.arminorityhealth.com/ reports_updates.html. [Full Text]
AARP Arkansas honors key volunteer leaders
BENTONVILLE — Billie Jean Dougherty of Ward is the 2012 recipient of the Andrus State Award for Community Service, AARP’s most prestigious and visible volunteer award. [Full Text]
Ending senior hunger in eastern Arkansas
The East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging has applied for a grant through the generosity of the WalMart Foundation that, when funded, will place food pantries, specifically for seniors, in 20 senior centers contracted by the EAAAA in its 12-county service area. [Full Text]
What to do with the leftover turkey
My 86-year-old mother-in-law likes to cook two big meals a week and then graze off the left-overs the rest of the week. Of course, she doesn’t call them left-overs—to her they are “planned” overs. [Full Text]
Nephrology Program earns $650,000 grant renewal
LITTLE ROCK — A strong nephrology training program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became even stronger with the renewal of a five-year grant of $650,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). [Full Text]
National Day of Caring Nov. 7
The East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging will observe the National Day of Caring on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Agency’s 2005 East Highland office in Jonesboro. The event begins at 10 a.m. and concludes at noon. [Full Text]
Community feast slated in Cabot
The Cabot Community Thanksgiving Feast, a free citywide event, will be held Nov. 22 at the Cabot United Methodist Church. The event is dine-in or carry out. The church is located on South Pine Street in Cabot. For more information, visit www.cabotfeast.com.