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<title><![CDATA[Aging News Alert]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/index.php]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Aging News Alert reports on successful senior programs, funding opportunities, and federal actions affecting the elderly. It covers the Older Americans Act, long-term care, Social Security and Medicare, transportation, health and nutrition,senior law, elder abuse, and much more. Every issue provides an independent outlook on Congressional legislation and agency regulation, with inside news from the Administration on Aging, Social Security Administration,the National Institute on Aging, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Care Financing Administration, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It also contains interviews with government officials and association representatives and details how state and local governments provide critical services cost-effectively. Aging News Alert also describes grants available from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation,and the Health Resources and Services Administration. In addition, Aging News Alert highlights corporate and foundation grants.(est. 1984) Published by CD Publications]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Grants Help Law Enforcement Improve Alzheimer�s Response]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The program goals are to: (1) increase public awareness of issues surrounding missing persons with Alzheimer's disease; (2) establish or expand community partnerships with local law enforcement to assist in efforts to locate these individuals; and (3) educate law enforcement and community partners on protocols when dealing with individuals with Alzheimer's disease.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8317]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:54:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Agency Provides List of Food for Emergency Food Program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The USDA's Food & Nutrition Service provides a list of surplus and purchased foods available for the Emergency Food Assistance Program this fiscal year.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8316]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:48:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fit Teens Less Likely to Have Heart Attacks in Later Life]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In a study of nearly 750,000 men, researchers in Sweden found that the more aerobically fit men were in late adolescence, the less likely they were to have a heart attack 30 or 40 years later.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8315]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:06:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CovenantCare at Home Acquires Hospice of Emanuel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[CovenantCare at Home has purchased Hospice of Emanuel from Emanuel Medical Center, located in Turlock, CA. The hospice service has been renamed CovenantCare Hospice, a division of CovenantCare at Home.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8314]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:50:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Offers Special Help for Seniors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Of special interest to readers of Aging News Alert, the CFPB�s Office for Older Americans is specifically geared toward helping seniors make sound financial decisions as they age.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8313]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:58:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Firm Completes Supportive Living Complex in Champaign, IL]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rosemont, IL-based McShane Construction Co. has completed a comprehensive renovation and new construction services for Eden Supportive Living, a 150-unit supportive living development in Champaign, IL, about 180 miles south of Chicago.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8312]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:21:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Farm Bill Passage Appears Imminent]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Farm Bill conferees are expected to meet this week to finalize a $900 billion reauthorization measure. The farm bill is the primary federal law guiding agricultural and food policy, which must be reauthorized every five years. It is the authorizing vehicle for key nutrition programs that serve millions of needy seniors.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8311]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Jan 2014 12:10:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aging Reauthorization Bill Includes Focus on Health ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Senate clears S 1562, reauthorization of the Older Americans Act , for action on the Senate floor.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8310]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Jan 2014 12:04:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[USDA Releases Additional Support to Food Banks, Soup Kitchens]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says the department will purchase up to $126.4 million worth of fruit and vegetable products, to be distributed to needy families under The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8309]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:23:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aid Available for Arts, Community Projects ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[These grants support educational and related activities for children, adults, intergenerational groups and schools.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.cdpublications.com/ana/8308]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[ana@www.cdpublications.com (Editor)]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:18:00 -0500]]></pubDate>
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