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EXTENSION OF NUTRITION PROGRAMS
FOR THE ELDERLY, 1974

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGING

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE

UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 2488, S. 3100, S. 3195 and H.R. 11105

LEGISLATION AMENDING AND EXTENDING NUTRITION
PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY

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Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1974

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE

HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey, Chairman

JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia
CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
GAYLORD NELSON, Wisconsin
WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota
THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri
ALAN CRANSTON, California
HAROLD E. HUGHES, Iowa
WILLIAM D. HATHAWAY, Maine

JACOB K. JAVITS, New York
PETER H. DOMINICK, Colorado
RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania
ROBERT TAFT, JR., Ohio

J. GLENN BEALL, JR., Maryland
ROBERT T. STAFFORD, Vermont

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Higgins, Ms., Ramon, Title VII Program Coordinator, Region III, Admin-
istration on Aging, Office of Human Development---
Walker, Harry F., executive director, Maryland Commission on Aging,
Janette C. Martin, title VII consultant nutritionist, Maryland Com-
mission on Aging, and J. S. Nachison, chief of planning, program, and
evaluation, Maryland Commission on Aging, a panel__
Townsend, Mrs. Michaela, Centerville, Md.; Stirling P. Willan, Havre
de Grace, Md.; Mrs. Ida Jo Martin, title III project director, Wash-
ington County Commission on Aging; Ms. Hildegarde Benefield, title
VII project director, Prince Georges County Division on Aging; Mrs.
Eleanor Snyder, chief of nutrition, Baltimore City Health Department;
Ms. Lenore Robins, Snow Hill, Md.; Mrs. Mary McLuckie, Allegany
County Commission on Aging; Mrs. Alice Sykes, Baltimore, Md. and
Joseph Ferrier, Montgomery County, Md., consisting of a panel of
project directors and consumers-

Sheeler, Peggy F., R.N., executive director, Meals on Wheels of General
Maryland, Inc.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1974

Beall, Hon. J. Glenn, Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland_----
Walker, Harry F., executive director, Maryland Commission on Aging,
accompanied by James J. O'Malley, director, New York State Office for
the Aging, and Dr. Louise B. Gerrard, director, West Virginia Commis-
sion on Aging, a panel---.

Rucker, Alvin, special assistant to the executive director, National Coun-
cil of Senior Citizens, Washington, D.C., accompanied by Gary F.
Capistrant, research assistant__

Lytle, Marilyn, Food Research and Action Center, New York, accompanied
by Rodney Leonard, Community Nutrition Institute_
Percy, Hon. Charles H., a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois_-_.
Babic, Anna L., executive director, Metropolitan Commission on Aging,
Syracuse, N.Y., accompanied by Helen Howard, project director, senior
nutrition program--.

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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1974

Flemming, Dr. Arthur S., Commissioner, Administration on Aging; accom-
panied by Stanley Thomas, Assistant Secretary for Human Develop-
ment; George Merrill, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legisla-
tion; and Donald F. Reilly, Deputy Commissioner on Aging--.

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Mondale, Hon. Walter F., a U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota___ Martin, John B., consultant to the American Association of Retired Persons and the National Retired Teachers Association, and former Commissioner on Aging; accompanied by Janet Wegner, professional staff__

STATEMENTS

Babic, Anna L., executive director, Metropolitan Commission on Aging,
Syracuse, N.Y., accompanied by Helen Howard, project director, senior
nutrition program_.
Beall, Hon. J. Glenn, Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland____
Flemming, Dr. Arthur S., Commissioner, Administration on Aging; ac-
companied by Stanley Thomas, Assistant Secretary for Human Develop-
ment; George Merrill, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legisla-
tion; and Donald F. Reilly, Deputy Commissioner on Aging-----
Gerrard, Dr. Louise B., director, West Virginia Commission on Aging---
Higgins, Ms. Ramon, Title VII Program Coordinator, Region III, Admin-
istration on Aging, Office of Human Development..

Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Massa-
chusetts

Lytle, Marilyn, Food Research and Action Center, New York, accompanied
by Rodney Leonard, Community Nutrition Institute___
Martin, John B., consultant to the American Association of Retired Per-
sons and the National Retired Teachers Association, and former Com-
missioner on Aging; accompanied by Janet Wegner, professional staff__
Mondale, Hon. Walter F., a U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota__
Percy, Hon. Charles H., a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois_----
Rucker, Alvin, special assistant to the executive director, National Council
of Senior Citizens, Washington, D.C., accompanied by Gary F. Capi-
strant, research assistant_.
Prepared statement__.

Sheeler, Peggy F., R.N., executive director, Meals on Wheels of General
Maryland, Inc.
Townsend, Mrs. Michaela, Centerville, Md.; Stirling P. Willan, Havre de
Grace, Md.; Mrs. Ida Jo Martin, title III project director, Washing-
ton County Commission on Aging; Ms. Hildegarde Benefield, title VII
project director, Prince Georges County Division on Aging; Mrs. Eleanor
Snyder, chief of nutrition, Baltimore City Health Department; Ms.
Lenore Robins, Snow Hill, Md.; Mrs. Mary McLuckie, Allegany County
Commission on Aging; Mrs. Alice Sykes, Baltimore, Md.; and Joseph
Ferrier, Montgomery County, Md., consisting of panel of project direc-
tors and consumers--

Walker, Harry F., executive director, Maryland Commission on Aging;
Janette C. Martin, title VII consultant nutritionist, Maryland Com-
mission on Aging; and J. S. Nachison, chief of planning, program, and
evaluation, Maryland Commission on Aging, a panel__
Walker, Harry F., executive director, Maryland Commission on Aging, ac-
companied by James J. O'Malley, director, New York State Office for
the Aging, and Dr. Louise B. Gerrard, director, West Virginia Commis-
sion on Aging, a panel_.

Prepared statement__

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Articles, publications, etc.:

Monthly program-Senior Center, Snow Hill, Md., April 1974_
Out of Orange Crates, New Concepts in Care for the Elderly, the
Waxter Center by James W. Campbell, from the Baltimore mag-
zine, January 1974___

Participants at the Havre de Grace nutrition program_
The Nutrition Program for the Elderly in Minnesota, May 1974__
Chart: Figures indicating need for expansion in each State, based on re-
sponses by title VII directors to a questionnaire from the Senate Special
Committee on Aging---

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9

35

151

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Communication to: Beall, Hon. J. Glenn, Jr., a U.S. Senator from the
State of Maryland, from Neil Solomon, M.D., Ph. D., secretary of health
and mental hygiene, department of health and mental hygiene, State of
Maryland, April 24, 1974.

Table: Nutrition Program Stature Report, April 22, 1974–

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Articles, publications, etc.: The Society for the Psychological Study of
Social Issues, abstract of letter from Richard A. Kalish, Ph. D., profes-
sor of behavioral sciences, Berkeley, Calif..
Communications to:

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