http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu Blog of the Sanford Center for Aging Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:25:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_170" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mandy Bolinder (taller of the two) of Dermody Properties Foundation presents a check for $1,500 to Carole Anderson, director of volunteer programs, Sanford Center for Aging"][/caption] The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Washoe County has received a $1,500 gift from the Dermody Properties Foundation to ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/11/20/demody-properties-foundation-makes-gift-to-rsvp/ Nevada elders drink and smoke more than seniors nationally. They eat fewer fruits and vegetables. They are twice as prone to suicide. And they live in one of the states most shorthanded in terms of health-care professionals. Those are among the findings in the latest edition of a state fact book ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/09/25/report-less-healthy-seniors-and-meager-medical-resources-could-swamp-nevada-health-care/ Federal regulations handed down during the Bush Administration allow health-care providers to refuse care due to moral objections. Some states have adopted related policies. At the Nevada Public Health Association annual conference, held this week at the University of Nevada, Reno, a team of researchers presented findings from a survey of ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/09/25/nearly-half-of-nevada-pharamcists-think-they-should-have-the-right-to-refuse-to-fill-prescriptions/ Colorectal cancer is the third-most-common cancer diagnosed in men and women and the second-leading cause of death from cancer. So why don't more people get screened for it? Research presented at the Nevada Public Health Association annual meeting, held this week at the University of Nevada, Reno, sheds some light. The study was ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/09/25/few-suprises-in-who-isnt-getting-screened-for-colon-cancer/ [caption id="attachment_132" align="alignright" width="100" caption="Paula Valencia-Castro"][/caption] One of the Sanford Center for Aging's graduate assistants, Paula Valencia-Castro, was awarded a $500 scholarship at the Nevada Public Health Association's annual meeting this week at the University of Nevada, Reno. In a letter congratulating her on the award, NPHA President Nancy Menzel, Ph.D., R.N., ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/09/25/sanford-grad-assistant-wins-scholarship/ Nevada seems like such a great place to live. You might not realize that it’s in terrible shape health-wise relative to other states. That's the picture painted by statistics presented at the Nevada Public Health Association annual conference, which was held Sept. 21 & 22 at the University of Nevada, Reno. Here's ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/09/24/whats-wrong-with-nevada/ Hear psychiatrist Steven Rubin talk about "Autumn Leaves: Aging With and Without Dementia" in a Volunteer Educational Talk at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1. The one-hour talk, presented by Senior Outreach Services of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, will be in the  Laxalt Auditorium of the Nelson Building, 401 W. ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/07/20/free-talk-on-aging-and-dementia-sept-1/ Please be advised that the search for the Project Director, Volunteer Services position at the Sanford Center for Aging at the University of Nevada, Reno has been terminated due to the current budget reductions affecting the university. Ms. Carole Anderson, a current UNR employee, has agreed to transfer from Human Resources ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/06/18/search-opened-for-project-director-volunteer-programs/ The Sanford Center for Aging won its size division in the Bicycle Commuter Challenge on May 15 by having the highest percentage of its employees register to ride to work that day. The competition was part of the annual national Bike to Work Day. At a ceremony in downtown Reno on May ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/06/01/we-won-the-bike-to-work-competition/ By Ed Cohen [caption id="attachment_108" align="aligncenter" width="180" caption="Robert Cialdini"][/caption] Here's an example of how social factors can influence our decision making: If a restaurant prints "This is our most popular dessert" next to an item on its dessert menu, it will instantly become the most popular dessert. That was one of the research findings ... http://sanford.blogs.unr.edu/2009/04/09/why-help-save-the-environment-appeals-often-fail-to-change-behaviors/