Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Area Agency on Aging - Nutrition / Wellness Committee

Consider:

Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

11:30 AM

via Zoom

The Wednesday, April 6, 2022 AAA Nutrition/Wellness Committee meeting is being held virtually. The

public can access the meeting with the Zoom application or by telephone.

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Registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the

meeting.

Staff and Guests Present: Shannon Gabriel, Angie Markhardt, Cindy Matulle, Sridevi

Mohan and Angela Velasquez.

A. Call To Order

Chair CLAUSIUS called the meeting to order at 11:34 am.

5 -

Present

FRAN BARMAN-PAULSON, RACHEL BRICKNER, BILL CLAUSIUS, THOM RUX,

and JORDYN CRANE

1 - JULES LEE

Excused

Absent

1 - THERESA SANDERS

B. Consideration of Minutes

Minutes from November 3, 2021

2021

MIN-559

Attachments: 2021_1103_AAA Nutrition-Wellness Committee Minutes

A motion was made by BRICKNER, seconded by RUX, that the minutes be

approved. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - BARMAN-PAULSON, BRICKNER, CLAUSIUS, RUX and CRANE

Ayes:

Excused:

Absent:

1 - LEE

1 - SANDERS

C. Action Items

Monona Senior Center Meal Site Application

2021

ACT-426

Attachments: Monona Meal Site Application

AAA Aging Program Specialist Angela Velasquez presented the new meal site

application. This was briefly discussed at the February meeting however no action taken

for lack of quorum. Meal site opened April 1, 2022 and had 36 participants. Meals will

only be on Friday’s and run by NewBridge Manager Kristin Huber.

A motion was made by BARMAN-PAULSON, seconded by CLAUSIUS, to approve

the application and open a new meal site for the eastside of Madison area. The

motion carried by the following vote:

5 - BARMAN-PAULSON, BRICKNER, CLAUSIUS, RUX and CRANE

Ayes:

1 - LEE

Excused:

Absent:

1 - SANDERS

D. Presentations

1. Stand Up Move More

Stand Up Move More

<https://youtu.be/NGKxEu4awSs>

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AAA Registered Dietitian & Healthy Aging Coordinator Shannon Gabriel shared a video

that was produced during one of her Stand Up Move More classes that she teaches to

older adults. GABRIEL started this class six months ago and has nothing but positive

feedback from those who have participated. Her next class has a 99 year old female

signed up to stay active.

2. Gratitude

2021

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VELASQUEZ shared a video from WI Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources (BADR)

thanking all of the Nutrition staff for keeping up with COVID and supplying food to older

adults. VELASQUEZ shared that Nutrition was the first to change policies and offer new

ways of providing food during COVID. Many options couldn’t have been done without all

of the volunteers who stepped up. AAA staff shared the video with all caterers, Focal

Point Directors and Nutrition Managers at each Focal Point to thank them for all the hard

work that has gone into making sure older adults had food during COVID. The impact

COVID had statewide on the Nutrition Program and meals served:

2020—Additional 500,000 HDM

2021—Additional 200,000 HDM

additional 200,000 Carryout meals

additional 700,000 Carryout meals

E. Reports to Committee

1. Meal Site Status Update

VELASQUEZ shared that all meal sites are now open. All sites except Oregon have a no

mask policy in place. VELASQUEZ shared that Laura Langer of the WI Bureau of Aging

and Disability Resources office reported most of the meal sites throughout the state are

not open. They are having problems finding enough staff and volunteers to get sites

back open to older adults.

4 -

Present

FRAN BARMAN-PAULSON, RACHEL BRICKNER, BILL CLAUSIUS, and

THOM RUX

1 - JULES LEE

Excused

Absent

2 - THERESA SANDERS, and JORDYN CRANE

2. Dietitian Program Update

GABRIEL shared her progress with the Dietitian Program. To start off the year, worked

with 20 patients for a total of 28 hours. Common reasons for the counseling included:

Chronic Kidney Disease, Prediabetes, Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, unintentional

weight loss, gastric reflux, doctor recommended weight loss, and gaining weight with a

life-long eating disorder. Zoom or home visit.

We continue to have supply chain issues – our largest caterer, CFS is having difficulty

with getting packaging, as is Taher Catering that produces the Waunakee Senior Meals.

Colonial Club, Market Street Diner, Ziggy’s, and Hy-Vee have all expressed this same

challenge.

2 oz., 4 oz., 5 oz. plastic soufflé cups/lids

6 oz. & 8 oz. Styrofoam bowls & lids

Chicken products –more bone-in products available

Certain cuts of beef – it’s hit or miss

Burger patties, Salisbury steak

Butternut squash, yams/sweet potatoes

Large amounts of highly requested special meal items (corned beef)

Oranges, Bananas

Sugar substitute desserts

We came across a challenge of not being able to offer the required milk at our kosher

site. Due to their kosher guidelines, cow’s milk can’t be served with a meal that contains

meat. Therefore, we looked at serving soy, but most soymilk is made at factories that

also produce cow’s milk, which deems it not kosher certified. We’re now offering two

different drink choices at Beth Israel Center – calcium fortified orange juice and oat milk.

So far, about 50% are taking the OJ, and a few take the oat milk. The rest just continue

to drink their water, as usual.

Working with caterers on any changes they’d like to make to their spring/summer menu.

Meal recipient feedback received from last spring/summer and compile that data to see

trends – eliminate disliked meals, incorporate a few new options, look at anything that

might not be available to order, switch from offering a lot of the soups and comfort food,

heavier items to the meals they prefer to eat in the warmer months.

One of the aging plan goals focuses on improving a meal recipient’s malnourished status.

We plan to work on this goal by starting to offer breakfast, in addition to lunch, to a

small pilot group of adults. These adults are initially determined to be malnourished upon

their home delivered meal assessment, so in addition to their lunch that’s delivered 5

days per week, we’ll send a breakfast meal at that same time, that can be eaten the next

morning. We met with Taher (Waunakee), Colonial Club in Sun Prairie, and SSM Health

for the city of Madison and they all seemed interested in piloting this program. I walked

through meal options with the caterers – showing them what the senior nutrition program

meal requirements are, but then left it up to them to develop breakfast meals that they

have the ability to order, cook, package, and deliver. This would be a cold meal that

would be offered.

Farmers’ Market Voucher Program will be mail based again this year. We’re receiving the

same amount of vouchers as we did last year – 695 vouchers. Advertisements were sent

to focal points and various other locations to spread the word. We’ll be sending out

applications mid-May and vouchers will be mailed starting on June 1st. Working on

increasing the # of farmer’s that accept the vouchers. Last year, we had 29 farm stands

or markets listed as vendor’s that accepted the vouchers, but there’s still a couple areas

in the county where they’re missing. Oregon, Waunakee, Hilldale. After reaching out to

the Waunakee Farmer’s Market – they said they weren’t even familiar with the program,

so increasing awareness through outreach will most certainly help. The farmers’ that I’ve

reached out to have not engaged with me – I’ve simply left phone and email messages

and haven’t received any feedback, other than Hilldale and Waunakee saying they’d pass

along the information. I have a call into the farmers’ market trainer that is at Dane County

WIC to see if any farmer’s from these areas have signed up. I have not received any

confirmation that these areas have gained a farmer or additional market. If you have any

contact with farmers in these areas, please let me know and I would love to get them

signed up as a vendor.

3. Healthy Aging Program Update

We are currently offering classes on Healthy Living with Chronic Pain, Stepping On and

Mind Over Matter: Healthy Bowels; Healthy Bladder. These classes will be done via

in-person, Zoom, and phone. I had a phone call from a 97 year old woman that was just

ecstatic that I was offering the class by phone instead of zoom so she could participate.

She was so happy to be able to not have to go anywhere.

Spanish Goal – One of our aging plan goals is to start offering Stepping On in Spanish.

We have at least 4 individuals that are interested in getting trained to deliver these

workshops, but the holdup at this point is WIHA hasn’t scheduled any Spanish speaking

trainings yet. They originally said they were going to hold a training in the spring, but

nothing’s been scheduled yet.

Stepping Up Your Nutrition Program – I continue to teach this class that focuses on

protein and hydration to prevent falls. I taught an in person class in Oregon recently and

virtually – 18 participants, 4 on the wait list for the next class already.

4. Chair & Staff Updates

VELASQUEZ discussed with committee members of how to proceed with future

meetings. Given our membership shortage may have to look at different ways of

meeting. VELASQUEZ explained for new members that in the past the committee met

at a meal site and had lunch there. Members were able to interact with staff and older

adults while there before the meeting. Concern now of having virtual meetings that we

don’t have that connection/feedback from sites anymore. After discussion it was decided

to keep meetings virtual and members would sign up to attend a meal site, decide when

to go and report back to the committee. There used to be a survey that could be used

again to score all aspects of the visit. This approach would also allow more opportunities

to reach more sites since the committee meets five times a year. Still would have at

least one meeting in person at a site for everyone to get together and meet as a group.

F. Future Meeting Items and Dates

Next meeting: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 11:30 AM via Zoom

G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

None.

H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

None.

I. Adjournment

Motion was made by BARMAN-PAULSON, seconded by RUX, to adjourn meeting

at 12:42 pm. Chair CLAUSIUS adjourned the meeting.