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The goal of The Nutrition Screening Initiative (NSI) is to promote the use of nutrition screening and intervention into health care for older adults. The NSI program includes a 10-item Nutritional Health Checklist that can be used to see if older adults are at risk for malnutrition. If you discover that the older adults you work with are at nutrition risk, you can download a handout for each item with tips and suggestions. Although the initiative has been discontinued, health professionals can still use the materials and tips to help address the nutrition issues older face. Download
the Adobe Acrobat Reader here.
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Sample Cover Letters for NSI
Tips and Referrals Letter sent from Gateway Services, intitial (PDF | Word) Letter sent from Gateway Services, rescreen (PDF | Word) Letter sent from CCSP (PDF | Word) Letter sent from UGA (PDF | Word) |
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I have an illness or condition that made me change the kind and/or amount of food I eat. (PDF | Word) |
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I eat fewer than two meals per day. (PDF | Word) |
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I eat few fruits, vegetables or milk products. (PDF | Word) |
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I have three or more drinks of beer, liquor or wine almost every day. (PDF | Word) |
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I have tooth or mouth problems that make it hard for me to eat. (PDF | Word) |
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I don't always have enough money to buy the food I need. (PDF | Word) |
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I eat alone most of the time. (PDF | Word) |
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I take three or more different prescribed or over-the-counter drugs a day. (PDF | Word) |
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Without wanting to, I have lost or gained 10 pounds in the last six months. (PDF | Word) |
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I am not always physically able to shop, cook and/or feed myself. (PDF | Word) |
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Body weight and older adults. (PDF | Word) |
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