PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine college plans to make use of a federal grant to pilot a vitamin program for older residents who dwell in low-income housing.
The College of New England obtained the $900,000 grant from the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Companies Administration for Neighborhood Residing. The college stated the undertaking will search to deal with meals safety and well being and well-being of seniors within the state.
Diet educators taking part in this system will tune right into a classroom of seniors remotely, the college stated. The educators will promote socialization amongst residents whereas additionally sustaining social distance from outdoors guests, which is crucial in the course of the coronavirus pandemic, the college stated.
Michele Polacsek, director of the Middle for Excellence in Public Well being, stated the undertaking “is an revolutionary method to ship precious well being info to low-income populations.”
