Abstract
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program, the largest and most visible federally funded community-based nutrition program for older persons. It began in 1968 as a 3-year demonstration project and was officially established in 1972 when Congress enacted the National Nutrition Program for the Elderly as Title VII in the Older Americans Act (OAA). In 1978, it was consolidated under Title III (Title IIIC-1 Congregate nutrition services and Title IIIC-2 Home-delivered nutrition services), and Grants to Indian Tribes were added under Title VI. The program provides congregate and home-delivered meals, nutrition screening, education and counseling, and an array of other supportive and health services. While frequently called ‘‘meals-on-wheels,” that term refers to home-delivered meals only.
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