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In this land of plenty – why is malnutrition a growing problem among older Americans?

Newburgh Free Academy
Newburgh Enlarged City School District
Newburgh, New York

Members of the senior class from Newburgh Free Academy in Orange County, New York discuss malnutrition among our nation’s elderly with Jenifer Moffre, Aging Services Nutrition Consultant for the NYS Office for the Aging; Cindy Kather, Director of Community Care Management, Senior Services of Albany; and Diane Whiten, Nutrition Educator, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Saratoga County.

Moderated by WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

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