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Older Americans Act Nutrition Program

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004564

The Senior Nutrition Program, authorized under Title III of the Older Americans Protection Act, provides grants to state agencies to support the delivery of meals in dining rooms or at home to seniors of 60 years of age or older. It is designed to address problems of food insufficiency and social isolation among older people.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004564
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectHuman Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
AbbreviationOAANP
ReferencesCongressional Research Service Report for Congress, 2004.; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoFood and nutrition programs; Elderly nutrition
TranslationsSpanish: Older Americans Act Nutrition Program
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004564",
  "term": "Older Americans Act Nutrition Program",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The Senior Nutrition Program, authorized under Title III of the Older Americans Protection Act, provides grants to state agencies to support the delivery of meals in dining rooms or at home to seniors of 60 years of age or older. It is designed to address problems of food insufficiency and social isolation among older people.",
  "abbreviation": "OAANP",
  "subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
  "see_also": [
    "food and nutrition programs",
    "elderly nutrition"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, 2004.",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "Older Americans Act Nutrition Program"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/older-americans-act-nutrition-program/"
}

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