HCFA launches national Nutrition and Hydration Awareness Campaign
Ochs, M.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 100(11): 1305
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-8223 PMID: 11143120 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(00)00369-2Document Number: 260699
This fall, the Health Care Financing Administration will launch the Nutrition and Hydration Awareness Campaign. The campaign is an integral part of President Clinton's Nursing Home Initiative and is aimed at raising the awareness of health providers of the importance of good nutrition and hydration and related concerns in nursing homes. The ADA is glad that the HCFA has undertaken the urgently needed measure, as malnutrition affects roughly 2 of every 5 elderly nursing home residents.