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For many thousands of older Australians, this service delivers more than just a meal

Melissa Sweet
Meals on Wheels
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Aged care, @WePublicHealth2023, Social determinants of health, Food and beverages

Meals on Wheels recently celebrated the organisation’s 70th anniversary of delivering meals to older Australians, a service that also contributes to social connections, for volunteers and recipients alike.

To mark this auspicious occasion, the organisation guest tweeted for Croakey’s rotated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, as summarised below.

Tweets by Meals on Wheels

Read more about the new report. Read more. Read more about the National Meal GuidelinesRead more about the new report. Read more about social isolation and loneliness. Read more about research on dementia risk and social isolation. Read this 2015 study: More Than A Meal? A Randomized Control Trial Comparing the Effects of Home-Delivered Meals Programs on Participants’ Feelings of Loneliness

Also read: Paying tribute to the remarkable Doris Taylor and her legacy, Meals on Wheels

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For many thousands of older Australians, this service delivers more than just a meal

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