14 JEAN MAYER USDA HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER ON AGING 2016 PROGRESS REPORT 15 Reaching beyond the Center’s 16 labs and applying proven research is an important part of our work. It also allows us to make valuable connections to people – young and old. In your home The research, knowledge and leadership we provided to the national Dietary Guidelines for Americans has been translated to the most practical level: your plate. Our “MyPlate for Older Adults” is an easy-to-use graphic guide to foods that fit into a healthy well-balanced diet. As part of this collaboration with the AARP Foundation, we’ve created an engaging video that will inspire everyone to adopt a healthy diet – check it out on our website and share it with others. In the community Working with Age Friendly Boston and the new Boston Public Market, the HNRCA organizes events that combine the importance of physical activity and sound nutrition. Using Boston’s beautiful urban park and harbor systems, we offer guided walks and nutrition education through lectures and cooking demonstrations. We also provide dozens of lectures to the Boston community that feature renowned nutrition researchers such as Drs. David Ludwig, Leonard P. Guarente, Frank Hu and Caroline Apovian. Our annual Drs. Joan and Peter Cohn and Family Lecture featured distinguished neurologist and best-selling author Dr. Rudolph Tanziand distinguished researchers Drs. Gene Bowman and Brent Reynolds. APPLYING OUR RESEARCH In Washington Dr. Alice Lichtenstein, head of our Cardiovascular Lab, served as vice-chair of the The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Dr. Lichtenstein led our efforts to transfer that knowledge to our MyPlate for Older Adults. To showcase this achievement, the HNRCA and AARP Foundation were invited by the Congressional Hunger Caucus to present its findings on Capitol Hill.