Submitting Information to Elder Update

Elder Update is published bi-monthly by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs with the following specific purpose:

• Helping make a reality the Department's vision of leading the nation in assisting elders to age in place, with dignity, purpose, security, and in an elder-friendly community.

• Better informing Florida's elders and their caregivers about the Department of Elder Affairs' programs and services, as well as those of other agencies and organizations in Florida.

• Representing the geographic and cultural diversity of Florida's elder population.

Elder Update Circulation: est. 50,000

Elder Update Article Submission Deadlines

Submissions Policy

• Elder Update welcomes submissions from its readers. However, due to the volume of submissions, acknowledgments cannot be mailed.

• All submissions must provide accurate information to Florida's elders about aging-relating programs and services and complement the Department's mission.

• Manuscripts may be in the form of hard copy (typed, double-spaced) or e-mail. Floppy disks using PC formatting will be accepted but not be returned. Please do not send certified mail. The editor reserves the right to edit submitted material.

Calendar Items

• Contains announcements about events of interest to Florida's elders and their caregivers

• Through submissions from the aging network, the calendar will include a broad representation of activities and programs available to Florida's elders, their caregivers, and aging service professionals.

Letters to the Editor

• We welcome letters from our readers. However, due to the volume of letters received, all Letters to the Editor may not be answered.

• Letters may be edited to fit the space allotted; however, every effort will be made to preserve the ideas and intent of the writer.

Articles

• Articles should be between 500 and 1,000 words in length.

• Photographs or graphics are encouraged.

• Inclusion in our publication is based on space available and the content of the submission.

• Editor reserves the right to edit submitted material.

• Topics of interest include

  • Affordable long-term care

  • Caregiver support and information

  • Community-based service programs

  • Health-related information concerning health conditions associated with aging to promote wellness and safety

  • Elder abuse and fraud prevention

  • Communities for a Lifetime Ideas-We welcome articles providing examples of services and opportunities that make Florida's communities "elder ready." Our goal is to share the ways Florida's communities are becoming Communities for a Lifetime.

  • Medicare and Medicaid

  • Active Aging-stories about elders maintaining an active lifestyle while contributing to their communities

  • Programs and services that help elders continue living independently, with dignity and purpose

  • Senior volunteers

  • Social Security

  • Any other topic that is of interest to Florida's elders and their caregivers