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News and Updates
Disproportionate Impact of Pedestrian Fatalities on Older Adults and Environmental Justice Communities Continue, According to New Report
In 2025, one in every five traffic deaths in Massachusetts involved a person walking. Of the 354 total traffic fatalities reported statewide, at least 76 were pedestrians, accounting for more than 21 percent of all deaths. These findings come from Fatal Pedestrian...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: ACL’s Cultivating Connected Communities, MassDOT Reminders, OB3 Impacts Defense Fund
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Cultivating Connected Communities Challenge, Administration for Community Living - Informational...
New Research Outlines the Promises and Risks of AI Use in Home Care
The National Council on Aging (NCOA), through the ACL-funded Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center, has released a series of reports on using artificial intelligence (AI) in home care to support community living for older adult and people with disabilities. “A New...