Conversation Guide Developed by IHI to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake

by James Fuccione | Mar 24, 2021 | News and Updates

To help health care staff and leaders have trust-building conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine, both at work and at home, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed a conversation guide based on their expertise and work. To view the guide,  users can...

AARP’s Global Council on Brain Health Offers Recommendations Related to COVID-19

by James Fuccione | Mar 24, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH), an independent collaborative of scientists, health professionals, scholars, and policy experts from around the world who are working in areas of brain health related to human cognition, recently released a report offering...

Baker Administration Announces Vaccine Timeline for All Residents, Provides Weekly Dose Updates & $24.7 Million in Federal Funding for Vaccine Equity Initiative

by James Fuccione | Mar 17, 2021 | News and Updates

The Baker Administration announced the timeline for all remaining residents to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. The Administration also announced the weekly distribution of vaccine doses statewide for providers and a new $24.7 million investment in the...

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: HUD, AARP Community Challenge, Mass. Broadband Institute

by James Fuccione | Mar 17, 2021 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages our network of communities and stakeholders to consider and promote the following funding opportunities (please scroll down to view multiple funding programs). HUD Older Adults Home Modification Program Grant...

Poll Finds Big Shift in High-Risk Older Adults’ Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination

by James Fuccione | Mar 16, 2021 | Data and Reports

Last fall, nearly half of older adults were on the fence about COVID-19 vaccination – or at least taking a wait-and-see attitude, according to a University of Michigan poll taken at the time. But a new follow-up poll shows that 71% of people in their 50s, 60s and 70s...