by James Fuccione | Jun 12, 2019 | Data and Reports
A letter published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports that the number of fall deaths among U.S. adults aged 75 years or older almost tripled from 2000 to 2016. The study analyzed nationally representative vital statistics data and found...
by James Fuccione | Jun 12, 2019 | News and Updates
The MetroWest Health Foundation recently awarded over $750,000 in new grants to area nonprofit and municipal organizations. The grants were made as part of the foundation’s spring grant cycle and are designed to help organizations accomplish projects that improve the...
by James Fuccione | Jun 12, 2019 | News and Updates
This week, Central Mass Area on Aging (CMAA) in collaboration with the Worcester County Reserve Deputy Association hosted the 21st Annual ElderCare 2019 event. As a result of their generous sponsors, CMAA is able to raise funds that are being redistributed back into...
by James Fuccione | Jun 6, 2019 | News and Updates
In celebration and recognition of Pride Month, The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to share a resource from SAGE (Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders) called the “Welcome to Pride” initiative. SAGE introduced Welcome to Pride Guide...
by James Fuccione | Jun 6, 2019 | News and Updates, Programs
More than 1,000 Honoring Choices partners and Health Care Planning Ambassadors are working in their local communities to help adults make a personal health care plan and get connected to essential care to improve healthy living. Honoring Choices is now connecting this...
