by Stephen Suplita | May 20, 2020 | News and Updates
In partnership with US Health and Human Services and the National Council on Aging, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a resource inventory intended to provide information for those interested in enhancing their outreach and support for older Veterans...
by Stephen Suplita | May 14, 2020 | News and Updates
In a letter to the state’s Reopening Advisory Board, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative urged the group to include and consider older adults as it creates recommendations and strategies to reopen the economy. Governor Baker announced the creation of...
by Stephen Suplita | May 13, 2020 | News and Updates
In addition to an evolving COVID-19 resource page, MHAC is continuing to collect and share updates on COVID-19 from state government, federal agencies like the Centers for Disease Control, and other key stakeholders. These updates are to help and inform a wide range...
by Stephen Suplita | May 13, 2020 | News and Updates
Age-and dementia friendly community stakeholders have an opportunity to comment on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Capital Investment Plan in an upcoming series of virtual meetings. MassDOT’s Capital Investment Plan (CIP) guides how...
by Stephen Suplita | May 13, 2020 | News and Updates
In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, communities in the Age-Friendly network are applying their existing plans, programs and partnerships to all of the domains (along with commitments to emergency preparedness) in order to protect and assist older residents...