The City of Chelsea was featured among six communities in a report conducted by FSG and promoted by the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative, Tufts Health Plan Foundation and Executive Office of Elder Affairs on pandemic response that supported older adults. Now, a new...
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NADTC Releases Report Based on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Transportation Survey
In a previous blog post, MHAC shared the highlights from a national equity, diversity and inclusion transportation survey released by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC). That organization has followed up with the full results from that...
NADTC to Announce Full Results of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Transportation Survey
In a previous post, MHAC promoted some highlights shared by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Transportation Survey. That organization is hosting a webinar to release the full results. NADTC will publish...
AARP Survey Highlights Tech Adoption and Perceived Barriers Among Grandparents
During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, significantly more grandparents than non-grandparents purchased smartphones (32% vs. 22%) and Smart TVs (24% vs. 11%) than they did in the 12-months prior, according to AARP research. Ranking the top barriers to...
8-80 Cities, AARP Create New ‘Winter Placemaking’ Guide for Creating Inclusive Public Spaces During Colder Months
In an effort to encourage communities to plan for embracing the winter season, 8-80 Cities teamed up with AARP to create a new Winter Placemaking Guide, which seeks to address the distinct winter challenges that communities of all sizes experience, offering practical...
MHAC Adds New Webpage Focused on Digital Equity and Older Adults
Alongside the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Technology Subcommittee of the Task Force to End Loneliness and Build Community, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative added a new webpage with an evolving list of resources aimed at addressing digital...
Mass. Senate Releases “Reimagining the Future of Massachusetts” Report with Focus on Digital Equity, Intergenerational Activity and Caregiving
Following a series of listening sessions held during the pandemic, the Senate Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts Post-Pandemic Resiliency released its report with policy and spending recommendations on everything from rental assistance to digital equity. For those...
RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council Delivers Report to Congress
The Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, & Engage (RAISE) Family Caregiving Advisory Council delivered its initial report to Congress. The culmination of a two-year, multi-faceted effort that gathered input from family caregivers across the country, the report...
AP-NORC Survey Finds Continued Concerns About COVID-19, Social Isolation Among Older Adults
According to a new study of adults age 50 and older from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and funded by The SCAN Foundation, many adults age 50 and older remain worried about infection and are more likely to practice social distancing and...
New Census Bureau Tool Launched to Help Measure Community Resilience to Disasters
Released last year as an experimental data product, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) garnered so much interest among public and government agencies that the Census Bureau decided to offer it regularly — with tweaks based on user feedback —...