Thanks to the research team at UMass-Boston's Gerontology Institute with support from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, the public can access the Healthy Aging Data Report with community profiles on all 351 cities and towns in the state on the Massachusetts Healthy...
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COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 3/27-4/2
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 of individuals and partners, including communities...
Rural Livability Workshop Report Released by AARP
According to AARP, America’s demographic future is showing up first in rural areas, where older residents form a greater proportion of the population than in urban or suburban areas. One-quarter of all Americans age 65 or older live in small towns and rural...
DPH Rolls Out New COVID-19 Guidance for Providers, Caregivers and Communities
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health continues to issue updated guidance, information and recommendations on COVID-19 geared towards a variety of specific audiences. Some of the newer guidance focuses on caregivers and communities, which may be of particular...
Updates and Info from Organizations, State Agencies Aid Coronavirus Response
State agencies and organizations are providing valuable information, updates and action in response to the coronavirus. In addition to those updates from MHAC partners and organizations listed below, people can continue to visit the Massachusetts Department of Public...
Alzheimer’s Association Shares Latest Data on Prevalence and Cost
Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, an annual report released by the Alzheimer's Association®, reveals the burden of Alzheimer's and dementia on individuals, caregivers, government and the nation's health care system, including the latest Alzheimer’s prevalence,...
8-80 Cities Shares National Study of What Makes Successful Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds
Everyone loves to see a beautiful park, but it turns out that nothing increases park use and physical activity as much as programming— providing supervised activities to help people make use of the space. The RAND Corporation and City Parks Alliance, with help from...
Hartford Foundation Offers Insights, Framework on how Public Health can Support Age Friendly Movement
Using lessons and examples from across the country, the John A. Hartford Foundation published a newsletter article on "Collaborating to Make Public Health Age-Friendly." A framework for public health departments, developed by the Hartford Foundation in partnership...
CDC Reports Health Data of Informal Unpaid Caregivers
Informal, unpaid caregivers provide important support to family members, friends, and the health care system and might compromise their own health to provide this support. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has labeled caregiving a public health...
Mass. Health & Hospital Association Issues Statewide Report on Community Benefits
According to the Attorney General’s Office, Massachusetts hospitals provided $641 million in community benefits for residents of Massachusetts in Fiscal Year 2018. The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, for the first time, compiled the support provided to...