After the former Equity in Aging Workgroup revamped the Healthy Aging for All Guide to help advance equity in age and dementia friendly communities and hosted a webinar series on supporting diverse caregivers, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative relaunched...
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NICOA Creates Toolkit on Understanding Disabilities in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities
The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) introduced a new toolkit dedicated to increasing awareness and knowledge of the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people living with disabilities. The toolkit contains information about disabilities, tribes...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events and opportunities for age- and dementia friendly communities and stakeholders. Become a Dementia Friends Champion - Wednesday, August 9th Take part in a free 2 ½ hour Zoom...
Input Needed for Statewide, Regional Planning for Transportation, Digital Equity
In a previous post, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) promoted regional planning processes led by Metropolitan Planning Organizations that aim to gather input on local and regional transportation. Those processes remain open and MHAC encourages...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: ADA Improvement Grants, Reminders on Previously Announced Opportunities
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Municipal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvement Grant Program, The Massachusetts Office on...
Input from Older Adults Needed for Regional Transportation Plans
Metropolitan Planning Organizations across Massachusetts are releasing draft plans for public comment for guiding transportation priorities for the coming years. It is important for age- and dementia friendly community stakeholders - and older adults more broadly - to...
Home Modification Loan Program Promoted by CEDAC
In a recent blog post, the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) promoted the Home Modification Loan Program, which may be helpful to age- and dementia friendly communities looking to address local housing issues. The Home Modification Loan...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert Reminders: Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative, Community Mobility Design Challenge, National Endowment for the Arts
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) – States and Community Grants, Administration for...
Join MHAC for ‘Equity in Aging’ Presentation on July 18th
Register to join the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative on July 18th for a new Equity in Aging initiative with a presentation on research that explores how community design impacts effective caregiving. We know that where we live matters for our health, and so...
Northwestern U. Study: Access to Green Spaces Improves Healthy Aging
Slower epigenetic (biological) aging is associated with exposure to green space, according to researchers based at Northwestern University. According to the study results, people who lived near more green spaces were biologically 2.5 years younger, on average, than...