Check out the following events from the Alzheimer's Association of MA/NH for support groups for the months of October and November. These groups create a safe, confidential, supportive environment for participants to develop informal mutual support and social...
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Baker Administration Celebrates Five Years of Accomplishments of the Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts
In honor of the five-year anniversary of the Governor’s Council to Address Aging, Governor Charlie Baker, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, and Secretary of Elder Affairs Elizabeth Chen joined Council Members and stakeholders at a celebratory...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: AmericaWalks, Community Compact Reminder
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Community Change Grant Program, America Walks (deadline, Sept. 30th) The Community Change Grants...
AARP Livable Communities Team Requesting Experiences and Best Practices on Age-Friendly Communities in Mass.
There is so much amazing work being done as part of the age- and dementia friendly movement in Massachusetts and AARP's Livable Communities team is requesting that every network community (those recognized in the AARP age-friendly network) complete the Annual Survey...
NADTC Conducting Survey to Guide Work Promoting Transportation for Older Adults, People with Disabilities
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) – a program of the Federal Transit Administration administered by Easterseals and USAging with guidance from ACL – wants to hear about challenges and promising practices in providing accessible...
FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Sale of Basic Hearing Aids
According to AARP's Public Policy Blog, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved over-the-counter sale of basic hearing aids for people with mild to moderate hearing loss via a final rule taking effect 60 days from the date of publication (August 16). This...
MHAC Contributes to Report ‘Care Work in Massachusetts: A Call for Racial and Economic Justice for a Neglected Sector’
Care work has forever been critical to the health and basic functioning of our society. With the steady aging of our population, care jobs are also among the fastest growing in our economy. A new report from Boston indicators and SkillWorks with input from the...
10 Community Organizations Receive Grants From Point32Health Foundation
Point32Health Foundation recently announced 10 new grants to support priorities identified by community. The grants improve access to healthy food and advance healthy aging in places where disinvestment, systemic racism, and barriers to access have prevailed. Grants...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: September 2022
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities involved in the age- and dementia friendly movement to check out the following upcoming events: Dementia Friends Champion Training (September 14, 9:30am to noon) This training will...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Compact Best Practice and IT Grants, Mass Cultural Council
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Community Compact Best Practice Program (currently open until funding runs out): The Community...