The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is excited to promote a fourth round of the Shared Streets & Spaces Grant Program from the Mass. Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The program, which awards bonus points for projects that are inclusive of older...
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NADTC Releases Guidebook to Help Communities Create Transportation Committees that Reflect Community Voices
Many age-friendly communities identify "transportation" as a priority issue in order to support people of all ages in a city, town or region. The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) compiled a guidebook called "Creating a Transportation...
‘Emergency Broadband Benefit Program’ Transitions to the New “Affordable Connectivity Program”
On December 31, the FCC launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). This program, created by Congress in the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, is a longer-term replacement for the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. Communities working to become age- and...
MeHI Launches Digital Health COVID-19 Recovery Challenge
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech is seeking digital health startups with solutions for healthcare providers to compete in the Massachusetts Digital Health COVID-19 Recovery Challenge. The Challenge is focused on finding solutions to help healthcare...
Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative 2021 Year in Review
While our state, community-based and organizational partners continue to respond to a constantly-evolving context, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is proud to convene a statewide cross-sector network of stakeholders that can share information, build...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MAPC’s Technical Assistance Program
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) released a Call for Project Concepts that could be undertaken with assistance from their Technical Assistance Program. Municipalities in the MAPC region can submit concepts for a diverse range of single- and...
Data-Informed Primer on Health Disparities in Massachusetts Released by BCBS Foundation
Recently, the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Foundation released a report, "Racism and Racial Inequities in Health: A Data-Informed Primer on Health Disparities in Massachusetts." While disparities in health outcomes across racial and ethnic groups are often narrower in the...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
There are always opportunities to access education and training that can help your community or organization become more age- and dementia friendly. Check out the following events listed below: Mass. Department of Public Health - COVID-19 Community Impact Survey...
Joint Center for Housing Studies Highlights Housing Insecurity Among Older Renters of Color
The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University (JCHS) took "Household Pulse Survey" results from census data conducted on a weekly or biweekly basis since April 2020, which offers a detailed view of how households across the country have been impacted by...
Baker Administration Announces COVID-19 Protection Measures
The Baker Administration announced additional measures to address a recent rise in COVID-19 cases and to ensure acute care hospitals have sufficient capacity to care for both COVID and non-COVID patients. The Commonwealth’s healthcare system is facing a critical...