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Reminder: Take the Community Healthy Equity Survey from Mass DPH

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is reminding age- and dementia friendly stakeholders to promote the Community Health Equity Survey from the Mass. Department of Public Health (DPH). The survey will help communities improve conditions that impact health,...

Pilot Program in Mass. Informs Extensive Guide on Social Prescribing

The University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine released a guide for health care practitioners, insurance companies, and community organizations on how to integrate arts, culture, and nature into referral programs, a concept within a social prescribing model...

AARP Surveys Older Adults on Disaster Preparedness

A recent online survey by AARP of older adults finds that less than a third (29%) say they have an emergency plan in case of a natural disaster. This can be an issue age- and dementia friendly communities can help address using, among other tools, AARP's Disaster...

Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our partners that help advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Let’s Talk, Massachusetts: Embracing Conversations to Build Community (virtual, Sept. 28th,...

Deadlines Approaching for Age-Friendly Funding Opportunities

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Two of those opportunities have upcoming deadlines: Hybrid Programming for COAs Grant and Accelerating...