Periodically, the Healthy Aging Collaborative will share news articles that mention state and local efforts to make cities, towns and regions in Massachusetts Age- and Dementia Friendly. Check out the following articles from June and July 2019 on the momentum of this...
News: News and Updates
MassDOT Announces State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack recently joined Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, members of the Massachusetts Legislature, local officials, and transportation advocates at a groundbreaking event in Natick to release the State Bicycle...
Age-Friendly Boston Reveals ‘Year Two’ Achievements
The City of Boston's Age-Friendly initiative continues to make great strides to support older adults and people living with Dementia and a few of those accomplishments are highlighted in a 'Year Two' achievements report. Among the exciting changes was in the name of...
Updated Memory Cafe Toolkit Available from JF&CS
Communities across Massachusetts have established Memory Cafes, which are free social programs for people living with dementia and those who care about them. An updated version of the Memory Cafe Toolkit for those starting or maintaining these programs is now live at...
Falls Prevention Photo Contest Announced by NCOA
The National Council on Aging's (NCOA) National Falls Prevention Resource Center is sponsoring a 2019 Falls Prevention photo contest. Organizations that enter can win a cash prize of up to $300 and be featured in NCOA’s Center for Healthy Aging E-News and on the NCOA...
AARP Community Challenge Announces National and Local Grantees
AARP announced the awardees for its 2019 AARP Community Challenge grant program, including four recipients right here in Massachusetts. Nationally, a total of nearly $1.6 million will be distributed to fund 159 “quick action” projects across the country, helping...
ISHI Announces Inquiry of Ideas to Improve Housing Policies and Systems
The Innovative Stable Housing Initiative (ISHI) requests ideas from the Boston community (including individual or groups of residents, coalitions, or organizations) regarding what housing policies and systems should be changed and how. This Inquiry of Ideas (IOI)...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Health Initiative and Healthy Aging Funds
Join staff from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Health Resources in Action (HRiA) to learn about two exciting new Massachusetts funds focused on community health and health equity: the Statewide Community Health Initiative (CHI) Fund and the Healthy...
MA Attorney General Launches Website to Open Access to Community Benefits Reports
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative has promoted community benefits support provided by Massachusetts hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) as a potential Age- and Dementia Friendly Funding opportunity. According to reports recently published...
Age Friendly Berkshires Shares their Story and Accomplishments in New Video
Age-Friendly Berkshires released a video describing their regional and collaborative effort to create a collection of communities that supports all ages and those living with dementia. The coalition hosted a screening of their new video at Berkshire Community College...