With the Momentum Fund open, Tufts Health Plan Foundation continues to lead the way in supporting healthy aging with a new initiative will to advance age-friendly and dementia-friendly work in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Grants of up to $10,000 will...
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Celebrate Older Americans Month in May
The Healthy Aging Collaborative joins the Administration on Aging, the state's Executive Office of Elder Affairs and many organizations from across Massachusetts and the country in celebrating May as Older Americans Month. The 2018 theme, Engage at Every Age,...
AARP Revives Community Challenge Grant Program
Recognizing that it takes time to build great communities, but also that quick action can spark longer-term progress, AARP launched the AARP Community Challenge to fund projects that build momentum for change in communities to improve livability for all local...
AARP Announces National Community Challenge Grant Program
AARP is currently offering a prime opportunity for cities and towns seeking to kick-start or strengthen age-friendly efforts in the form of of Community Challenge grants to communities around the country. The grants are aimed at funding projects that improve...
Join WalkBoston for Training Event on “Promoting Walkability”
What does it mean for a community to be "walkable" and how can we create neighborhoods that are safe, active, accessible and vibrant? WalkBoston is hosting a training called "Promoting Walkability: Creating Safe and Active Neighborhoods" on June 2nd from...
Guest Blog Post: MA DPH Raises Prediabetes Awareness for Diabetes Alert Day
The following is a guest Blog Post from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in recognition of Diabetes Alert Day (March 28th) Type 2 diabetes is a serious and costly public health issue affecting tens of millions of Americans. Older adults have an increased...
The Health Living Center of Excellence welcomes Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation as a new partner
By Jennifer Raymond, Director, Healthy Living Center of Excellence Two Healthy Aging Collaborative members, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and Hebrew SeniorLife, recently received a $49,187 grant from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation to support their...
8 Easy Ways to Improve Your Heart Health
Cross-posted from Hebrew SeniorLife By Jennifer Rhodes-Kropf, M.D., Hebrew SeniorLife February is American Heart Health month, which makes it a great time to make changes that can improve the health of your heart. As a geriatrician at Center Communities of Brookline,...
How to Identify Depression, and the Strength Behind the Pain
By Kathy Kuhn, Center for Aging and Disability Resource (CADER), BU School of Social Work In my last blog post on mental health and aging, I described Ms. McKay, an older woman who was coping with multiple losses. She had significant hypertension, diabetes, and...
“It’s My Fault and I Just Need to Get Over It”: The Story of Ms. McKay’s Depression
By Kathy Kuhn, Center for Aging and Disability Resource (CADER), BU School of Social Work I’d like to share with you a story from my days as a social worker at Kit Clark Senior Services (KCSS). Ms. McKay is an 82-year-old African American woman living in Dorchester....