The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages communities and regions seeking to become more age and dementia friendly to consider the new round of MassTrails grants. The program supports recreational trail and shared use pathway projects across the...
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MHAC Webinar Recording: Understanding Technology as a Social Determinant of Health
As part of several workgroups and initiatives to address the digital divide among older adults - an issue that has been heightened during the pandemic - the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative recently co-hosted a webinar with the Executive Office of Elder...
For Advocates Working with Veterans, NCLER Shares Recommended Resources
In recognition of Veterans Day, the National Center on Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) is helping advocates and attorneys by releasing a set of recommended resources. Legal assistance programs often work with older Veterans who may have issues with benefits, housing,...
Joint Center for Housing Studies Analyzes Which Older Adults Have Access to Livable Neighborhoods
According to a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University and the AARP Public Policy Institute, which examines the AARP Livability Index, there are significant differences between who has access to the country’s most livable...
Baker Administration Announces New Measures to Contain COVID-19 and Updated Data Points on Age Groups
Along with a series of targeted measures to disrupt the increasing trend of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Baker Administration added a new data point presented in the COVID-19 dashboard titled “Case Growth by Age Group,” which will help contextualize...
BU MetroBridge Program Accepting Community-Based Project Ideas for Spring Semester
The MetroBridge program, which takes a new approach to embedding real-world projects for local government into courses across Boston University, is accepting proposal ideas for the upcoming Spring semester. The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages...
Community Innovations During COVID-19 Response at Center of New Report
A new report offers insights from communities’ response during the coronavirus pandemic and demonstrates their nimbleness in creating more inclusive and equitable systems to support older people. How Innovative Community Responses to COVID-19 Support Healthy Aging is...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MAPC, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) NOTICE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY: TAXI/LIVERY PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION (FALL 2020) The Metropolitan Area Planning Council ("MAPC") in partnership with MassDevelopment, has developed this state-wide Taxi/Livery...
‘Winter Places’ Design Guide Provides Ideas for Outdoor Activity During Colder Months
A design competition called 'Winter Places' has led to a design guide encouraging residents and visitors to visit and spend time on our main streets during colder winter weather while also encouraging shopping and dining at area small businesses. As COVID19...
Upcoming Presentations and Conversations on Healthy Aging, Digital Divide
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to be part of two upcoming virtual events - one with the John A. Hartford Foundation and Milbank Memorial Fund and the other co-hosted with the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) and Babson College....