NEWS

Salem for All Ages Releases ‘Year One’ Report

The City of Salem was among the first communities in the state to both join the AARP/WHO Network of Age-Friendly Communities and also come out with an action plan. The "Salem for All Ages" task force is once again showing leadership with a "Year One" report that...

Age-Friendly News Clips – February 1-15

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 early February on the momentum of this...

Health Affairs Article Hails Value of Medical and CBO Collaboration

Citing academic research and strong survey data, an article from the Health Affairs blog underlines the benefit and positive impact of pairing the health care sector with community-based organizations to address health-related social needs. According to the blog, the...

Age-Friendly News Clips – January 25-31

Periodically, the Healthy Aging Collaborative will share news articles from local efforts to make cities, towns and regions in Massachusetts Age- and Dementia Friendly. Check out the following articles from late January on the momentum of this movement building across...

Gov. Baker Creates Commission on the ‘Future of Transportation’

Governor Charlie Baker appointed an 18-member group called the Commission on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth charged with advising the Administration on future transportation needs and challenges. Transportation came up as one of the major concerns...

Boston Globe: Children of today build cities for tomorrow

The Future City annual competition for middle school students  begins with the question: how can we make the world a better place? Each year, a theme provides competing students with more focused direction and for 2018, the theme is "The Age-Friendly City." The Boston...