Organizations and communities in the MHAC network have a range of virtual programs to support people living with dementia and their caregivers during the holiday season. The Alzheimer's Association of MA/NH is helping people honor and remember loved ones with dementia...
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BCBS of Mass. Announces New Racial Equity & Justice Grants
The 2020 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Racial Equity and Justice Grant continues the work and energy of their company-wide Service Week in September to build a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient future by supporting not-for-profit organizations...
Mass. Attorney General’s Office Releases Report and Call to Action on Racial Justice and Equity in Health
Informed by data and stakeholder interviews, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office released a report, "Building Toward Racial Justice and Equity in Health: A Call to Action," meant to lay out ways stakeholders should come together to address the systemic health...
JF&CS Hosts Symposium on “How We Talk and Teach About Dementia in Cultural and Linguistic Communities”
On November 10, 2020, JF&CS hosted the virtual symposium Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture: How We Talk and Teach About Dementia in Cultural and Linguistic Communities. Over 625 participants joined in a far-reaching discussion of disparities in the risk of...
Disparities in Economic Security Among Older Adults Highlighted by UMass-Boston
Dramatically higher percentages of Black, Latino and Asian older adults live on incomes that don’t meet their cost of living, even with Social Security, according to research by Jan Mutchler, PhD of UMass-Boston's Gerontology Institute. The article highlighting the...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDOT Shared Winter Streets and Spaces
The latest round of Mass. Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) Shared Winter Streets and Spaces features new project categories that award bonus points for proposals that include older adults. Through the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program, MassDOT seeks to...
MHAC Webinar Recording: A Conversation on Healthy Aging
Recently, leaders from the John A. Hartford Foundation, Milbank Memorial Fund, Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative and four age- and dementia friendly community initiatives in Massachusetts joined together for a webinar titled "A Conversation on Healthy Aging." The...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassTrails
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...
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,...