As a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injury in the U.S. and Massachusetts, falls remain an area of focus for the healthy aging community in terms of prevention and reducing health care costs. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently issued a...
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Healthy Aging Job Alert: Dementia Friendly MA Program Manager
Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) seeks a full-time (40 hours/week) Project Manager (PM) for the Dementia Friendly Massachusetts’ (DFM) Initiative. The PM is responsible for ongoing implementation of a grass roots plan to engage 115 communities in becoming...
Healthy Aging Job Alert: Central Boston Elder Services Seeks CEO
Central Boston Elder Services, Inc. (CBES), a leading non-profit provider of services for elders in the Boston area, seeks an innovative and inspirational leader to serve as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). One of the state’s largest elder care organizations,...
2018 AARP Livability Index Provides Updated Data to Help Communities Become Age-Friendly
AARP continues to roll out new and updated resources to assist communities in becoming more age-friendly. The 2018 Livability Index is the latest tool that provides cities and towns with a "livability score" based on a variety of data points. Similar to the MHAC...
New Study Available on Transportation Options for MA Older Adults
With the support of the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, UMass-Boston's Gerontology Institute created a study of transportation options for older adults across Massachusetts, which will serve as a critical tool for aiding communities seeking to become Age- and Dementia...
Webinar: Building Leadership Capacity for Collective Impact
Age- and Dementia Friendly Community coalitions are practitioners of collective impact and cultivating leaders within and among local and regional partners is critical for the success of any collective impact effort. What can we learn from initiatives that have built...
Age-Friendly News Clips: Late June, 2018
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 late June on the momentum of this movement...
Tufts Health Plan Foundation Supports Efforts to Make Communities Better for All Ages
Tufts Health Plan Foundation announced new community investments that reflect its commitment to make our cities and towns great places to grow up and grow old. The nearly $1.8 million supports 16 community organizations working to make communities healthier for people...
Welcome to Pride Initiative Aims to Create Age-Inclusive Events for LGBT Older Adults
Access, Equity and Inclusion are central to the work of the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative, which is why we are pleased to pass along news from SAGE (Service & Advocacy for LGBT Elders) about the "Welcome to Pride Initiative." Created by SAGE with the...
Nesterly Home-Sharing Platform Expanding Beyond Boston
Nesterly, an inter-generational online matching service for older adults and college students is expanding their service for home-sharing and looking for local partners. After a successful pilot with the City of Boston, Nesterly is expanding their service to the...