By Elizabeth Costello, JSI; Project Manager, www.mahealthyagingcollaborative.org Have you explored the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report or downloaded your city or town’s Community Profile? How are you using the data report to improve the health of older adults...
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Vaccines Are Not Just for Kids
By Allison Hackbarth, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. - Project Manager, Massachusetts Adult Immunization Coalition Did you know that August is National Immunization Awareness Month? Now is the perfect time to get the word out about the importance of...
Arts and Human Connection
By Beth Soltzberg, Program Coordinator, Jewish Family & Children's Services “After he was diagnosed, all of our friends disappeared.” These were the words of a guest at Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JF&CS)’ Memory Café about her husband’s diagnosis...
Walking in the middle of the street—Community Design and Healthy Aging
By Dillon Sussman, Senior Planner, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission One of the joys of being a land planner is that what I learn at work helps me understand how communities function and why people act the way they do. Here’s an example. A year ago I moved from one...
The Big Idea in 4 Minutes: Coming of Age in Aging America
By Nora Moreno Cargie, Executive Director, Tufts Health Plan Foundation; Vice President, Corporate Citizenship, Tufts Health Plan My husband and I often quip, when asked where we’re from, that we were born, raised and ruined all within the city limits of Chicago. So...
Chronic Disease Self-Management Training at the Department of Revenue
Cross-posted from WellMASS By Ana Karchmer, CDSME Program Coordinator, MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs Many of us have to deal with one or more chronic health conditions. Learning how to successfully manage our conditions is key to living active and productive...
Getting Your Message Out to Get Results
By Brianne Miers, Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications, Root Cause Most non-profit organizations are constantly struggling with how to balance the need to get the word out on the good work they do with the realities of their limited staff time and funding....
Aging with HIV
by Stewart Landers, Director, U.S. Health Services, JSI Boston While combination anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV from a killer into a chronic disease, it has created a large and growing group of people aging with HIV. People aged 50 and older...
Caregiving NOW: A Network on the Web for Minnesota Caregivers
By Elizabeth Costello, JSI; Project Manager, www.mahealthyagingcollaborative.org Just as websites and online communities like the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative can provide a platform for healthy aging professionals to engage, connect, and share...
Making the Case for Aging in Community at the ASA Conference
Cross-posted from Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly By Amy Schectman, President and CEO, Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly I attended a wonderful American Society on Aging conference. I learned many things and reinforced my knowledge of other areas. At...