The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formalized a recommendation that adults ages 65 years and older should receive an additional updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose. The recommendation from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’...
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US HHS Announces a Multi-Pronged Effort to Strengthen Direct Care Workforce
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), announced several new initiatives and resources from ACL’s Direct Care Workforce (DCW) Strategies Center to address the dire shortage of professionals who...
AARP Community Challenge Deadline is 3/6, and Other Age-Friendly Funding Opportunities
Less than one week remains until the deadline for the AARP Community Challenge, which provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. The AARP Community Challenge will be accepting applications...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events that offer awareness, resources and other opportunities for stakeholders in the age- and dementia friendly movement: Alzheimer’s Association New England Family Conference –...
Diverse Elders Coalition Reveal Policy Priorities and Promote Age-Friendly Communities
The Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC), in collaboration with their six national member organizations, shared its new Policy Priorities to focus the attention of policymakers on the urgent needs of the growing number of diverse older adults in the United States. The DEC...
Less Than Two Weeks Until Deadline for AARP Community Challenge Grant, and other Age-Friendly Funding Opportunities
Less than two weeks remain until the deadline for the AARP Community Challenge, which provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. In 2024, the AARP Community Challenge will be accepting...
Smart Growth America Offers Tips For Communities Interested in ‘Safe Streets and Roads for All’ Grant Program
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced a $1 billion round for their Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. The program's objective is to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries....
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events that offer awareness, resources and other opportunities for stakeholders in the age- and dementia friendly movement: MHAC Statewide Network Meeting – virtual, Feb. 28th from 10:00...
Massachusetts Among Eight States and DC Chosen for ‘Housing and Services Partnership Accelerator’
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are announcing that eight states, including Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia (DC) have been selected to participate in a new federal initiative,...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events that offer awareness, resources and other opportunities for stakeholders in the age- and dementia friendly movement: MHAC Statewide Network Meeting - virtual, Feb. 28th from 10:00...