The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) is seeking digital health startups to compete in the Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Challenge Program. The first Challenge is aimed at finding unique digital health solutions that improve the lives of older...
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Baker Administration Implements Behavioral Health Roadmap, Launches 24/7 Behavioral Health Helpline
The Baker Administration announced the implementation of its Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform with the opening of 25 Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs), community-based crisis intervention services, and launch of the 24/7 Behavioral Health Help Line. This...
LeadingAge Mass. and MassPACE Launch Resource to Establish Connections Between Services and Housing
In Massachusetts, there are over 100,000 units of subsidized affordable housing targeted to older adults including public housing and privately owned assisted housing. Since many residents of affordable senior housing may be eligible for and can benefit from PACE...
Community Transit Grant Program Awards Announce $1.9 Million in Support
In it's final days, the Baker Administration announced a total of $1.9 million for municipalities, Councils on Aging, Regional Transit Authorities, and nonprofit organizations under the Community Transit Grant Program administered by the Massachusetts Department of...
MHAC 2022 Year in Review
Thanks to our statewide, cross-sector network of partners and support from Point32 Health Foundation, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative continues to work to address the unique age- and dementia friendly needs, context and opportunities within communities,...
Apply for the AARP Purpose Prize Award by Feb. 28, 2023
The AARP® Purpose Prize® award supports AARP's mission by honoring extraordinary people ages 50 and older who tap into the power of life experience to build a better future for us all. Applications are due by February 28th, 2023. Each AARP Purpose Prize Winner’s...
New Resource from NADTC Helps Transportation Providers Address the Needs of Older Passengers with Vision Loss
Developed with transportation providers in mind, a new guide from the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) and the American Foundation for the Blind provides resources and information on understanding aging and vision loss, possible solutions to...
Local Intergenerational Program from Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly in Boston Gains National Recognition
Following a rigorous independent review process, CitySites, the signature intergenerational program offered by Boston nonprofit LBFE Boston | Little Brothers –Friends of the Elderly, has been named one of 11 Programs of Distinction by Generations United, a national...
MHAC Sends Feedback to the Healey-Driscoll Transition Team on Advancing Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) and it's statewide network compiled policies, programs and examples from our collective age- and dementia friendly efforts for a letter being submitted to the incoming Governor's administration of Maura Healey and...
MHAC Recognized as an Age-Friendly Public Health System Champion
Through its Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS) initiative, Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) prioritizes the public health roles in healthy aging and encourages all state and local public health departments to make healthy aging a core function. TFAH also...