June 15th was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) and several resources have been made available to help communities promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older people. Elder Abuse awareness fact sheets in multiple languages are available via the...
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Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassMobility, Expanding Public Health Workforce
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities to consider the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: MHAC's partners at MassMobility are promoting a range of grant...
Bring CarFit Events to Your Community by Becoming a Trainer
CarFit is a joint initiative of AAA, AARP, and the American Occupational Therapy Association to promote older driver safety and mobility by assisting drivers in understanding how they fit in their vehicles and making adjustments to improve comfort and safety. During...
Become a ‘Dementia Friend’ at an Upcoming Training
Participate in a free Zoom training that will give you the knowledge and materials you need to share awareness about dementia. Dementia Friends is a global public awareness program that helps everyone in a community learn about dementia, how it affects people, and the...
MHAC Provides Feature in National Age-Friendly Public Health Systems Blog, Presents with Partners on Digital Equity
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative contributed a blog post on Technology as a Social Determinant of Health for the Age-Friendly Public Health Systems initiative run by Trust for America's Health. In the process, MHAC highlighted the great work being done by...
Commonwealth Releases Nation-Leading Three-Year Progress Report on Statewide Age-and Dementia Friendly Action Plan
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is pleased to release the third annual progress report for ReiMAgine Aging, the Age-Friendly Massachusetts Action Plan, which serves as the state’s multi-year plan to make the Commonwealth more age- and dementia-friendly. The report...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert – Expanding Public Health Workforce, Mass Cultural Council
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities to consider the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Expanding the Public Health Workforce Program The Executive Office of...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
Check out the following events that help support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Boston Public Health Commission Listening Sessions on Alzheimer's/Dementia (various dates through end of June) As one of seven nationwide award recipients of Building...
Baker Administration Releases Opportunity for Restaurants and Food Trucks to Participate in SNAP Restaurant Meals Program Pilot
The Baker Administration opened a Notice of Opportunity (NOO) to strategically onboard restaurants and food trucks for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) pilot. This is an opportunity for communities working to become...
Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Mass. Celebrates Five Years of Impact
It's been five years since the establishment of the Governor’s Council to Address Aging. The Council has been a catalyst in moving Massachusetts forward as an age-friendly state and creating a vision for what it means to grow older in the community of one's choice....