Massachusetts is working to refresh the plan to guide the state’s age- and dementia-friendly actions for the next 5-10 years. We want to hear from you with listening sessions on June 27th in Salem and July 16th in Barnstable. The action plan serves as the state’s...
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Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Connection, Health & Equity Through Food (CHEF) Grant, BCBS Of MA Foundation, CMS Health Care Navigators
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: Connection, Health & Equity Through Food (CHEF) Grant Program, Maine Council on Aging and...
NCLER Promotes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
The National Center on Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) provides the legal services and aging and disability communities with the tools and resources they need to serve older adults with the greatest economic and social needs. Each year, June 15th is designated as World...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.1 Million in Grants to Expand Hospital to Home Program
The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $1.1 million in grants to acute care hospitals and Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) across Massachusetts to expand the Hospital to Home Partnership Program. The program provides specialized expertise to hospitals to...
MassDOT Announces “Grant Central” Community Grants Portal
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Division is announcing the launch of a new community grants portal named Grant Central. The portal will be a hub of information and resources about MassDOT grants available to all 351 communities in...
HHS Delivers Strategic Framework for National Plan on Aging
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Administration for Community Living, released “Aging in the United States: A Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging.” The report lays the groundwork for a coordinated effort – across the private...
Data Available from Mass. DPH Community Health Equity Survey
At the recent quarterly Statewide Network Meeting, MHAC was joined by the Mass. Department of Public Health to promote data availability from the Community Health Equity Survey (CHES). The community-based survey aimed to collect data on social and structural...
Mass Home Care Chosen to be Among Twenty Community Care Hubs by USAging
Mass Home Care is among 20 Community Care Hubs (CCH) that were chosen for new infrastructure and innovation grants recently announced by the Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care (COE), part of the Aging and Disability Business Institute at USAging. The...
‘Dangerous by Design 2024’ Reports on Age-Related Risk in Pedestrian Accidents
Smart Growth America recently released their annual "Dangerous by Design" data report, which found that 7,522 people were struck and killed while walking in 2022, an average of more than 20 per day. According to the report, and consistent with reports in previous...
MCOA Introduces ActiveAgers Initiative and Toolkit
Mass Councils on Aging's (MCOA) ActiveAgers is a new initiative aimed at promoting physical activity and enhancing the quality of life for older adults across Massachusetts. This program shines a spotlight on the diverse and dynamic fitness programs offered by local...