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Massachusetts Healthy Aging
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Support and connect communities to promote age- and dementia-friendly practices, plans, and policies
News and Updates
Age-Friendly Funding Reminders: Mass. Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds, AARP Community Challenge, Health Foundation of Central Mass.
The Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (the Funds) is now accepting proposals for its 2026 grantmaking cycle. This opportunity is designed to disrupt the root causes of inequitable health outcomes—such as structural racism, poverty, and power...
Somerville Snow Shoveling Program, an Example for Age-Friendly Communities, Featured in Boston Globe
A program that matches older adults and people living with disabilities with teens interested in earning money for snow shoveling after storms was featured in a recent editorial by the Boston Globe. According to the article, there are roughly 30 teens that completed...
Low Vaccination Rates in Older Adults Highlighted in National Poll on Healthy Aging
The University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging shows 42% of people age 50 and older haven’t gotten either flu or COVID-19 vaccines in the past six months, though 29% have gotten both and 27% have gotten just the updated flu shot. The poll also asked about...