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Reminder: Take the Community Healthy Equity Survey from Mass DPH
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is reminding age- and dementia friendly stakeholders to promote the Community Health Equity Survey from the Mass. Department of Public Health (DPH). The survey will help communities improve conditions that impact health,...
Boston Region MPO Releases Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Coordination Plan for Public Comment
The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) board voted to release the Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) for a 15-day public comment period on September 21 and concluding on October 6, 2023. Updated every...
American Planning Association’s 2023 Trend Report for Planners Includes Support for Age-and Dementia Friendly Community Efforts
The 2023 Trend Report for Planners from the American Planning Association includes "dementia and aging populations" as a highlighted issue. The report states that, "Planning for aging in place and dementia are more important than ever...Housing policies need to...