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Massachusetts Healthy Aging
Collaborative
Working to make Massachusetts a national leader in vibrant and inclusive age-friendly communities
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News and Updates
Pilot Program in Mass. Informs Extensive Guide on Social Prescribing
The University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine released a guide for health care practitioners, insurance companies, and community organizations on how to integrate arts, culture, and nature into referral programs, a concept within a social prescribing model...
AARP Surveys Older Adults on Disaster Preparedness
A recent online survey by AARP of older adults finds that less than a third (29%) say they have an emergency plan in case of a natural disaster. This can be an issue age- and dementia friendly communities can help address using, among other tools, AARP's Disaster...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our partners that help advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Let’s Talk, Massachusetts: Embracing Conversations to Build Community (virtual, Sept. 28th,...