Healthy Aging through Healthy Community Design

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | May 3, 2016 | News and Updates

By the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) The concept of healthy aging through community design creates opportunities for municipalities to promote healthy aging by addressing the built environment. It also builds on the widely recognized “8 – 80”...

Healthy community design

by Elizabeth Costello | May 3, 2016

Incorporating healthy aging principles that foster active living and access to healthy foods into community planning, land use, and transportation decisions is critical to supporting healthy aging across the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health...

8. Other age-friendly community models

by hbrack | Feb 3, 2016

OTHER AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY MODELS In addition to the WHO and AARP age-friendly community networks, and the Dementia Friendly community work, other models and initiatives exists to support communities in becoming more age-friendly across Massachusetts and the U.S.,...

Independence—It’s What Older People Want

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Dec 1, 2015 | Data and Reports

Cross-posted from Health Affairs Blog By Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, President of the John A Hartford Foundation We already know what older people want.  A study from the National Conference of State Legislatures and AARP, as well as other studies, confirm, time and...

50 Years In, the Older Americans Act is at a Turning Point

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jul 7, 2015 | Data and Reports

By MA Healthy Aging Collaborative Update: On July 16, 2015, the Senate passed the bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA). This is an important milestone that will help ensure the continuation of vital programs and services for older Americans and their...