by James Fuccione | May 8, 2024 | Data and Reports
Health Affairs published a policy brief framing digital inclusion as a social determinant of health and explores its links to health equity. The resource noted the value of internet access for employment, social, and medical needs of older adults, veterans, and people...
by James Fuccione | May 8, 2024 | News and Updates
The Executive Office of Elder Affairs announced that 20 organizations representing 79 communities across the Commonwealth were awarded the Supportive and Social Day Program Expansion Grant. Funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services...
by James Fuccione | May 8, 2024 | News and Updates
In the first of two micro-grant cycles, the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) has awarded nearly $376,000 through Hannaford Supermarkets’ Connection, Health and Equity Through Food (CHEF) program to 51 organizations in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New...
by James Fuccione | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2023, one in every five (20%) fatal motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts involved a person walking getting hit by the driver of a car. Forty cities and towns experienced at least one fatal pedestrian crash over the course of the year, with eight municipalities...
by James Fuccione | Apr 10, 2024 | News and Updates
Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages is a 32-page publication by AARP Livable Communities with 8 80 Cities that can help elected officials, government staff, nonprofit organizations and neighbors in all sorts of places build and sustain community gardens...
