by Elizabeth Costello | Mar 11, 2015
AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES IN MA Revised April 2018 A wave of communities across MA are actively pursuing or exploring an age-friendly designation through the WHO/AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. Some are implementing other age-friendly models. This interactive...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 30, 2015 | Stories from the Field
By Malka Young, LICSW, Director of Community Impacts, JFS of Metrowest The last time I saw the doctor; I drove into Boston, went through a maze of dark parking levels, backed into a narrow parking space, and traversed long corridors. I rushed, only to fill out my...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 23, 2015
By Jaime Corliss and Ben Wood, MDPH and Julie Kelly, Fall River Mass in Motion Public health people love to talk about Policy, Systems and Environmental change (PSE for short). You probably have an understanding of what this concept means (and you may be sick of...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Oct 15, 2014 | Systems and Best Practices
By Kayla Romanelli, Program Associate, Tufts Health Plan Foundation “How many people in the room feel maxed out?” A few brave participants slowly raised their hands. Then another question, “How many people in the room wish they had a road map to achieve their goals?”...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Oct 14, 2014 | Programs
By Rob Schreiber, MD, Medical Director, Massachusetts Healthy Living Center of Excellence I often find myself doing things that only five years ago were being done by others. Self-checkout at the grocery store, online banking, arranging travel, self-education, and...
