Heartache, Pain, and Hope: Rural Communities, Older People, and the Opioid Crisis: An Introduction for Funders

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Aug 28, 2017

This 2017 report on the opioid crisis in rural America from Grantmakers in Aging highlights the needs and concerns of older adults, and describes programs, partnerships, policy recommendations, and scientific and medical responses that governments, communities,...

AARP Extends Livable Community Challenge Deadline

by James Fuccione | Jun 28, 2017 | News and Updates

In a previous post, MHAC announced AARP’s grant program called “Community Challenge” to cities and towns looking to kick-start new age-friendly efforts or boost existing ones. AARP recently announced that the June 30th deadline has been extended to...

MA Healthy Aging Collaborative Receives Award from Dept. of Public Health

by James Fuccione | May 17, 2017 | Conferences, News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative accepted the Peter R. Lee Healthy Communities Award from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health at the annual Ounce of Prevention Conference at the DCU Center in Worcester on March 28th. Each year, the Department of...

Making The Economic Case For Age-Friendly Communities

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Aug 15, 2016 | News and Updates

Cross-posted from The Huffington Post By John Feather, PhD CEO, Grantmakers In Aging Follow the money. That is my advice to anyone seeking support for livable and age-friendly communities — great places to grow up and grow old. Age-friendly, livable, lifelong...

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”...