by James Fuccione | Jan 5, 2022 | News and Updates
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) released a Call for Project Concepts that could be undertaken with assistance from their Technical Assistance Program. Municipalities in the MAPC region can submit concepts for a diverse range of single- and...
by James Fuccione | Dec 16, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
Led by the Public Health Institute of Western Mass., with an expert advisory group and supported by the Tufts Health Plan Foundation and the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds, a new study reveals the barriers to housing and healthy aging for older...
by James Fuccione | Dec 1, 2021 | Data and Reports
A national poll of nearly 3,000 people in the U.S. conducted in June finds most older adults adjusted their lifestyles to maintain their health and community connectedness. The 2021 Home and Community Survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for AARP,...
by James Fuccione | Nov 10, 2021 | Data and Reports
The City of Chelsea was featured among six communities in a report conducted by FSG and promoted by the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative, Tufts Health Plan Foundation and Executive Office of Elder Affairs on pandemic response that supported older adults. Now, a new...
by James Fuccione | Oct 27, 2021 | News and Updates
This past week, the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative was pleased to present a statewide perspective on older adults and digital equity to the Massachusetts Broadband Equity Commission. MHAC is among many organizations and stakeholders that have labeled technology as...