Tufts Health Plan Foundation Supports Efforts to Make Communities Better for All Ages

by James Fuccione | Jun 21, 2018 | News and Updates, Systems and Best Practices

Tufts Health Plan Foundation announced new community investments that reflect its commitment to make our cities and towns great places to grow up and grow old. The nearly $1.8 million supports 16 community organizations working to make communities healthier for people...

A Scan of Transportation Options Available for Older People in Massachusetts

by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jun 20, 2018

The Governor’s Council to Address Aging Issues in Massachusetts established workgroups to focus on several key areas: caregiving, employment, housing, and transportation. The transportation workgroup recognized that to make informed recommendations it needed a...

AARP’s New “Where We Live” Publication Highlights Massachusetts Work on Age-Friendly

by James Fuccione | Jun 14, 2018 | News and Updates, Systems and Best Practices

The 2018 edition of “Where We Live” has been released by AARP and the publication that features livability and Age-Friendly projects from across the country highlights some of the exciting work happening in Massachusetts. Among the local projects and...

Age-Friendly Funding Round-Up: Applications due in May

by James Fuccione | May 10, 2018 | News and Updates

New funding opportunities supporting Age-Friendly Community efforts are available for cities, towns and healthy aging stakeholders to pursue. This is the latest in a periodic series from the Healthy Aging Collaborative to share such opportunities and much of this...

MA Officially Welcomed to AARP Network of Age-Friendly States

by James Fuccione | Apr 12, 2018 | News and Updates

A year after launching the Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker was joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, Council Co-Chair Eileen Connors and AARP Board President Eric J. Schneidewind today to...