by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jun 17, 2015 | Data and Reports
By Angel Bourgoin, PhD, JSI | MA Healthy Aging Collaborative website A crucial step in improving the age-friendliness of your community is to identify its current strengths and areas for improvement. Conducting a community assessment can help you to engage community...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Apr 20, 2015
How livable is your community? Use the AARP’s newly launched Livability Index to find out. Communities receive category scores in Housing, Neighborhood, Transportation, Environment, Health, Engagement, and Opportunity.
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Mar 10, 2015 | Member Spotlight
Dr. Frank Caro is co-founder of the Brookline Community Aging Network, a volunteer-driven organization with a mission to make Brookline a better place to grow old. What is the Brookline Community Aging Network? The Brookline Community Aging Network (BrooklineCAN) is a...
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 Dillon Sussman, Senior Planner, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission One of the joys of being a land planner is that what I learn at work helps me understand how communities function and why people act the way they do. Here’s an example. A year ago I moved from one...
