by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jul 28, 2014 | Stories from the Field
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...
by Courtney Winger | Apr 4, 2014
Healthy Aging in the Commonwealth: Charting a Path Forward January 24, 2014 Poster Session Key Poster # Poster Title 1 ITNGreaterBoston “Social isolation adversely affects long-term health – reliable, caring transportation as a positive intervention to...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Mar 31, 2014 | Conferences
Cross-posted from Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly By Amy Schectman, President and CEO, Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly I attended a wonderful American Society on Aging conference. I learned many things and reinforced my knowledge of other areas. At...
by Elizabeth Costello | Jan 21, 2014 | News and Updates
By Elizabeth Costello, JSI; Project Manager, www.mahealthyagingcollaborative.org Welcome to the new online home of the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative! We’re thrilled to share this website with you today after many months of development. In 2012, members of...
by Courtney Winger | Jan 13, 2014
Nearly nine million seniors in the United States face the threat of hunger, an increase of 88 percent over a decade’s time. And, according to the national hunger-relief organization Feeding America, the number of food insecure seniors will increase by 50 percent when...
