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”...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Mar 2, 2016 | News and Updates
Cross-posted from Age-Friendly Boston By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Here in Boston, we are committed to making our city a place where everyone can succeed — of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. This is our guiding principle as we plan and build the future of our city....
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Feb 4, 2016 | News and Updates
By Elizabeth Costello, MPH, MA Healthy Aging Collaborative web team Is your community taking steps to become age-friendly? Do you plan to in the future? We are pleased to introduce a new website feature to support this work: The Healthy Aging Collaborative...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Nov 13, 2015 | News and Updates
The City of Salem has officially joined the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. On October 22, 2015, AARP presented Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll with a certificate congratulating the city, the mayor, and committee members on their work to make Salem more livable for...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Oct 21, 2015 | News and Updates
Cross-posted from CityLab By Amy Crawford “You’ll have to excuse us, because we’re about to serve lunch, and it’s total chaos,” says Marilyn Hurwitz, striding through the busy lobby of the Swampscott Senior Center toward a multipurpose room where some three dozen...
