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 | Apr 11, 2016
The Public Health Agency of Canada has developed an Age-Friendly Communities Evaluation Guide as part of its commitment to promote the Age-Friendly Community model throughout Canada. The guide provides information and tools to measure indicators of age-friendliness....
by Elizabeth Costello | Mar 23, 2016
This report from Grantmakers in Aging sets the stage and provides a value-proposition for age-friendly communities.
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 19, 2016
This report, supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation, explores the care experienced by older adults in the U.S., including the number and types of care providers they see, along with the frequency with which they have contact with the health care system. It...
