by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 23, 2015
By Ann L. Hartstein, Secretary, Executive Office of Elder Affairs September is Healthy Aging month, and healthy living is the path to healthy aging. Five years ago the Patrick Administration launched its Aging Agenda, just ahead of the Baby Boomer Age In, which began...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Oct 14, 2014 | Programs
By Rob Schreiber, MD, Medical Director, Massachusetts Healthy Living Center of Excellence I often find myself doing things that only five years ago were being done by others. Self-checkout at the grocery store, online banking, arranging travel, self-education, and...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Sep 4, 2014 | Programs, Stories from the Field
By Ann L. Hartstein, Secretary, Executive Office of Elder Affairs September is Healthy Aging month, and healthy living is the path to healthy aging. Five years ago the Patrick Administration launched its Aging Agenda, just ahead of the Baby Boomer Age In, which began...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jul 15, 2014 | Programs
Cross-posted from WellMASS By Ana Karchmer, CDSME Program Coordinator, MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs Many of us have to deal with one or more chronic health conditions. Learning how to successfully manage our conditions is key to living active and productive...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jun 13, 2014 | News and Updates
by Stewart Landers, Director, U.S. Health Services, JSI Boston While combination anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV from a killer into a chronic disease, it has created a large and growing group of people aging with HIV. People aged 50 and older...