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Boston Food Resource Maps Aim to Provide Better Access to Healthy Meal Options

Data and Reports, Systems and Best Practices

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s Office of Food Access has created food resource maps in six languages for each of the city’s neighborhoods with a goal of improving the availability to healthy eating options for all residents.

The Massachusetts Municipal Association highlighted the maps in a recent article in their “Community Corner” newsletter that promotes best practices and examples that other cities and towns can follow. The Healthy Aging Collaborative is recognizing the Boston Food Access Maps as a best practice specifically for Age-Friendly Communities. Continue reading →

Member Spotlight: Dr. Milagros Abreu

Member Spotlight

Milagros Abreu, MD, MPH is the founder and Executive Director of the Latino Health Insurance Program, Inc. (LHIP), and serves as a Chair on the committee for diversity of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the executive committee of the Healthy Aging Collaborative. She recently received the Henry Ingersoll Bowditch Award for Excellence in Public Health.

You founded the Latino Health Insurance Program (LHIP). What is the LHIP?
The LHIP is a nonprofit organization that was founded to address the issue of access to medical care for Latinos in Massachusetts. Latinos are among the most affected populations when it comes to lack of medical coverage. Continue reading →

Healthy eating across the lifespan: What the 2015 dietary guidelines may mean for older adults

Data and Reports
My Plate for Older Adults

By Elizabeth Costello, MPH, JSI | Project Manager, MA Healthy Aging Collaborative website

Most of us know the healthy diet drill by now: Eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and less sugar, sodium, and saturated fat. But if you have been avoiding eggs in order to limit your cholesterol intake, you may be interested in the recent advisory report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which suggests that within the context of current intake levels, dietary cholesterol is no longer a “nutrient of concern” for overconsumption. However, this does not mean you can eat all the eggs you want – one a day or two every other day is fine. Continue reading →

National Nutrition Month

March is National Nutrition Month. Visit this website for resources and materials about nutrition.

6 Ways to Eat Well As You Get Older

“We all remember being told to eat our vegetables when we were children. But is eating well still important as you age?”

This article posted by NCOA discusses 6 ways to eat well as you get older.

Healthy Eating After 50

The National Institute on Aging’s “Healthy Eating After 50” page includes tips and a Q&A for healthy eating.

What’s On Your Plate: Smart Food Choices for Healthy Aging

“What’s On Your Plate” is a visual guide created by the National Institute on Aging for older adults. It includes information on nutrition, food safety, shopping tips, plans for healthy eating, common questions and healthy lifestyles.

Nutrition for Older Adults: 5 Simple Tips for Healthier Eating

News and Updates

By Angel Bourgoin, PhD, Consultant, JSI

March is National Nutrition Month!

Healthy eating, together with physical activity, is important to leading a healthy lifestyle. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low- or non-fat dairy, and nuts can also help reduce the risk of many health problems, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

It’s important to remember that healthy eating is not about following a strict diet or depriving yourself of the foods that you love. The fact is that eating is fun! It’s an essential, enjoyable part of life.  Continue reading →

8 Easy Ways to Improve Your Heart Health

News and Updates, Programs

Cross-posted from Hebrew SeniorLife
By Jennifer Rhodes-Kropf, M.D., Hebrew SeniorLife

February is American Heart Health month, which makes it a great time to make changes that can improve the health of your heart. As a geriatrician at Center Communities of Brookline, I’m thrilled when patients want to make changes to positively impact their health, especially the health of the heart. Cardiovascular disease (which includes heart attack, stroke and high blood pressure) continues to be the number 1 killer of men and women in the U.S. This amazing organ needs to be protected and properly cared for to remain healthy for years to come. Continue reading →