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 29, 2014
The Healthy Community Design Toolkit provides health advocates with a path to improve community health. The second edition of this report has a focus on aging.
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 | Mar 31, 2014
View this poster presented at the 2014 Healthy Aging Forum, “Dance for Health: Promoting Physical, Mental, and Social Well-Being for Older Adults in Southwest Boston.”
by Courtney Winger | Jan 22, 2014
The National Council on Aging’s Physical Activity webpage has tools and resources on physical activity for older adults.