by James Fuccione | Oct 21, 2020 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced an extension to October 30th of the COVID-19 Community Impact Survey (CCIS) – an online survey aimed at collecting data to better understand and identify the social, economic, and health needs and inequities...
by James Fuccione | Oct 14, 2020 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The work conducted by the Task Force to End Loneliness and Build Community, UMass-Boston researchers and AARP Massachusetts led to a virtual summit early in October and a newly released resource with examples that communities can implement to address isolation and...
by James Fuccione | Oct 14, 2020 | Data and Reports
The COVID-19 pandemic sharply illuminated weaknesses in the nation’s public health system and ways in which structural racism put communities of color at disproportionate risk of negative health outcomes, according to a new report, The Promise of Good Health for All:...
by James Fuccione | Oct 7, 2020 | News and Updates
The final round of nearly $1.2 million from the Mass. Department of Transportation “Shared Streets & Spaces” program was awarded and has now supported 124 projects in 103 municipalities across the Commonwealth. The program was launched on June 10,...
by James Fuccione | Oct 1, 2020 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has announced the inaugural awards of the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (the Funds), which includes support to the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) and a number of age-friendly community...
