Nominate an Individual or Team for the Fifth Annual ‘Navigator Awards’

by James Fuccione | Mar 20, 2020 | News and Updates

In the fifth annual Navigator Awards, Route Fifty – an organization connecting people and ideas that advance local government across the country – will honor individuals and teams who work in or with state, county and municipal governments in the United...

Tufts Health Plan Foundation Commits $1 Million to Address COVID-19

by James Fuccione | Mar 19, 2020 | News and Updates

Tufts Health Plan Foundation announced today it is making an additional $1 million available to efforts driven by community and to nonprofit organizations supporting older people affected by the coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and...

Updates and Support for Communities and Businesses on COVID-19

by James Fuccione | Mar 17, 2020 | News and Updates

MHAC is continuing to collect and share updates on COVID-19 from state government, federal agencies like the Centers for Disease Control, and other key stakeholders. Please see the latest updates below: Massachusetts Issues Policies and Procedures Restricting Visitors...

Hartford Foundation Offers Insights, Framework on how Public Health can Support Age Friendly Movement

by James Fuccione | Feb 26, 2020 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

Using lessons and examples from across the country, the John A. Hartford Foundation published a newsletter article on “Collaborating to Make Public Health Age-Friendly.” A framework for public health departments, developed by the Hartford Foundation in...

Dementia Friendly America Features Webinar on Age-and Dementia Friendly Alignment

by James Fuccione | Feb 19, 2020 | News and Updates

Recently, Dementia Friendly America hosted an hour-long webinar that featured the MA Age-Dementia Friendly Integration Tool Kit. Pam MacLeod from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and Patty Sullivan from Dementia Friendly Mass. and the Mass. Councils on Aging...