The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events to help advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities:
Join MHAC for our first quarterly Advisory Council & Statewide Network meeting on March 16th from 10 am to noon. We will hear from US HHS Regional Director Everett Handford and engage in an interactive focus group discussion on regional mobility managers – a study being launched by MassDOT.
Any stakeholders interested in providing brief updates should contact James Fuccione at MHAC.
Register here for this event.
- Informational Webinar on MassHealth Redetermination for Aging Services Network (EOEA and MassHealth), March 21st
Please join EOEA and MassHealth for an informational webinar on the MassHealth redetermination process that will begin on April 1st.
We will share information on the process, ways to support older adults with their renewal, as well as outreach tools. There will be time for questions and answers.
This webinar is for members of the aging services network only and is closed to the press.
If you need any accommodations for this webinar, please contact Ellie Romano at Eleanor.Romano@mass.gov.
Register here for this event.
Solutions to community challenges are most likely to come from those closest to the issue. That is why community insights and perspectives are so important.
Hundreds of participants shared insights from across Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. These perspectives help us better understand what is important and how we can help–while remaining committed to following community voice and community-led solutions. This community input informed the Foundation’s new strategic plan, which we’re excited to share with you.
Join us for a webinar on March 29, to learn how we will implement future strategies with community and stakeholders. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Register here for this event.
Join ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) to celebrate the 51st anniversary of the national Senior Nutrition Program, which is funded by the Older Americans Act. This virtual event will recognize the program’s impact and discuss how to continue innovating to advance the critical services the program provides to older adults in communities across the country.
In addition to remarks from ACL senior leadership and ONHPP director Keri Lipperini, the event will feature a special presentation by Stacie Noble of the Kentucky River Area Development District.
This event will be captioned. A recording will be available on ACL’s celebration webpage after the event. If you have any accommodation requests, please email Kathryn.Tucker@acl.hhs.gov.
- Dementia Friends Champion Training, March 31st
Take part in a free 2.5 hour Zoom training to become a Dementia Friends Champion! This training will give you the knowledge and materials you need to lead your own Dementia Friends information session for your family, friends, colleagues or others in your community. Adults and high school students in Massachusetts are eligible to train as Champions. Our program is available in nine languages.