The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our partners:
- Caring for the Caregiver Webinar: Protecting Your Heart While Caring for Someone Else
Join the Executive Office of Aging & Independence for their February session of the Caring for the Caregiver webinar series in recognition of American Heart Month. This session is all about practical, empowering ways to support your heart while supporting someone else. We’ll break down heart health in plain language, share a simple “Caregiver Heart Health Toolkit” with realistic micro-habits you can start right away, and review clear guidance on when to seek medical care and what symptoms to take seriously.
The session will feature three experts who will translate this information into actionable strategies that fit a busy caregiver schedule: Taylor Jansen, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Transdisciplinary Training Program in Cardiovascular Research at UMass Chan Medical School; Deanna Nourai, MPH, Director of Public Health Policy and Outreach at the Executive Office of Aging & Independence; and Dr. Maxwell Coll, MD, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Registration is available here.
- Mass Housing Partnership’s Strengthening Local Boards and Commissions to Support Affordable Housing
When: March 11, 18, 25, 2026 from 12pm to 1:30pm
Where: Zoom; registration is free
What are the roles and responsibilities of boards and commissions that impact housing development? What is the municipal role in supporting affordable housing versus the developer or the state? Why is public engagement critical to supporting affordable housing development and preservation?
Explore these questions in MHP’s three-module training, partly funded by Eastern Bank Foundation. Building on last year’s inauguration of this series, practitioners using new development examples from across the state will help participants gain a deeper understanding of the local ecosystem that supports or hinders the development and preservation of affordable housing. This learning can facilitate more effective board/commission work and collaboration, as well as thoughtful engagement by interested residents and organizations. We hope you will join us in March.
This training series was created for key local boards that touch the housing development process (e.g., planning, ZBA, select, housing trusts, AHC/AHPs, CPCs), people engaged in supporting affordable housing, and people interested in becoming engaged in supporting affordable housing.
March 11 – Module 1: Understanding the local ecosystem
Learn the statutory roles and responsibilities of local boards and commissions that impact housing development, and how communities can address common bottlenecks in the local approval process.
March 18 – Module 2: Municipal role in affordable housing development
Gain clarity on what the municipal responsibilities are in supporting affordable housing development and preservation versus the developer or state.
March 25 – Module 3: Why building local support is critical for board/commission success
Learn strategies around the state for organizing local support for affordable housing to strengthen the capacity of boards/commissions and get more affordable homes built.