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Age-Friendly Rhode Island
Based at Rhode Island College, Age-Friendly Rhode Island is a coalition of community and state agencies, healthcare and social service providers, individuals of all ages, advocacy and faith-based organizations, businesses, academic institutions and municipal leaders who are committed to healthy aging.
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The Age-Friendly RI coalition enhances the work of our partners by engaging leaders who share a common interest in improving the lives of older adults, fostering cross sector opportunities to work together to deliver age-friendly impact, sharing best practices and communicating broadly, and joining forces for advocacy at the State and local level.
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New report showcases community innovations during COVID-19 to support healthy aging
Communities have demonstrated nimbleness in creating more inclusive and equitable systems to support older people during the coronavirus pandemic. How Innovative Community Responses to COVID-19 Support Healthy Aging is a new report highlighting these innovations. It is the result of a collaboration between the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging…
Press Release: EOHHS Awards $9M in Support and Change Grants to Nursing Facilities
10 nursing facilities received funding as part of Governor Raimondo’s Long-Term Services and Supports Initiative The Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced today that 10 nursing facilities have received grant awards through the Nursing Facility Program Support and Change program. This program was originally announced on July 2,…
Educational Webinar Programs Available Online
The Alzheimer’s Association is here to help in any way that we can for you and your family during this difficult time. They have a robust schedule of virtual educational workshops, live support groups, and many activities to stay connected. Continue reading to learn about the upcoming programs and…
Join @hwri on 11/23 at 10 am for a dynamic forum that will delve deeper into the housing insecurity and health challenges older adults aging in place are facing.
https://rwu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUucuqspjIvHNFEt85GfJxIme4eFHzKzWSL
TONIGHT AT 5: Head to http://wpri.com & 12 News App for this very special premier to hear from some of the 54,000 Rhode Islanders affected by Alzheimer's & from @MemoryAndAging Director Dr. Stephen Salloway on the fight to end the disease. https://www.wpri.com/digihttps://bit.ly/WPV3q4bit.ly/WPV3q4bit.ly/WPV3q4inal/12-on-12/12-on-12-the-war-on-alzheimers-debuts-wednesday-at-5-pm/
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It's not too late to register for a webinar offered by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies that will explore inequities in access to livable communities.
Date: 10/30
Time: 12:15 pm
www.jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/do-older-adults-have-equitable-access-livable-communities
Do Older Adults Have Equitable Access to Livable Communities? | Joint Center for Housing Studies
www.jchs.harvard.edu
Do Older Adults Have Equitable Access to Livable Communities? Date: Friday, October 30, 2020 Time: 12:15-1:15 pm ET Location: Virtual Speaker(s): Jennifer Molinsky, Rodney Harrell, Kathleen Otte, Shannon Guzman, David Luberoff Do older adults in the US have equal access to highly livable neighborhoo...Check out these best practices to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 during this holiday season.
health.ri.gov/publications/guidelines/covid-tips-for-a-safer-holiday-season.pdf
Join HousingWorks RI at RWU on 11/23 at 10 am for a dynamic forum that will delve deeper into the housing insecurity and health challenges older adults aging in place are facing. Register using the link below.
rwu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUucuqspjIvHNFEt85GfJxIme4eFHzKzWSL
Get a taste of Pan-African consciousness and good vibrations from Latin Grammy nominee Fidel Nadal and his band, grooving from a Mexico City recording studio in this free online concert that premiered last night.
Click "watch now" to access a recording.
Thank You To Our Funder
Tufts Health Plan Foundation's mission is to improve the health and wellness of the diverse communities it serves. The only regional funder exclusively focused on healthy aging, the Foundation has given more than $27 million to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island nonprofits to support work focused on healthy living with an emphasis on older people.