AFRI regularly culls news articles and pertinent postings that highlight national, state and local efforts to support age friendly communities. Check out a few of the news clippings shared below to stay apprised of the movement in Rhode Island and lessons learned from recent research in this space. Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging published…

RIHousing and the Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) are hosting three public meetings throughout September to solicit input on issues and opportunities related to housing and community development across the state. These public meetings will  operate as open forums that all are welcome and encouraged to attend. See below for logistics…

The Tufts Health Plan Foundation is offering two hands-on workshops focused on leveraging reframing aging research conducted by the Frameworks Institute to advance your work and help facilitate more effective communication.  Through this training, you will learn how to: Avoid words that can derail your messages Bypass mental blocks and encourage openness to new ideas…

With a $3.75 Million dollar grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, URI College of Health Sciences Professor Phillip Clark is leading a team of health care professionals in a statewide initiative to develop an age- and dementia-friendly workforce with the aim of improving the quality of health services and outcomes for older…

Reframing Aging Training: What You Need to Know to Communicate More Effectively In case you missed it, the Tufts Health Plan Foundation is hosting another opportunity to join a webinar on September 11th focused on the Reframing Aging communication strategies developed by the Frameworks institute. We tuned in yesterday and appreciated the evidence based recommendations…

Each year, The American Planning Association’s National Planning Awards honor planning efforts, initiatives, and individuals working to cultivate affirming, stronger, and more equitable  communities for all. This represents an exciting opportunity for the “Age Friendly” work  happening in our communities to be shared and recognized! The nomination window for the 2020 National Planning Awards is now…

Join the upcoming FREE webinar discussion Building Relationships to Advance Systems Change on Wednesday, August 28 from 3pm-4pm hosted in partnership with the Collective Impact Forum, FSG, and New Profit. The hour long virtual coffee chat will explore a critical systems change component – Relationships, and how to strengthen connections between your stakeholders and communities.…

The Health Impact Collaborative of Greater Westerly is a partnership of citizens and organizations who aim to improve the health of the community through meaningful collaboration and key stakeholder engagement. Their most recent health improvement planning process sparked development of an exciting new action team on older adult health. The Older Adult Health Action Team will…

November is National Family Caregiving Awareness Month and represents a time to thank, support, and honor the caregivers in Rhode Island. The Family Caregiver Alliance of Rhode Island in partnership with the Office of Healthy Aging (formerly the Division of Elderly Affairs), is proud to co-sponsor the RI Family Caregiver of the Year Award which…