Awarded Grants

To increase awareness of the need to shift thinking around planning, design and development of our communities to accommodate our changing needs as we grow older, and to introduce ideas and tools that communities might use to address them through a statewide Plan NH conference.

To expand the Endowment for Health?s ability to leverage local, regional and national funding, through enhanced relationships with those in the field of philanthropy focused on aging and elder health.

Use research, dissemination and dialogue to increase awareness about the changing demographics of New Hampshire and the implications for the demand for services by the growing population over the age of 65, and to increase public policy attention regarding the financial status of the safety net supporting frail and low income elders in the state.

To strengthen the field of elder health by strategically supporting technical assistance to leverage funding from federal and/or other national and regional funding sources.

To support age-friendly communities through an expanded transportation dialogue, a stronger transportation advocacy network and a policy change agenda for increased and diversified transportation options for community members, particularly older adults.

To continue to develop shared identity among stakeholders and strengthen knowledge within the field of elders by convening stakeholders for planning, training and consensus building.

To create a thought provoking newspaper/web series on aging that engages the audience in learning about possible approaches and solutions to create age-friendly communities in New Hampshire by providing technical assistance on the practice of solutions journalism.

To embark on a media partnership with the state's largest newspaper by underwriting a year-long series on aging using the practice of solutions journalism to raise public awareness of and community engagement about promising approaches that create age-friendly communities in New Hampshire.

The UNH Center on Aging and Community Living (CACL) will provide core infrastructure support to the Elder Health Coalition by convening the multi-sector stakeholder group; facilitating action groups focused on action plan priorities; developing and beginning to implement a communication strategy; and engaging the involvement of consumer stakeholders.

To expand the Endowment for Health

To support technical assistance and participation of community leaders of color during the development of a set of priorities for advancing a collective impact approach to healthy aging in NH.

To develop a set of priorities for advancing a collective impact approach to healthy aging in New Hampshire by engaging diverse stakeholders in an action planning process for each of the six domains of an Elder Friendly Community.