The Live Well Springfield Coalition (LWS) Age-Friendly Coalition, in collaboration with the Springfield Aging Unbound, Department of Elder Affairs Outreach Division, is hosting an Age-Friendly Health and Tech Showcase in honor of Older Americans Month. This event will be on May 31st from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at the Raymond Jordan Center. This is also a celebratory event as we acknowledge our six years of advocating for older adult issues in Springfield. Our effort over the years led Springfield to be the first Age and Dementia Friendly community with an Age-Friendly hospital system. We have lifted the health inequities of older adults aging with a CORI in Hampden County. And our efforts help to share the lived experiences of older adults in our community. 

The Age-Friendly Health and Tech Showcase will bring together age-friendly partners focused on tech solutions for older adults, health and wellness partners, and services working to bridge the digital divide of tech, care, and access for older adults. Over the last two year the coalition has work with Tech Spring to develop a community engaged process to understand the tech and innovations need of the community, through a Human-Centered design approach. We have come to learn that caregiving and the roles of caregivers through tech is a top priority.  
 
Live Well Springfield comprises 30-plus community partners convened by the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts. The coalition's primary initiatives are the built environment, Age and Dementia Friendly Cities, Transforming Community Initiatives, Climate Change Health, and Equity. The coalition strongly believes that systemic change cannot happen without the people that are most impacted by the issues at the center of the conversation. 
 
To join us on May 31st from 11:30 AM- 2 :00 PM register today. If you have questions about the event contact Samantha Hamilton at shamilton@publichealthwm.org.