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Elevating Local Public Health With SAPHE 2.0

Elevating Local Public Health With SAPHE 2.0

This webinar provides an overview of the State Action for Public Health Excellence (SAPHE 2.0) program, reviews its impact on municipalities, and discusses other Department of Public Health initiatives to elevate local public health. Recommended audience: Health and safety municipal officials, chief municipal officials
Health and Human ServicesWebinarfreePublication Date: Dec 17, 2025
Alternative Response Teams: Building a Program That Fits Your Community’s Needs

Alternative Response Teams: Building a Program That Fits Your Community’s Needs

This webinar features three alternative response teams throughout the state that work to divert 911 calls and connect community members to the right responses. Recommended audience: Health and safety municipal officials, chief municipal officials
Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Dec 09, 2025
Planning and Partnering for Impact: Best Practices for Municipal Opioid Settlement Funds

Planning and Partnering for Impact: Best Practices for Municipal Opioid Settlement Funds

This webinar reviews best practices for municipalities getting started with their opioid settlement funds, including an example of working regionally from the Great Meadows Public Health Collaborative.
Community Health and WellnessWebinarfreePublication Date: Nov 19, 2025
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): An Update for Municipalities

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): An Update for Municipalities

This webinar features a panel discussion about the POST Commission’s work throughout its first five years and information that municipal leaders need to know. Recommended audience: managers, chief municipal officials
Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Oct 02, 2025
From Resources to Relationships: Why Councils on Aging Matter

From Resources to Relationships: Why Councils on Aging Matter

This webinar provides an overview of the services provided by the Massachusetts Councils on Aging, including how MCOA supports the statewide Council on Aging network and examples of municipal collaboration. Recommended audience: chief municipal officials, all members
Health and Human ServicesWebinarfreePublication Date: Sep 25, 2025
Building a Safer Massachusetts: How the Red Cross Supports Your Municipality

Building a Safer Massachusetts: How the Red Cross Supports Your Municipality

This webinar provides an overview of the services that the American Red Cross of Massachusetts provides for municipalities, including examples from Taunton and Lawrence. Recommended audience: chief municipal officials
Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Sep 16, 2025
Foundations of Crisis Communications

Foundations of Crisis Communications

This webinar provides a practical introduction to crisis communication planning and response. Recommended audience: chief municipal officials, communications officials
Community EngagementWebinarfreePublication Date: Aug 20, 2025
Leveraging Arts and Culture for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery

Leveraging Arts and Culture for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery

This webinar discusses how communities can use opioid settlement funds for prevention and recovery services that involve arts and culture. Recommended audience: Chief municipal officials
Community Health and WellnessWebinarfreePublication Date: May 12, 2025
Mutual Aid During Crisis and Every Day: Severe Weather, Wildfire, and Emergency Medical Services

Mutual Aid During Crisis and Every Day: Severe Weather, Wildfire, and Emergency Medical Services

This webinar gives an overview of the critical importance of mutual aid efforts during wildfires and other disasters, the legal framework, and the various systems in place to ensure that communities have the help they need. Recommended audience: Chief municipal officials
Municipal OperationsWebinarfreePublication Date: Jan 16, 2025
Opioid Settlement Funds: Key Components and Eligible Programs

Opioid Settlement Funds: Key Components and Eligible Programs

This webinar reviews issues and strategies related to the statewide opioid settlement fund. Recommended audience: Health and safety municipal officers, chief municipal officials
Health and Human ServicesWebinarfreePublication Date: Sep 26, 2024
Chapter 70: Understanding the Funding Formula for Education

Chapter 70: Understanding the Funding Formula for Education

This webinar reviews key elements of Chapter 70, including components of the foundation budget, how local contribution and state aid are determined, and the phase-in of the Student Opportunity Act. Recommended audience: Finance directors, all members
Municipal BudgetingWebinarfreePublication Date: Mar 20, 2024
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): Second Annual Update for Municipalities

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): Second Annual Update for Municipalities

This webinar reviews the POST Commission’s collaboration with the Municipal Police Training Committee, agency milestones, including the release of disciplinary records, and key provisions for appointing authorities.
Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Dec 12, 2023
State-Level Disaster Response and the Recovery Process for Municipalities

State-Level Disaster Response and the Recovery Process for Municipalities

This webinar reviews MEMA’s role in disaster response, as well as FEMA’s recovery programs and processes, including timelines, thresholds and damage assessment.
Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Nov 13, 2023
Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission Overview

Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission Overview

Presentation by the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission to the MMA Personnel and Labor Relations Committee on June 23, 2023
Public Safety and Emergency ResponsePresentationpdf - 2 MBPublication Date: Jun 23, 2023
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): What Municipalities Need to Know

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): What Municipalities Need to Know

This webinar discusses common themes of policing reform, as well as the charge of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarfreePublication Date: Dec 07, 2022
A Sustainable Future For Rural Schools

A Sustainable Future For Rural Schools

Released by the Commission on the Fiscal Health of Rural School Districts
Municipal BudgetingReportpdf - 1 MBPublication Date: Aug 01, 2022
ReiMAgine Aging: Planning Together to Create an Age-Friendly Future for Massachusetts (Year Three Progress Report)

ReiMAgine Aging: Planning Together to Create an Age-Friendly Future for Massachusetts (Year Three Progress Report)

Published by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Health and Human ServicesReportpdf - 5 MBPublication Date: Jun 06, 2022
Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19

Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19

Presented by MMA Human Services Council
Community Health and WellnessWebinarPublication Date: Apr 28, 2022
Advancing Diversity in Public Safety

Advancing Diversity in Public Safety

2022 MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show webinar: This workshop explored some of the barriers to increasing diversity in public safety and strategies that municipal employers can use to increase diversity.
Municipal ServicesWebinarPublication Date: Feb 17, 2022
School Hate Crime Resource Guide

School Hate Crime Resource Guide

Released by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Public Schools and LibrariesGuidancepdf - 1,017 KBPublication Date: Oct 01, 2021
ARPA Funding for Human Services

ARPA Funding for Human Services

Presented by MMA Human Services Council
Health and Human ServicesWebinarPublication Date: Jul 29, 2021
Mental Health Policing Initiatives

Mental Health Policing Initiatives

Presented by the Massachusetts Select Board Association
Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarPublication Date: Jun 30, 2021
Municipal Policing

Municipal Policing

Presented by the Massachusetts Select Board Association
Public Safety and Emergency ResponseWebinarPublication Date: Jun 17, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Hesitancy

COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Hesitancy

Presented by MMA Human Services Council
Health and Human ServicesWebinarPublication Date: May 21, 2021
School Finance

School Finance

Presented by the Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association
Municipal BudgetingWebinarPublication Date: Apr 08, 2021
Age-Friendly Winter Spaces: Ideas for municipalities to embrace winter

Age-Friendly Winter Spaces: Ideas for municipalities to embrace winter

A collaboration between Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative, Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs and WalkBoston
Community Health and WellnessGuidancepdf - 3 MBPublication Date: Dec 22, 2020
ReiMAgine Aging: Planning Together to Create an Age-Friendly Future for Massachusetts

ReiMAgine Aging: Planning Together to Create an Age-Friendly Future for Massachusetts

2020: Year One Progress Report, published by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Health and Human ServicesReportpdf - 2 MBPublication Date: Jul 01, 2020
Elder Care During COVID-19

Elder Care During COVID-19

Presented by the MMA Human Services Council
Health and Human ServicesWebinarPublication Date: Jul 01, 2020
Human Trafficking in the Commonwealth

Human Trafficking in the Commonwealth

Presentation by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Public Safety and Emergency ResponsePresentationpdf - 9 MB
Decision Making During a Crisis

Decision Making During a Crisis

Presentation by Andover, North Andover and Lawrence on the 2018 gas crisis, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020
Public Safety and Emergency ResponsePresentationpdf - 26 MB
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