This resource guide published by the Alzheimer's Association and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials features how Community Health Workers (CHW) can promote healthy aging and address dementia challenges. The guide also shares sources...
This resource is an FAQ about Aducanumab (Aduhelm) which is the newest drug for Alzheimer's disease. This medication may help slow progression of the early stage of Alzheimer's disease. This resource is intended to address questions from families,...
This webinar (1:57:30 minutes) consists an interprofessional panel of experts including a geriatrician, psychologist, cultural expert, physical therapist, geriatric pharmacist, and a lawyer. They address questions and concerns related to living with...
This webinar (57:51 minutes) discusses advancing equity for caregivers in communities and the importance of equity, addressing the dual challenges around COVID-19, and improving brain health. There are five sections included in this webinar. Sarah...
This webinar (1:33:14 minutes) discusses the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) which is a caregiver module that identifies the relationship to the care recipient and collects key information in a very brief concise fashion related to...
This webinar (57:10 minutes) discusses the public health considerations and models for cultural adaptations in caregivers of people with dementia. This webinar includes two different presentations. Nina Darby discusses the Diverse Elders Coalition and...
This webinar (1:13:08 minutes) discusses health inequities and cultural adaptations for African American and Latino caregivers of people with dementia. This webinar includes three different presentations. Jason Resendez discusses how to turn research...
This webinar (59:05 minutes) discusses cultural adaptation for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Indigenous caregivers and provides examples and lessons learned from tailoring programs to support caregivers in these communities. This webinar...
The Minnesota-North Dakota chapter of the Alzheimer's Association conducted interviews with 12 public health officials to gain a better understanding of the agencies' current work and experience with supporting caregivers of dementia patient and the...
This presentation (18:33 minutes) given by Beth Labardi discusses how to treat depression in late life. The objective of this presentation is to know treatment options for late life depression and the factors to consider in selecting treatment options...