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MyHealthPriorities: Identifying My Health Priorities is a tool for patients to prioritize what is important to them, which can be shared with health care teams. MyHealthPriorities was created to help people (together with their caregivers if desired) discover what matters most to them and to help identify their Health Priorities in order to make better care decisions with their health care team. Requires either creation of free account or can sign in as "guest".

This is a tool to help you talk about what matters to you and your wishes for the care you receive through the end of life. Talking with the important people in our life can bring us closer together. It also helps us create the foundation of a care plan that’s right for us — a plan that will be available when the need arises. The Conversation Project wants to help everyone talk about their wishes for care through the end of life, so those wishes can be understood and respected.

People with communication disabilities often find it hard to get the information and communication supports they need to fully access health services and programs. This can lead to less-than-ideal outcomes for everyone involved. As a health professional, learn how you can support effective communication access to promote equitable care and better health. ACCESS is a framework of six core principles to help lessen communication barriers. Always check your patient's communication needs before starting care using the ACCESS tool.

Starting in 2023, the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council asked the MN Leadership Council on Aging to create and maintain this website to promote events, resources, news and stories from Age-Friendly Minnesota technical assistance providers and community grantees.

Source: MN Leadership Council on Aging,2023.
https://www.agefriendlymn.org/

Use these ACT on Alzheimer's® provider practice tools and resources to support patients and clients who have memory concerns and their care partners. These best practice tools incorporate the expertise of clinical and community-based service providers.

Source: ACT on Alzheimer's.
https://actonalz.org/

The Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving (PHCOE-DC) is a collaboration between the CDC and the University of Minnesota to support state, tribal and local public health agencies nationwide in implementing actions that protect the wellbeing and meet the needs of family members, friends, partners, and other unpaid caregivers of people with dementia, in line with CDC’s Healthy Brain Initiative State and Local Public Health Partnership to Address Dementia: The 2018-2023 Road Map.

The resources provided on this website can e used to strengthen and spread awareness of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in your community. Each resource is practical and useful alone or combined with others, depending on the needs of various community members. Content was adapted from the community guide developed by Rochester ACT on Alzheimer's.

Every sector in a community plays a role in making it dementia friendly. ACT on Alzheimer's provides guides that help make it easy to know how to fulfill your role. Guide topics include: Businesses; Dental Care; Faith Communities; Health Care; Legal and Financial Planning; Libraries; Local Engagement and Services; Residential Settings; and Driving and Transportation.

Source: ACT on Alzheimer's.
https://actonalz.org/

This training is available by request and provides a free 60 or 90 minute educational session for staff working in health and dental care settings. The training is conducted by volunteers who are trained by ACT on Alzheimer's to lead the sessions. The training helps healthcare workers understand dementia and learn how to create an environment that is safe, respectful and welcoming for people living with dementia. A more in-depth, 6 hour training is also available for clinical staff.

This webpage provides Minnesota Resources available for: African Americans; Hispanic/Latinos; Asian/Hmongs; Asian/Vietnamese & Chinese; and Somalis. Additional Resources are also available for individuals and families regarding dementia and caregiving in different languages.

Source: ACT on Alzheimer's.
https://actonalz.org/