Written by: Eva Jackson
My grandparents and great-grandparents have played a significant role in my life. I would beg my mom to take me to visit my great-grandparents after school growing up and moved into a rural community to care for my grandmother after finishing high school. I recently moved back to my hometown in order to be near my other grandmother, my parents, and my other family. Having worked as a professional care provider, in a skilled nursing home, and for an Area Agency on Aging, I see the gaps in the systems and the need to provide better care for those who cared for us and our community. Now, as an Associate Director with the Healthy Brain Initiative at the Alzheimer’s Association, I am honored to work on the Road Map for Indian Country. IA2 helped to write the Road Map for Indian Country and continues to develop valuable Brain Health resources for tribal communities. As this initiative moves forward, I am excited to see the leadership and collaboration around supporting Brain Health in tribal communities continue to grow and be strengthened by the collective knowledge and experiences leading the conversation.
