Jolie Crowder, Author at International Association for Indigenous Aging

Resource – Ideas for Tribal Public Health Approaches to Address Dementia

This tool was created to help tribal elder service programs identify public health promotion and prevention actions they can take in their communities to address dementia and Alzheimer's. It is based on strategies from the essential services for public health "wheel". Click here to download the resource: Dementia Strategies and Actions for Tribal Communities Created ...

Research – American Indian and Alaska Native People Top Other Races for 3 Modifiable Risk Factors for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Modifiable Risk Factors for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Among Adults Aged ≥45 Years — 31 States and the District of Columbia, 2019. The report looked at the status of eight potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia among ...

Research – Only Half of American Indian and Alaska Native Adults Think Dementia is a Risk; About 1/3rd Worried Themselves

Research - Communication about Alzheimer's Disease and Research among American Indians and Alaska Natives Dr. Amanda Boyd, lead author, and her team surveyed 320 American Indian and Alaska Native adults attending community cultural events in the Pacific Northwest. They asked about perceptions of Alzheimer's disease and participation in clinical trials. Only about half of Native ...

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