Mary Ann, Author at International Association for Indigenous Aging

NIA IMPACT Collaboratory: Transforming Dementia Care

The mission of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) IMbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory is to build the nation’s capacity to conduct pragmatic clinical trials of interventions embedded within health care systems for people living with dementia and their care partners. The NIA IMPACT Collaboratory is a nationwide infrastructure funded through a ...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Building Strong Support for Native Elders 2022

Take One Action Today to Support WEAAD 2022 The International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA²) joins elder advocates worldwide in acknowledging World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). Bringing more than 20 years of experience advocating for the well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) elders, IA² joins others internationally in acknowledging and advocating for ...

Dementia and Wandering: A View From Search and Rescue

We'll see more senior citizen wanderers in cities, parks, suburbs, and wilderness. Search and rescue teams do their best to mitigate the often-devastating effects of wandering, but they can't prevent the incidents. By: Dave Baldridge, Contributor, Executive Director, International Association for Indigenous Aging Jul. 12, 2013, 11:59 AM EDT | Updated Sep. 11, 2013 Richard Byrd, a ...

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