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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 ...

Dementia and Alzheimer’s in Indian Country

PET scan of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease showing a loss of function in the temporal lobe. (Photo/WikiCommons) BY WESLEY WRIGHT MAY 16, 2022 Dementia affects millions of lives across the United States, and Natives are especially at risk for it given their social context. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, as many ...

Release: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Adds 6th goal to the National Alzheimer’s Plan: Accelerate Action to Promote Healthy Aging and Reduce Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

January 5, 2022Contact: maryann@iasquared.org An HHS briefing is scheduled for January 5th, at 12 PM EST via Zoom. To improve Alzheimer's disease-related outcomes, the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) promotes coordination across federal agencies. NAPA mandated the development of an Advisory Council and The National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease. Combined, this is an integrated national ...

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