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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 ...

Promising Practice: Using Tribal Dementia Care Cost Data for Insight and Community Action

Typically an article with a title like "The Costs of Treating all cause Dementia among American Indians and Alaska Native adults" would seem like a snoozer, but the findings of Dr. Joan O'Connell and her team are anything but. Based on Indian Health Service data, O'Conell's team found that the average treatment costs for adults ...

Community Voices Blog – I Am My Mother’s Caregiver

My name is Lorraine Wildcat. I am Ojibwe from Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin. I am my mother’s caregiver. My father passed on Dec 2, 2021, from heart problems and Covid. His doctor told us that my dad would have died with or without COVID because he had given him only 6 months to live. My ...

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