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International Association for Indigenous Aging

Article – Managing Personality and Behavior Changes in Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease causes brain cells to die, so the brain works less well over time. This changes how a person acts. This article has suggestions that may help you understand and cope with changes in personality and behavior in a person with Alzheimer’s disease. Common Changes in Personality and Behavior Common personality and behavior changes you ...

Promising Practice: Food Pathways as Medicine for Dementia in Tribal Communities

By: Mary Ann O'Meara, Mike Splaine, Jolie Crowder Denver Indian Health and Family Service, an Urban Indian Health Program, hosts the Spirit Within Project. The project offers workshops focused on traditional food and foodways and traditional and contemporary movement, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Denver program aims to improve ...

The January Brain Health Resource Center In Action

We are very excited to share our January updates in the Resource Center in Action. To kick off the new year IA2 has been busy! We have: Piloted our first virtual Dementia Friends information session and Dementia Friends Champions training. The National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease gives a shout-out to IA2 and recognizes the work adapting the Dementia Friends content for ...

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