If you are a member of a news or media organization, please feel free to use information for our Web site in your stories. Please cite the Alzheimer’s Association - Greater Illinois Chapter as the original source and provide your audience with our Website address, www.alz.org/illinois.  Please also include our Helpline number 800.272.3900. For information on media partnerships contact Nancy Rainwater at 847/933-2413 or by e-mail nancy.rainwater@alz.org

Our communications department can help you develop stories by arranging interviews with experts on Alzheimer’s disease and providing you with the latest information on Alzheimer’s and brain health.

Story topics may include:

• Latest Research Trends
• Maintaining a Healthy Brain and Lifestyle
• Prevention
• Alzheimer’s Association latest Facts and Figures
• Caregiving Tips and Techniques
• Safety
• Early Stage Support Services
• Palliative Care
• Caregiving Ethics
• Services Offered by the Alzheimer’s Association
• Advocacy and Public Policy
• Spirituality and Alzheimer’s Disease
• Walk to End Alzheimer’s

We can also help you:

• Arrange interviews of persons with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers
• Obtain the latest statistics and Association position statements
• Get Alzheimer’s Association Journal news releases
• Provide story ideas
• Obtain B-roll footage
• Provide public service announcements