January 2010

Healthy People 2020 - an Alzheimer's groundswell

In November we told you that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) failed to include Alzheimer’s disease in its Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) goals and objectives for promoting health and preventing disease.

We asked you to submit comments to HHS about why Alzheimer’s issues must be included in HP2020 and your response was overwhelming.

More than 300 advocates and 276 researchers submitted comments to the HHS website on this critical issue. The comment period is now closed, and we are hopeful that Alzheimer’s will be included as a national objective for promoting health and preventing disease in the final version of Healthy People 2020.

For more information about Alzheimer’s and Healthy People 2020, click here.

What Can I Do Now?

The Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum is March 7-9 in Washington, DC.

Early-bird Advocacy Forum savings end soon, on Monday, January 25. Don’t miss your opportunity to save $50 and join other impassioned Alzheimer advocates from your state and around the country.

Join the chorus of dedicated people telling Congress why it must act now to shape the future of Alzheimer’s disease. Register today and save $50!

Health Care Reform Update

On the morning of December 24, 2009, the Senate passed its version of health care reform. Since the New Year, House and Senate leaders, along with the White House, have been in negotiations to merge the two bills.

We will keep you posted, via a special health reform email, as soon as a final health reform agreement has been reached. For a look at the specific provisions important to the Alzheimer’s community, please click here.

Advocate in Action

Thousands of Alzheimer advocates make a difference every day, as they strive to help us achieve our vision of a world without Alzheimer's disease. Watch them tell their compelling stories in our Advocates in Action video.