Summit County Public Health and Alzheimer’s Association Release Brief Highlighting Local Figures & Risk Factors of Alzheimer’s Disease
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, an initiative through which the Alzheimer’s Association seeks to start conversations nationwide around the importance of early detection and diagnosis. Locally, the Greater East Ohio Area Chapter has collaborated with Summit County Public Health to draw attention to Alzheimer’s disease—the sixth leading cause of death in Ohio and the U.S.—by compiling county and cluster-level information on risk factors and prevalence for professionals and the residents of Summit County.
Alzheimer's Association
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