Take Action! Become an Advocate.
The Alzheimer's Association, Greater Maryland Chapter is the largest group in the area advocating on behalf of those living with Alzheimer's disease. Conquering Alzheimer’s is as much a matter of public policy as scientific discovery, and we need your help to change the future of this devastating disease.
For public testimonials, please click HERE.
Become an Alzheimer's Ambassador
Alzheimer’s Ambassadors are volunteers who commit to serve for a renewable one-year term, serving as the main point of in-district contact for a specific member of Congress. To be an Ambassador, you must reside in the assigned Congressional District.
We are recruiting for three placements:
MD District 2 - Dutch Ruppersberger
MD District 4 - Anthony Brown
MD District 8 - Jamie Raskin
To learn more about this one-year volunteer commitment, email Director of Government Affairs, Eric Colchamiro.
Annapolis 2021: Legislative Accomplishments
THEY ARE NOW LAWS!
The 2021 Maryland General Assembly culminated with the passage of four Alzheimer’s-related legislations.
ADVOCACY WORKS!
The Alzheimer’s Association worked with elected officials to introduce:
1. HB 119/SB 313, sponsored by Delegates Sample-Hughes and Washington, requires the Maryland Department of Health to provide information about dementia and public health in their current public health programs. This effort is in partnership with the State Department of Aging, the State Alzheimer’s Council, and the Alzheimer’s Association.
2. HB 141/SB 275, sponsored by Delegate Sample-Hughes and Senator Hester, requires dementia training for Maryland’s home care providers’ staff—at hire and with annual updates.
3. HB 416/SB 204, sponsored by Delegate Belcastro and Senator Beidle, requires a long-overdue update to Maryland’s assisted living facility regulations that include standards for staff training and sufficient staffing within assisted living facility memory care units.
4. SB 5/HB 28, sponsored by Senator Griffith and Delegate Pena-Melnyk, requires the state of Maryland to provide implicit-bias training with significant added funding for the Health Department’s Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. We commend the legislature for agreeing to a one-word amendment requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to provide an annual report on dementia disparities.
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More information:
Public testimony and comments
Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Council
Chapter Contact:
Eric Colchamiro - ercolchamiro@alz.org