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State University of New York-Plattsburgh |
To support caregivers in the St. Regis Mohawk Nation, an Alzheimer's Navigator delivers education and coordinates support groups throughout the area. Additional services (including respite, transportation assistance, and caregiving training) are offered. |
AL |
Alabama Department of Public Health |
Alabama Department of Public Health disseminated BRFSS information on cognitive decline to different programs within the department and to shared the materials at health fairs, conferences, and other events in June 2018, in recognition of Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. |
AZ |
Arizona Department of Health Services |
Arizona Department of Health Services and partners developed educational fact sheets about dementia, tailored to racially and ethnically diverse populations (via NACDD grant). The department also added information about Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiving to its website |
AZ |
Arizona Department of Health Services |
To help expand caregiver support statewide, the Arizona Department of Health Services launched and joined the Arizona Dementia Caregivers Alliance (with over a dozen additional organizations). As part of this Alliance, partnered with a community organization (Duet) to expand its caregiver support programming through local health departments. |
DC |
District of Columbia Department of Health |
DC Department of Health conducted a caregiver outreach campaign through radio and print media, and held a caregiver conference to increase knowledge of supports and services |
FL |
Florida Department of Health |
Enhanced knowledge of cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and other dementias, caregiving, and community resources at the Symposium through sessions for caregivers and the general public. |
HI |
Hawaii State Department of Health |
Through the Hawaii Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (HADI) - a collaboration of state agency and community partners - developed a memory care navigator program to connect the public to long-term care resources |
HI |
Hawaii State Department of Health |
Through the Hawaii Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (HADI) - a collaboration of state agency and community partners - established a dementia speakers bureau to provide education to caregivers and the community |
IL |
Department of Public Health |
Illinois Department of Public Health analyzed existing data sources on Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving |
MD |
Maryland Department of Health |
Promoted advance directives by collaborating with: 1) the Maryland Faith Health Network, which educated more than 500 Marylanders about advance care planning through health fairs, faith-based events, and end-of-life educational seminars; and 2) three local health improvement coalitions, which educated almost 150 participants in seven courses on advance planning. |
MN |
Minnesota Department of Health |
Informed efforts to make communities more supportive of people living with dementia and their caregivers by integrating cognitive and caregiver surveillance data and related resources into county fact sheets; MDH prioritized counties that have a high proportion of at-risk older adults. |
MN |
Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns Countie |
County public health departments are developing a guide for employers on how to integrate dementia awareness and education, plus caregiver support, into worksite wellness programs |
MO |
Missouri Department of Health and Social Services |
Added "Honor a Caregiver during National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month" to the MO DHSS homepage banner during Novement 2018 - clicking on the photo would take visitors to alz.org |
MO |
Missouri Department of Health and Social Services |
Expand DHSS efforts on Alzheimer’s and other dementias as public health issues by incorporating cognition and caregiving into the State Health Improvement Plan, Coordinated Chronic Disease Plan, and Healthy Aging Plan. |
MO |
Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice |
The Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice surveyed local public health agencies in Missouri, which revealed a need for more information about supports available to care partners for people with Alzheimer’s disease. The college worked with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Alzheimer’s Association, St. Louis Chapter, to send care partner brochures and resource sheets to all local public health agencies in the state. |
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Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services |
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services filmed and distributed clips about the basics of Alzheimer's, early warning signs of dementia, and how people living with dementia and their caregivers can access services. |
NM |
New Mexico Department of Health |
Improved support for caregivers of people living with dementia by co-marketing chronic disease selfmanagement courses and caregiving education programs; initial outreach resulted in more than 150 caregiver-participants. |
NM |
Department of Health |
New Mexico Department of Public Health’s September 2016 Employee Wellness newsletter (sent to 3,200 state employees) focused on healthy aging. It included basic information on education and support for family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias; the link between healthy lifestyle and brain health, with encouragement to use the ACL Brain Health Resource toolkit; and advance care planning (general). |
NY |
New York State Department of Health |
New York State Department of Health, through its partnership with the University of Albany, conducted an online training for health care providers: Determining Caregiver Needs and Well Being. |
NY |
State Department of Health |
New York State Department of Health joined the Alzheimer’s Workplace Alliance and is providing extensive training for employees on Alzheimer’s and caregiving in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association. As a first step, department leaders posted an article on its intranet to announce this new effort, and the article will be shared with other NY state agencies to encourage them to join as well. |
OR |
Department of Human Services |
Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Human Services conduct a statewide summit on Healthy Aging and the Healthy Brain Initiative during which both the Oregon Chapter and the Oregon Public Health Division educated health and human services professionals about the role of public health in addressing Alzheimer’s and caregiving. |
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Tribal Health Agencies |
Tribal health agencies added a session on caregiving for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in their annual caregiver summit. |
RI |
Rhode Island Department of Health |
Established a new program - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders - within the Rhode Island Department of Health to better assess and track state progress on risk reduction of cognitive decline and meeting the needs of people with dementia. |
SC |
Department of Health and Environmental Control |
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control involved local Alzheimer’s chapters in the development of a strategic plan aimed at integrating cognitive impairment and caregiver issues. |
SC |
Department of Health and Environmental Control |
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Division of Healthy Aging, included an article titled “November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month” in its monthly newsletter. The article provides basic information about Alzheimer’s disease. |
SD |
South Dakota Department of Health |
Alzheimer's Association provided regular education to surveyors within the Office of Licensure and Certification which oversees care facilities across the state. |
TX |
Texas Department of State Health Services |
Texas Department of State Health Services is conducting a needs assessment and gap analysis of caregiver supports and services statewide. |
UT |
Utah Department of Health |
Prepared health care and other community professionals to effectively interact with people living with dementia by collaborating with the University of South Carolina to train over 50 people to teach Dementia Dialogues; the newly trained instructors delivered the five-session course to more than 500 community caregivers and health care workers over a 12-month period. |
UT |
Department of Health |
Utah Department of Health partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association, Utah Chapter, to create a resource guide for health care providers on cognitive assessment tools, resources available for patient referrals, and the care planning billing code (99483) for comprehensive cognitive assessment and care planning (including the role of care partners). |
VA |
Virginia Department of Health |
Virginia Department of Health added weblinks to the department's website on Alzheimer's, dementia, and brain health |
WI |
Wisconsin Department of Health Services |
Collaborated in implementation of state Alzheimer's disease plan by helping develop a caregiver road map titled Dementia Road Map: A Guide for Family and Care Partners. |
WI |
Wisconsin Department of Health Services |
Developed online training for family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia and provides a list of resources for caregivers |
WI |
Wisconsin Department of Health Services |
Wisconsin Department of Health Services and a designated group of stakeholders, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UWO), Center for Career Development and Employability Training (CCDET) is developing a series of free, online trainings related to dementia care for crisis responders, caregivers, healthcare providers, family and community members, and other professionals. A Spanish-language version is available. |
WI |
Department of Health Services |
Wisconsin’s secretary of health sent a letter to the Wisconsin Medical Society encouraging health care providers and organizations to use available resources to promote awareness of cognitive impairment and dementia within the state, to enhance early detection and diagnosis, and to make referrals to in-state resources. |