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“Alzheimer’s is the most under-recognized threat to public health in the 21st century.” — Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
We need your help. Please contact Congress today and ask for support of the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act.
The BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act would direct the CDC to do the following:
- Establish Alzheimer’s Centers of Excellence to identify and help implement effective interventions such as ways to increase early detection and diagnosis, reduce risk and prevent avoidable hospitalizations.
- Award funding to public health departments to help implement those interventions identified by Alzheimer’s Centers of Excellence in communities across the country.
- Increase data collection, analysis and timely reporting of Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving data.
Please tell Congress to support the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act today.
Thank you,
John Funderburk
Senior Director of Advocacy
Alzheimer’s Association
SUPPORT THE BOLD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALZHEIMER’S ACT
Congress is taking steps to address Alzheimer’s as a public health issue. Senators Collins, Cortez Masto, Capito and Kaine, as well as Representatives Guthrie, Tonko, Smith and Waters introduced the bipartisan BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act to improve our nation’s Alzheimer’s public health infrastructure.
Tell your Senators and Representative to support this legislation by taking action below.
The BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (S. 2076/H.R.4256) would improve the nationwide response to this public health crisis by advancing effective public health interventions across the country and in your state. The legislation would also provide resources to state and local public health officials to increase early detection and diagnosis, reduce risk, prevent avoidable hospitalizations, reduce health disparities, support the needs of caregivers and support care planning for people living with the disease.
Additionally, collecting data on cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s caregivers can help identify the impact of dementia in your state, leading to more effective action. This legislation would increase the collection, analysis and timely reporting of data on cognitive decline and caregiving issues.
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