Enhancing Community-Clinical Linkages: A Healthy Brain Initiative Issue Map

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• Corporate Authors:
  Alzheimer's Association ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  At this critical juncture in the evolution of science and understanding of brain health, serving as a convener is an important and unique role for public health. This role cascades into nearly every aspect of the HBI Road Map. By recognizing community-clinical linkages and serving as a conduit for relationship building and connection, public health can have a pivotal impact.
  
  Numerous agencies, both public and private, have been working with the aging population and people living with dementia for many years. Public health can support and further this work by leveraging established relationships, bringing in traditional and non-traditional partners from many sectors across the life course, identifying connections and gaps and facilitating coordinated action. Non-traditional partnerships include those outside of the health field such as faith communities, small businesses, unions, schools, media, civic and social justice organizations, and fraternities and sororities.
  
  Partnerships with state and community agencies can improve access to programs and provide critical links to valuable services. New coalitions need to be created or the health department could join existing coalitions, broaden their membership and expand the scope to address brain health. Expanding partnerships increases the reach of the health department’s programs and overall utilization of a community’s resources.
  
  Partnerships also offer opportunities to address social determinants of health (SDOH) and health equity from different angles. For example, partnerships and coalitions can promote equitable access to healthy and safe neighborhoods and environments. Partnerships can also promote access to community resources that encourage socialization, especially for those living with disabilities, living alone or in areas with limited transportation options.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aged Aging Alzheimer Disease Dementia Healthy Aging
• Source:
  Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map
• Series:
  Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map Series
• Publisher:
  Alzheimer's Association
• Document Type:
  Report
• Name as Subject:
  Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
• Division:
  Division of Population Health (DPH)
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Resources
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2d26f3fc5586e78f8100f2ef6b82cfa5c7110fccb508e90ad49a919494d40c8aaf696252183aa923d2bfb6fc2cb096dd89a8fb3ea19114a1e71b962363bc52b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/134382/cdc_134382_DS1.pdf
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