Addressing Emergency Preparedness Needs of Individuals Living with Cognitive Impairment and Their Care Partners: Role of the Public Health and Aging Services Networks

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• Alternative Title:
  CDC Brief: Addressing Emergency Preparedness Needs of Individuals Living with Cognitive Impairment and Their Care Partners: Role of the Public Health and Aging Services Networks
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Division of Population Health
• Description:
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Alzheimer’s Association have developed The Healthy Brain Initiative: The Public Health Road Map for State and National Partnerships, 2013-2018. This Road Map proposes 35 actions to increase the quality of life for people with cognitive impairment. An action item in the “Policy and Partnership” area is: Policy-02. Integrate cognitive health and impairment into state and local government plans (e.g., aging, coordinated chronic disease, preparedness, falls, and transportation plans). Public health and aging services professionals at the state and local levels are in unique positions to undertake critical activities to improve emergency preparations for older adults, particularly those living with dementia.
• Content Notes:
  Publication date approximated from file properties
• Subjects:
  Aged Alzheimer Disease Chronic Disease Cognitive Dysfunction Dementia Health Services For The Aged
• Keywords:
  Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia (Chronic Health Topic) Healthy Brain Initiative
• Series:
  CDC Brief
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handout
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
• Division:
  DPH - Division of Population Health
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Chronic Diseases and Conditions
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d1b1972f95112d8de02100be95d9fc4099d727123e320e747d1cb72249a96accebc63f8710c8a216b6d37010950e8ff7bd593f25290748a4506d5cbce7a0f8ce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/252274/cdc_252274_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 209.90 KB ]