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Dementia Caregiving Resources
Evidence-Based Support for Communities
Identifying, translating, and disseminating research findings and evidence-based public health best practices in dementia caregiving is a main goal of the PHCOE-DC. This page contains a collection of materials, tools, and best-practices that public health agencies can use to support family members, friends, and other unpaid individuals who care for people living with dementia in their communities.
Chronic Disease Family Caregiving Through a Public Health Lens: The Framework for Family Caregiving and Public Health
This framework, developed by the National Alliance for Caregiving in collaboration with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, outlines policy recommendations, implementation actions and messaging content to help the public health community address the complex needs of America’s 53 million family caregivers.
The Role of Public Health in Enhancing Support for ADRD Care Partners
Findings from “The 2021 Conference on Engaging Family and Other Unpaid Caregivers of Persons with Dementia in Health Care Delivery”.
A Practical Guide – Communicating Brain Health Messages with Latino and African American Communities
The goal of the guide is to help public health professionals, health providers, researchers, and community service providers incorporate the best available evidence about brain health and cognitive decline risk factors into existing messaging.
Unpaid Dementia Caregiving: A Policy and Public Health Imperative
National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers is a living document that was created to direct support to family caregivers. It provides a framework for caregiver support and describes the importance of the RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Included are various goals aimed toward supporting family caregivers through outreach, partnerships, evidence-based practices, and more.