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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.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data for Action Webinar
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)- Data for Action at GSA on 3/4/21. The Gerontological Society of America has released a webinar on translating data into practice to inform the needs of Public Health Agencies and policy makers. This webinar showcases how aging adults, caregivers and the health care system have an increased need for resources and support using data from the BRFSS.
Analyzing and Interpreting Caregiving Data in the BRFSS
This webinar, presented on 2/25/21 describes the CDC BRFSS Caregiver module in detail, including its variables, structure, and interpretation.
Introduction to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data for Cognitive Decline and Caregiving
This is the introduction to the Cognitive Decline and Caregiving portions of BRFSS data collection presented on 2/21/21 at the GSA. The data is used to inform policy makers and Public Health Agencies how to better support those caregivers for people with memory loss.
Caregiving in the U.S.
This study presents a portrait of unpaid family caregivers1 today. The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) and AARP are proud to present Caregiving in the U.S. 2020, based on data collected in 2019.