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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.
Family Caregiving in Diverse Communities: Addressing The Needs Of Diverse Family Caregivers For Older Adults
The report highlights key findings from diverse caregivers for older adults from the DEC’s constituent communities, including racially and ethnically diverse people; American Indians and Alaska Natives; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) people. The goal of the report is to offer research and recommendations to help ensure services and supports for caregivers intentionally address health disparities and systemic barriers that diverse family caregivers for older adults face.
Caregiver Identification: Strategies for Advancing Person-Centered Dementia Care Across Settings
This expert panel will bring together healthcare and community practitioners to discuss promising practices, barriers, and opportunities for identifying, assessing and supporting family caregivers across clinical, community and public health settings. View Slides
Elevating Dementia Caregiving As A Public Health Priority
This presentation will highlight recent, John A. Hartford-funded work on the part of the National Alliance for Caregiving that addresses how and why dementia caregiving is indeed a public health concern. View Slides
Caregiver Data Factsheet from 2015-2017 from the Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association’s “Use Data and Evidence for Action”
The Alzheimer’s Association’s “Use Data and Evidence for Action” website provides valuable public health information on how to utilize information collected yearly by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The two optional modules (Cognitive Decline Module and Caregiver Module) provide in-depth caregiver statistics that are nation-wide. This link also provides state examples of how collected data informed policy development.
RAISE Family Caregiver Act initial Report to U.S. Congress
On September 22, 2021 the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Act Family Caregiving Advisory Council delivered its initial report to the U.S. Congress. The report include 26 recommendations for how federal, state and tribal communities can better support family caregivers.
The Aging and Disability Business Institute
The Aging and Disability Business Institute offers a collection of tools and materials for aging and disability community-based organizations to help them build partnerships with the healthcare sector. Public Health Agencies can also leverage many of these resources for building their collaboration with the aging service network and other community-based organizations.
Challenges and Opportunities for Supporting Dementia Caregivers: Insights from Public Health Professionals
This report presents insights from interviews with public health professionals about the challenges and opportunities for developing dementia caregiving initiatives. The key themes identified in this report will help inform the work of the PHCOE-DC and how it can most effectively support public health agencies in their dementia caregiving efforts.
Dissemination, Implementation & Adaptation Of Evidence-based Programs In Dementia Caregiving
Webinar presented on November 12, 2021. View Slides
Customizable Brain Health Rack Cards and Infographic
The CDC rack cards and infographics include risk reduction messages about how the promotion of these behaviors can reduce risk for memory loss and promote brain health. They are downloadable and can be customized for each organization. The rack cards are an excellent tool for Public Health to raise awareness about the connection between Brain Health, other chronic diseases and healthy behaviors that can help reduce the risk for both.