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Improving brain health for populations disproportionately affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Olivari BS , Jeffers EM , Tang KW , McGuire LC . Clin Gerontol 2022 46 (2) 1-5 Promoting and maintaining brain health for older adults is one of the greatest challenges facing the public health community in the United States. This will require the public health community to take steps to reduce disparities in brain health across disproportionately impacted communities. Although some levels of change in the brain processes, like slower processing speeds, trouble with multitasking or even increases in knowledge, are expected as people grow older, significant memory loss and other symptoms of dementia are not normal or inevitable (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Citation2021). Dementia is a general term used to describe problems with thinking and memory that are severe enough to interfere with a person’s daily life. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for about two-thirds of all cases, while other common forms of dementia such as cerebrovascular, Lewy body, frontotemporal or a combination of multiple co-occurring forms together make up a constellation commonly referred to as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) (Alzheimer’s Association, Citation2021). Today, it is estimated that over 6 million people in the United States are living with ADRD (Alzheimer’s Association, Citation2021). |
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