Funding is available for local health departments to be a national leader in advancing public health action on Alzheimer’s disease. Tribal Health Departments are eligible and encouraged to apply! Applications are due on Monday, August 2. Under the new Healthy…
NEWS RELEASE: IA2 partners with NICOA to bring training sessions for staff and health professionals to August conference on aging in Indian Country
News Release: IA2 partners with the National Indian Council on Aging to bring multiple training sessions to 23rd conference on aging in Indian Country Savvy Caregiver for Indian Country Program Leader, Native Elder Caregiver Curriculum for Professionals, Dementia Friends Champion…
Article – A Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Addressing Dementia Inequities in Indigenous Populations
A feature article in the American Society on Aging’s May-June 2021 publication, Generations, talks about taking a different approach to viewing dementia and Alzheimer’s that incorporates indigenous perspective. Author, Dr. Kristen Jacklin with the Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team at…
Promising Practice – Culturally Adapted Screening Tool for Alzheimer’s and Dementia (AD8)
Research teams at 5 places across the country, led by the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health at the Colorado School of Public Health, are testing a culturally tailored version of the AD8. The AD8 is an 8-item…
New Resource – COVID & Brain Health Protection Flyer
The Global Council on Brain Health has released an infographic, COVID: Protect Your Brain, Too, for steps caregivers can take to protect brain health for themselves and people living with dementia. The information is based on a new report on Brain…
New Resource – Planning Guide for Road Map for Indian Country
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) has developed a planning guide with worksheets and resources to help prioritize, plan, and promote the Road Map for Indian Country. The newly released guide includes a table with ideas that can…
Factsheet – The Path of Dementia
Fact sheet from the Indigenous Cognition & Aging Awareness Research Exchange (I-CAARE.ca) in Canada based on research with Canadian indigenous communities. Each factsheet has a blank space to add your own organization’s contact information. Factsheets have pages in multiples of…
Factsheet – A Medicine Wheel Model for Prevention (Manitoulin Island)
Fact sheet from the Indigenous Cognition & Aging Awareness Research Exchange (I-CAARE.ca) in Canada based on research with Canadian indigenous communities. Each factsheet has a blank space to add your own organization’s contact information. Factsheets have pages in multiples of…
Factsheet – What to Expect after a Diagnosis of Dementia: An Indigenous Person’s Guide
Fact sheet from the Indigenous Cognition & Aging Awareness Research Exchange (I-CAARE.ca) in Canada based on research with Canadian indigenous communities. Each factsheet has a blank space to add your own organization’s contact information. Factsheets have pages in multiples of…
Factsheet – Advice from Older Indigenous Peoples on Preventing Dementia by Aging Well
Fact sheet from the Indigenous Cognition & Aging Awareness Research Exchange (I-CAARE.ca) in Canada based on research with Canadian indigenous communities. Each factsheet has a blank space to add your own organization’s contact information. Factsheets have pages in multiples of…