On March 9-10, 2023, from 9 am-12:30 pm ET, the National Academy of Medicine Culture of Health Program will host a virtual meeting to examine: the significance of understanding the history and systems impact of oppression, racism, and widening racial health disparities in light of current social and political contexts the social construction of race and ethnicity, shifting definitions ... Impact of Systems on Health Equity – a virtual meeting hosted by the National Academy of Medicine Culture of Health Program

Please join us at our next event, Flipping the Script: A Teach-In for Healthcare Workers on Homelessness and Aging, taking place on Monday, March 13th, 2023 from 1:00-2:00 PM EST. At this teach-in event, a panel of individuals with lived experience of homelessness will teach healthcare professionals, trainees, and other interested audience members about how experiencing ... Flipping the Script: A Teach-In for Healthcare Workers on Homelessness and Aging | NYU Health x Housing Lab

In each episode of this virtual roundtable series the Minnesota PHCOE on Dementia Caregiving will highlight the story of one state that has successfully implemented a state-wide, innovative, and integrative approach to advancing its dementia caregiving goals. The session will begin with an overview of the state’s efforts in dementia caregiving, followed by a Q&A with ... Successful Public Health Approaches in Dementia Caregiving – Rhode Island BOLD

Registration for the 2023 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit is Now Open! Join virtually on March 20-22, 2023, for the 2023 Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit. The Summit will review research progress, highlight innovative and promising research, and identify unmet research needs with input from the research community, persons living with dementia (PLWD), ... NIA – 2023 National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners/Caregivers

Join Brent P. Forester, MD, MSc, as he breaks down what we should know about dementia and other cognitive disorders, shares tips for finding effective treatment, and answers audience questions about supporting someone living with these conditions. Sign up now for this free virtual event! Register now Reposted courtesy McLean Hospital

On March 22, 2023 from 1-2 p.m. ET, the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center will host the webinar, Community-Based Early Dementia Screening Leads to Support for Caregivers and People Living with Dementia.  A description of the webinar and registration information follows. Community based organizations play a key role in conducting dementia screenings in the ... NADRC – Community-Based Early Dementia Screening Leads to Support for Caregivers and People Living with Dementia

Please join the Dementia Care Aware initiative’s next Zoom webinar, “Adapting the Cognitive Health Assessment for Patients with Serious Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder” on March 24, 2023, from 12 to 1 p.m. PT Christine Soran, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor in the UCSF Department of Medicine, primary care clinician, and Medical Director at the ... Dementia Care Aware | Adapting the Cognitive Health Assessment for Patients with Serious Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder

Please join the Dementia Care Aware initiative’s next Zoom webinar, “Adapting the Cognitive Health Assessment for Hearing/Vision Impairment, Limited Literacy/Illiteracy, and Non-English Speakers” on April 21, 2023, from 2 to 3 p.m. Serggio Lanata, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, and Director of the UCSF Memory and ... Dementia Care Aware | Adapting the Cognitive Health Assessment for Hearing/Vision Impairment, Limited Literacy/Illiteracy, and Non-English Speakers

On April 25, 2023, from 2-3 p.m. ET, the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center will host the webinar, It’s More than Just Money - Strategies for Sustaining Dementia Programs. This webinar will highlight two Administration for Community Living Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative grants efforts to create sustainable dementia programs. The various aspects of community, ... NADRC | It’s More than Just Money – Strategies for Sustaining Dementia Programs

Join the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) for the first session in a 3-part webinar series focused on the important role health centers play in dementia – early detection, reducing risk factors, care management, and effective partnerships. Content is applicable to a wide audience of health center staff including providers, care managers, nurses, ... National Association of Community Health Centers – Early Detection of Dementia & Reducing Risk Factors

Reposted courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Monday, May 8th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST Learn about initiatives supporting brain health in local communities, with particular attention to the Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map Strategists effort. Local health department officials will share examples of ways they have integrated guidance from the HBI ... Healthy Brain Initiative | Learning and Networking Opportunity: Local Health Departments and Brain Health Action

Reposted courtesy University of Minnesota Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving  We are excited to announce the next event in our ongoing series, "Successful Public Health Approaches in Dementia Caregiving: A Virtual Roundtable Series"! Join us on May 9th, 2023 and learn about the leading work in Wisconsin from Kristen Felten, MSW, APSW ... Successful Public Health Approaches in Dementia Caregiving: Wisconsin