Letter to HHS Sec. Becerra on Prevention and Risk Reduction of Alzheimer's

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January 13, 2021 - Kelly O'Brien

The Biden Administration Can Reinvigorate the National Fight Against Alzheimer’s

The Biden-Harris administration should renew and recommit to the national goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. This goal was set 10 years ago this month. It has spurred critical investments in research and interagency collaboration which have changed the trajectory of Alzheimer’s science and brought the movement to a new precipice of hope and opportunity. At the current pace, however, this effort will fall far short of the finish line in 2025. What is required is renewed energy, sharper focus, and greater urgency – starting within the White House. But first, a bit of history: The
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UsAgainstAlzheimer's NAPA Letter (December 2020)

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August 5, 2020

New Study Finds Alzheimer’s Outranks Cancer, Infectious Diseases such as COVID-19, Stroke and Heart Attack as Most-Feared Chronic Disease by Retirees

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s issued the following statement on the latest findings in the 2020 Edward Jones/Age Wave The Four Pillars of New Retirement study. 

July 17, 2020

Broad Coalition of Health, Aging and Advocacy Groups Calls for National Prevention Goal for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias

More than 80 health, aging and advocacy groups and leaders today called for the United States to set a national prevention goal to ultimately reduce the number of people who develop Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

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May 28, 2020

The Importance of Brain Health in Uncertain Times - Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman

This is our first UsAgainstAlzheimer’s BrainStorm episode.

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Current Gaps and Key Opportunities: Equipping Providers to Reduce Dementia Risk and Support Brain Health across the Lifespan

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October 25, 2019

Four Leading Alzheimer’s Organizations Agree on Need For National, Time-Based Prevention Goal

September 10, 2019

New Report: Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Alzheimer’s Show Promise and Remain Underexplored and Underfunded

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Urges Medical System Engagement with Emerging Science Around Prevention and Early Detection, Lifestyle Changes, and Comorbidity Management to Reduce Individuals’ Risk and Rate of Cognitive Decline

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September 9, 2019

Changing How We Approach Alzheimer's - Dr. Mark Hyman

Are we thinking about Alzheimer’s the wrong way?

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