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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Road Map for State and Local Public Health: Healthy Brain Initiative

About this resource:

HHS Non-Systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: May 2020

Workgroups: Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease Workgroup

This resource is a road map for state and local public health agencies and their partners to address dementia. It provides public health action items to:

  • Monitor and evaluate initiatives
  • Educate and empower the nation
  • Develop policies and mobilize partnerships
  • Assure a competent workforce

Action within these 4 domains is guided by 3 principles to best: 

  • Ensure health equity
  • Collaborate across multiple sectors
  • Leverage resources for sustained effect
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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Increase the proportion of older adults with dementia, or their caregivers, who know they have it — DIA‑01
Baseline only
Increase the proportion of adults with subjective cognitive decline who have discussed their symptoms with a provider — DIA‑03
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

1.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health. (2020). Road map for state and local public health: Healthy brain initiative. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/aging/healthybrain/roadmap.htm