Advocates for Alzheimer's Visit Washington, D.C.

Corrie Brown visited Washington, D.C. last month in support of funding for Alzheimer's disease. The following is her review of the trip.

Corrie Brown at the LAMAA Forum: Living Well with Alzheimer's

On April 23-25 over 700 Alzheimer’s Association advocates, visited Washington D. C. to convene, learn and advocated for more research and funding on behalf of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. They visited numerous Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill on April 25^th to encourage support for a National Alzheimer’s Plan that accelerates and prioritizes the government’s efforts on Alzheimer’s disease and commits the resources necessary to change the trajectory of the disease by providing $100 million in FY 2013 for Alzheimer’s research, education, outreach, and support activities. Lastly they asked their legislators to co-sponsor the “Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act (S.738/H.R. 1386)” which would improve access to diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, provide information on medical and non-medical services for newly-diagnosed patients and their families, and document the diagnosis in the patient’s medical record. If you would like to become an advocate please send us an email!

To view photos of this event, click here.