Table 1.
Highlights of alzheimer's association and centers for disease control and prevention healthy brain initiative road map (2018–2023) [23].
| Education and Empowerment |
|---|
| *Educate the public about brain health and cognitive aging and the benefits of early detection and diagnosis |
| *Promote communication about brain health and cognitive decline risks to promote healthy outcomes and well-being across the life span |
| *Promote communication about the important role of caregivers and their well-being |
| *Promote prevention of abuse, neglect and exploitation of cognitively impaired persons |
| *Provide information and tools for patients with cognitive impairment and caregivers to allow them to respond to challenges during the course of illness |
| *Strengthen knowledge about care planning across the continuum of cognitively impairing illnesses |
| *Improve access to interventions and services for patients with cognitively impairing illnesses and caregivers |
| Policies and Partnerships |
|---|
| *Promote effective interventions and best practices for brain health |
| *Assure availability of the best possible science and training for the workforce |
| *Support education of policy markers about brain health and its many facets |
| *Support inclusion of healthcare quality measures and assessments |
| *Encourage public and private partnerships to engage in and promote services and policies in the community |
| *Promote public health plans that direct emergency preparedness and emergency response for persons with dementia and their caregivers |
| Competent Workforce |
|---|
| *Educate the workforce by provision of reliable information and application of the information to those they serve |
| *Assure that educational messaging underscores the essential role of caregivers |
| *Educate the workforce with the best information on cognitive impairment and caregiving |
| *Foster continuing education of all relevant aspects of cognitive impairment and caregiving |
| *Strengthen competencies by provision of interpersonal training about cognitive impairment |
| *Educate the workforce about treatment of co-morbidities, brain injury risks, and behavioral health needs |
| Monitoring and Evaluation |
|---|
| *Implement the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System optional modules on Cognitive Decline and Caregiving |
| *Support national data collection for dementia and caregiving |
| *Use surveillance data to inform development of the public health program and caregiving |
| *Assess program impact and effectiveness through evaluation of training and caregiving support programs |
| *Evaluate gaps between workforce capacitance and demand for services |