Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
The NYU BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence will be a national resource to support increased awareness and implementation of public health programs that accelerate detection of dementia in the diverse populations of the United States. The Center will serve as a repository for high quality information materials tools and evidence based programs it will disseminate appropriately tailored messaging practices and programs through web based and other electronic and print media and will provide learning resources and technical assistance to state and regional health departments health care systems and providers community based organizations and patients living with dementia and their caregivers.The NYU BOLD PHCOE will be led by a 6 member team with deep collective understanding of 1) dementia detection diagnosis and care management for patients and families 2) community based participatory research health services research implementation science and practical systems change and 3) public health approaches to prevention and management of chronic disease. Each member of our team has substantial experience in adapting and implementing evidence based approaches to detection and care for diverse communities particularly African American Asian American and Latinx populations and people living in isolated rural communities for whom the burden of unmet health related social needs can be especially great. We are supported by an engaged Advisory Council that is national in scope reflects the diversity of our populations and is comprised of experienced professionals and lay people from the spectrum of entities with an enduring stake in improving dementia detection and care. Our goals are to increase awareness of dementia as a manageable chronic condition promote implementation of effective public health clinical and community initiatives focused on improving early detection and reducing stigma and empower individuals and stakeholder groups to create pathways from increased detection to evidence based care. The outcomes we will achieve include widening access to information measured by requests for materials electronic and other dissemination metrics data from surveys and attendance at public meetings and educational presentations especially among groups with health disparities implementation of early detection strategies at the state and regional public health level and within community service organizations and health care systems evidence of increased collaboration across the major sectors responsible for helping people with dementia and their caregivers and establishment of durable systems for tracking and sharing results of implementation activities.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
