Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Wisconsin CDC BOLD Public Health Program - Wisconsin Public Health Programs Project Abstract – CDC-RFA-DP-23-0010 In support of the 2024-2028 Wisconsin State Plan for Dementia, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) will convene a statewide dementia coalition comprised of leadership from the Division of Public Health, including the State Unit on Aging, as well as partnerships with external agencies throughout the state to address the need to reduce the risk of dementia and support people living with the disease, their families and their communities. Working through the lens of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, the statewide dementia coalition will leverage the expertise of members and partner agencies to reach into communities at highest risk. The coalition will provide education to the general public to increase understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), and work with health systems and other organizations to build or enhance dementia specific training for health care practitioners and other professionals in their understanding of ADRD. In partnership with a variety of statewide and local community agencies, activities of the project will work to promote an understanding of dementia risk reduction, the importance of detection and diagnosis, and ways to support family caregivers of people with dementia among professionals and the general public. Communities that will be the focus of many activities include the African American community, the Latinx community, the Hmong community, tribal communities, LGBTQIA+ community, and the community of people who are deaf or hard of hearing. African Americans face the risk of developing ADRD at twice the level of white Americans. Families in the Latinx community are at 1.5 times the risk of white Americans. One in three American Indian and Alaska Native elders experience ADRD, which is higher than the rate for white Americans. Individuals who experience hearing loss in mid-life also have an increased risk for developing ADRD. The activities in this proposal will work towards reducing the health disparities for these population groups and will be culturally tailored for each group in language, content, and method of dissemination. Anticipated outcomes from project activities include improved implementation of the State Plan for Dementia goals. These goals will be comprehensive across public health domains, ADRD topics, and prevention levels. Activities are also intended to increase awareness and understanding of ADRD topics among the general public, providers, and other professionals. Through increasing connections between state plan for dementia coalition members, it is anticipated there will be an increase in community-clinical linkages among health care systems and existing services, public health agencies, and community-based organizations.
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