Prevention

Our Nation has a goal, promote healthy aging and reduce the risk factors for dementia, and so do we: in 10 years, reduce new cases of dementia by 15% by mitigating risk factors, with a focus on groups of people who are disproportionately affected. When we succeed, an estimated half-million fewer Americans will be living with dementia.

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Prevention and Brain Health

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One out of every three dementia cases are preventable. To prevent dementia, we need to reduce the risk of getting it and promote strategies that optimize brain health over the lifespan. Effective strategies include lifestyle approaches such as physical activity, nutrition and sleep, and addressing other conditions that increase risk of cognitive impairment, including obesity, hypertension, and hearing loss. Building brain health not only promotes healthy cognition and longevity, but also generated greater economic competitiveness, empowerment, equity, and social resilience.  

Here is how UsAgainstAlzheimer’s is doing this:

  • Equip health and wellness professionals with the knowledge and resources to help people reduce the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s.
  • Employ the innovation and reach of the private sector, by advancing measurably effective brain healthy workplaces, communities, and product and service innovations.
  • Advance change at scale through strategic policy action that improves prevention, treatment, and management for major dementia risk factors, such as hypertension, obesity, physical inactivity, depression, and hearing loss.

Brain Health Academy

Brain Health Academy provides free, evidence-based courses to equip health and wellness professionals with the knowledge and resources to help people reduce the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s. 

Learn more and register for our free courses.

Advocacy

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s led the movement to make the prevention of Alzheimer’s and related dementia a national priority.  But we are not stopping there. We continue to advocate for smart policies and adequate funding to make this goal a reality.

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Resources

Visit the Resources page and read the latest from UsAgainstAlzheimer's on Brain Health.

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The Brain Health Partnership

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are among the twenty-first century’s greatest health, social, and economic challenges facing the United States and the world. Today, 5.7 million Americans are living with the disease, at a national cost of more than $275 billion. As the population ages, this staggering impact will only grow. By 2050, prevalence is projected to soar to nearly 14 million, and costs are set to rise to more than $1 trillion. If the U.S. continues on its current course, these devastating effects will reach levels that are unsustainable for our nation’s future.

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Brain Health Resources

  • June 07, 2024

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Statement on New Study Showing Lifestyle Changes Reverse Alzheimer’s Symptoms

    Washington, DC (June 7, 2024) — A newly-released study published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy found that after 20 weeks of intensive lifestyle intervention, such as diet and exercise, many

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  • July 18, 2023

    Hearing Aids and Other Technologies Slowed Cognitive Decline by 48%, Study Shows

    Hearing loss is one of six major risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s 

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  • April 24, 2023

    Brain Health Academy Enrollment is Now Open, First Session Launches May 17

    Free continuing education program for health and wellness professionals adds six new monthly sessions on modifiable risk factors including obesity, diabetes, hearing loss, depression, smoking, and alcohol use.

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  • December 27, 2021

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Celebrates Federal Government Action Making Risk Reduction for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias a National Priority

    The United States today made the prevention of Alzheimer’s and related dementias a national priority in the fight to end the disease, adding a new risk reduction goal to the

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  • May 19, 2021

    Broad Range of Health, Aging, Consumer and Dementia Groups call for Congress to Triple Funding for CDC’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program

    More than 50 health, medical, aging, consumer, Alzheimer’s and dementia advocacy groups today called on Congress to triple funding – to $60 million – for Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging

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  • March 31, 2021

    New Brain Health Guide with Memory Questionnaire Addresses Immense Need for Brain Health Information and Insights about Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Millions of Americans who worry about memory or brain health now have a powerful platform to help them find their way to helpful resources and a path forward - BrainGuide™

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  • September 21, 2020

    UsA2’s Be Brain Powerful Campaign Launches in Switzerland

    The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) and the Global Alliance on Women’s Brain Health (GAWBH) launched the Swiss edition of the global Be Brain Powerful® campaign, which promotes the benefits of

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  • September 03, 2020

    Mandy Moore Named Ambassador for Women’s Brain Health Campaign

    Mandy Moore, whose character Rebecca on This is Us has drawn national attention to Alzheimer’s and dementia, has agreed to be the national ambassador to the Be Brain Powerful® campaign

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  • November 13, 2019

    Global Alliance on Women’s Brain Health Expands in Europe with New Partnership Launched in Switzerland

    Women’s Brain Project Switzerland joins Be Brain Powerful ® campaigns already underway in the United States and Sweden.

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  • Music and the Mind: Soprano Renee Fleming & NIA's Dr. Marie Bernard

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    Breaking the Silence: Jay Reinstein’s Mission to End Alzheimer's Stigma

    In this episode of BrainStorm, host Meryl Comer talks with Jay Reinstein, a former assistant city manager in North Carolina, about his 12 to15-month journey involving neuropsychological testing and brain scans before being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at age 57.
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    Agitation and Alzheimer’s with Nancy Treaster

    In this episode of BrainStorm Nancy Treaster, a certified caregiving advocate and co-host of The Caregiver's Journey podcast, shares her professional and personal experiences with

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    Muffy Walker, Author of "Memory Weavers"

    In this episode of BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer's Muffy Walker, a psychiatric nurse, founder of the International Bipolar Foundation, and author of the novel "Memory Weavers"

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  • Changing How We Approach Alzheimer's - Dr. Mark Hyman

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    Breaking the Silence: Jay Reinstein’s Mission to End Alzheimer's Stigma

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    Agitation and Alzheimer’s with Nancy Treaster

    In this episode of BrainStorm Nancy Treaster, a certified caregiving advocate and co-host of The Caregiver's Journey podcast, shares her professional and personal experiences with

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    Muffy Walker, Author of "Memory Weavers"

    In this episode of BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer's Muffy Walker, a psychiatric nurse, founder of the International Bipolar Foundation, and author of the novel "Memory Weavers"

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  • Why Brain Health Is So Important For Women - Susan Spencer, Woman's Day

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    Breaking the Silence: Jay Reinstein’s Mission to End Alzheimer's Stigma

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    Muffy Walker, Author of "Memory Weavers"

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  • Building a Brain Health Care System - Anne Tumlinson

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    Muffy Walker, Author of "Memory Weavers"

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  • April 29, 2019

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Issues Call to Action: Make Annual Brain Health Check-up a Part of Routine Care

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s (UsA2) today released a call to action via a new paper, Creating an Optimal System of Brain Health Care in the United States.

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  • April 03, 2019

    WomenAgainstAlzheimer’s and Curves Announce Partnership to Promote Women’s Brain Health Across the Country

    WomenAgainstAlzheimer’s (WA2) and Curves today announced an exciting new partnership to raise awareness about brain health for all the of women who are Curves members.

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  • March 28, 2019

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Applauds New Bipartisan Legislation to Assist Americans With Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

    UsAgainstAlzheimer’s today applauded the introduction of the Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act by a bipartisan group of legislators led by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME).

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  • Developing a Culture of Brain Health - Dr. Neelum Aggarwal

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    Muffy Walker, Author of "Memory Weavers"

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  • Millennials & Brain Health: Be Brain Powerful

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    Muffy Walker, Author of "Memory Weavers"

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  • Can We Each Take Steps to Reduce Alzheimer's Risk? Dr. Laura Baker

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    Breaking the Silence: Jay Reinstein’s Mission to End Alzheimer's Stigma

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    Muffy Walker, Author of "Memory Weavers"

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    April 24, 2017

    Nurse Practitioners Are Not Regularly Assessing Brain Health and Need Standardized Assessment Tools to Regularly Conduct Critical Brain Health Assessments

    WASHINGTON, DC, April 24, 2017 – Important new survey findings released today by WomenAgainstAlzheimer’s and the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) show that approximately 30 percent

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