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Alzheimer’s Disease is the #1 Form of Dementia in America
Alzheimer's is the number one form of dementia in America. Remember The Person. Talk About It! Learn about it. FEAR SOLVES NOTHING! ACTION DOES MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE. ACTION HELPS!
Alzheimer’s Disease is the #1 form of Dementia in America
Dementia is no respecter of color, class, education or economic status
Fear and denial are not the answers; let’s use knowledge and progressive action to empower ourselves. Thanks to Barbara Smith for putting her face on this issue. OneWorld has many excellent short videos included in our blog.
We invite you to read OneWorld’s comprehensive blog linked here: http://oneworldpi.org/blog/archives/1984
YouTube channel: http://youtu.be/jdEi4HmMxzU This IS Alzheimer’s Disease, and Taking Care of Caregivers: http://youtu.be/0XY9YE71tjc ALZHEIMER’S 2 – CAREGIVERS. Learn from those on the frontline.
There is no stigma to be attached to Dementia or any form of mental illness; the only stigma that is there is that which we have assigned. We need to be practical, supportive and understanding and we NEED to learn how to be proactive in dealing with dementia. More than 5.5 million Americans are dealing with dementia. Are you one? How do you find out?
Dementia Diagnosis & Diagnostic Testing | Alzheimer's ... www.alz.org › ... › Health Care Professionals Alzheimer's Association
Model and Restaurateur https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/b-smith-alzheimers-disease-age-64-... (She was diagnosed 4 years ago)
On Thursday evening, June 5, a new message was posted to her Twitter account reading, "The B. Smith recipe for getting through tough times--equal measures of faith, hope, courage and love. Season with style and elegance."
Learn a great deal more about how we try to keep the broader community informed on a number of health literacy issues: https://www.youtube.com/user/oneworldpi
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New Report: A Close Look at the Reality of Community Violence Interrupters
Dr. Kathryn Bocanegra and Dr. Shani Buggs, eminent researchers and experts on the work of community violence intervention, have published, together with LISC, Supporting the Frontline Through Community Healing: Advancing Science on Violence Intervention Outreach and Trauma Exposure. The study, focused on safety efforts in Kansas City, MO, is a deeply researched and compassionate look at the trauma CVI workers confront every day and how to support the field so that practitioners “are protected from the same harms they work to prevent.”“A Gateway for Possibilities”: Resident Leadership and Community Ownership
LISC's Institute for Community Power has published a new Spotlight examining three leadership development programs designed and implemented by LISC and local partners for distinct communities in different parts of the country: Training the Trainers (T4T) in Houston; the Newark Resident Leadership Academy (NRLA); and Community Connectors in Philadelphia. Each group has leveraged the leadership program to inform and strengthen their work and, in turn, to serve their communities more effectively.Mobile Home Residents in Washington State Are Calling the Shots After Buying Their Park
Manufactured housing, which 20 million Americans call home, is one of the few affordable housing options in the United States. The residents of two Washington State mobile home communities recently succeeded in purchasing their parks with help from ROC USA and over $2 million in financing from Rural LISC. As a result, they have been able to stabilize their housing costs, upgrade their communities and remain in the places they love.
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