The Alzheimer's Association has partnered with GBHI and the Alzheimer's Society to provide grants focused on understanding risk for and resilience to Alzheimer's and other dementia. The grants aim to spread awareness, delay, prevent, and reduce the impact of dementia, with a particular focus on lower- and middle-income communities.
The Alzheimer's Association is proud to partner with GBHI and the Alzheimer's Society to make these innovative grants. These awards focus on understanding risk for, and resilience to, Alzheimer's and other dementia. The goal is to support the awardees' efforts to spread awareness, delay, prevent and reduce the impact of dementia.
Though there is currently no cure for dementia, we do know that up to 40% of cases are due to modifiable risk factors that may be addressable through public health and lifestyle interventions according to the Lancet Commission on Dementia. Of the 50 million people affected by dementia worldwide, the highest toll is experienced by at-risk and disadvantaged populations.
Addressing stigma, training and social determinants of health This year, several projects focus on the power of storytelling to reduce stigma and empower persons living with dementia. For instance, one project aims to create a non-fiction podcast about the 500-year-long cases of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease in Medellin, Colombia, focusing on a family with a unique genetic mutation linked to the disease and its potential for preventing neurodegeneration.
Recognizing the profound impact of Social Determinants of Health on cognitive well-being and dementia risk among older adults, several projects delve into these factors. Among them, a project in Mexico explores the relationship between diet and brain health, a South Korean endeavor investigates the influence of SDOH on brain health, and a project in the Democratic Republic of Congo examines the connection between multidimensional poverty and cognitive function.
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