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The National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) was signed into law in 2011. This law requires the development of a national plan to accelerate research toward treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s, and to improve care, services, and support to people with Alzheimer’s, families and caregivers.
On May 15, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services released the first-ever U.S. National Alzheimer’s Plan. The Plan has five major goals:

Prevent… More

SIGN THE ALZHEIMER’S PETITION

Hundreds of Alzheimer’s Advocates from all 50 states and several foreign countries will be in Washington, D.C. April 22-25, 2012 for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Advocacy Forum.  In addition to hearing updates on the Association’s push for an Alzheimer’s solution, attendees will hold a candlelight tribute rally on the National Mall and receive specialized training to hold scheduled meetings with their elected House Representatives and Senators while… More

NATIONAL ALZHEIMERS PROJECT ACT (NAPA)

CONGRESS ACTS!
If you think Congress never agrees on any of the important issues, you’d be wrong.  During the lame duck session in 2010 after the November elections, the House of Representatives and the Senate unanimously agreed that the United States had to have a federal plan to address what is rapidly becoming an Alzheimer’s epidemic here in America.  They passed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) which was signed into law by President Obama in January… More