Addressing Brain Health in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, our guest shares challenges and opportunities around brain health in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. He provides insights into the Healthy Brain Initiative’s Road Map for Indian Country and discusses success stories with indigenous communities addressing dementia issues. Finally, he outlines research questions that need to be answered to successfully address brain health in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

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Guest: Michael Splaine Principal, Splaine Consulting Managing Partner, Recruitment Partners LLC

 

Host: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE Director of Strategic Alliances Gerontological Society of America

Support provided by Genentech, Lilly, Eisai, and Otsuka.

Additional Resources:

• https://www.glitc.org/programs/aging-disability/publications-and-media/
• https://iasquared.org/brain-health/
• https://www.cdc.gov/aging/healthybrain/pdf/hbi-road-map-for-indian-country-508.pdf