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LEAD Coalition Advocates for U.S. Leadership in Global Dementia Action

Eighty-two LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to the United States House of Representatives and leadership of the Committee on Foreign Affairs urging co-sponsorship and eventual adoption of House Resolution 489 which calls for the United States to lead a global response to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Read the co-sponsorship letter and the committee […]

LEAD Coalition Pushes for New Federal Investments in Research, Care and Support

Sixty-nine LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters wrote to the U.S. House and Senate appropriations leadership calling for overall NIH funding to reach $32 billion in fiscal year 2015, at least $200 million in new investments in dementia research and a $25 million expansion in care and support services through the Administration for Community Living. Read the Senate […]

LEAD Coalition Calls on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to Encourage Cognitive Screening in Older Adults

Sixty-seven LEAD Coalition member organizations and supporters joined a formal comment submitted to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in response to its “Draft Recommendation Statement: Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults.”  The comment urged USPSTF to issue a final Recommendation Statement grade of A or B, meaning the cognitive screening of older […]