Obama Administration Releases Nationwide Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced an ambitious national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease. The plan was called for in the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), which President Obama signed into law in January 2011. The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease consists of five goals, including the development of effective prevention and treatment approaches for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias by the year 2025.

In February 2012, the administration announced that it would take immediate action to implement parts of the plan, such as making additional funding available in fiscal year 2012 to support research, provider education and public awareness. Now, Sebelius has announced additional specific actions, including the funding of two major clinical trials, jumpstarted by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) infusion of additional funds directed at Alzheimer’s; the development of new high-quality, up-to-date training and information for our nation’s cliniciansm; and a new public education campaign and website to help families and caregivers find the services and support they need. For more information, click here to read the full release.