Join the cause
As Alzheimer's disease threatens to bankrupt families, businesses and our healthcare system, scientists are coming closer to finding better treatments that could drastically alter the course of the disease. Now is the time to join us and speak up for the needs and rights of people with Alzheimer’s and their families, and help persuade Congress to increase funding for research.
Add your voice to ours – become an advocate today.
As an advocate, you will:
- Generate action from our elected officials by making calls and writing letters.
- Stay on top of policy and legislative issues through alerts and updates.
- Help elevate Alzheimer's from a disease to a cause.
2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
Act NowYou can make a difference in our fight for a world without Alzheimer's.
Tell Congress to pass legislation to significantly increase Alzheimer research funding, improve detection, diagnosis and care planning, and launch an integrated federal campaign to overcome Alzheimer’s disease.
Advocacy Forum
Our advocates spent March 7-9 in Washington, D.C., making legislators understand that as the growing Alzheimer population continues to strain an already fragile healthcare system, the need for adequate care, services and critical federal research funding necessary to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease is increasingly urgent.
Read more at: www.alz.org/summit.
Priorities
Federal Priorities
The Alzheimer's Association advocates that:
1. Invest $2 Billion in Alzheimer research.
2. Increase detection, diagnosis and care planning.
3. Create a national plan to solve the Alzheimer’s crisis.
Federal Priorities (1 page)
February Federal Update - Monthly update on our priorities and federal issues.
If you are a congressional staff person, please see our Policymakers section for more information.
State Priorities
The Alzheimer's Association is also working to:
1. Develop comprehensive state government Alzheimer's disease plans
2. Improve the quality of dementia care
3. Ensure access to Medicaid coverage for dementia care
If you are a state legislator, please see our Policymakers section for more information.
Want to know what's happening in your state? Contact your local chapter.
Progress
Thanks to our advocates, we have had great successes in the fight against Alzheimer disease. In fact, the Alzheimer’s Association and advocates were at the forefront of the effort to add early-onset Alzheimer’s to the Social Security Administration's Compassionate Allowances list. Learn more about our advocacy victory on behalf of individuals living with Alzheimer's and their families.
