Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Program
Apply to be a 2024 GeriScholar!
The 2024 GeriScholar Program will reimburse training at one of two intensive training courses for up to 15 physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), or pharmacists sponsored by an IHS, Tribal, or Urban Indian Health program. Applications are due by July 5th.
NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
View Grant Opportunity HHS-2024-IHS-ALZ-0001: Addressing Dementia in Indian Country: Enhancing Sustainable Models of Care, Indian Health Service. Apply by the closing date, July 16, 2024.
And read more on our 2024 Funding Opportunity page.
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Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia affect lives throughout Indian Country. In older adults, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia – a condition in which a person has difficulty with memory, finding words, solving problems, and other thinking abilities, which worsen over time and get in the way of daily life. While there is no cure, the IHS Alzheimer's and Dementia Program is working to help reduce risk factors for dementia and improve the lives of those living with the condition.