Category: Alzheimer’s Disease

By Gabrielle Brackett, MS, MPH June is Alzheimer’s Brain Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about brain health, Alzheimer’s disease, and all other dementia. An estimated 5.8 million Americans age 65 years and older have Alzheimer’s dementia in 2020, including 690,000 people in California. The number of people with Alzheimer’s dementia in California is…

By Gabrielle Brackett, MS, MPH Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that is the 6th leading cause of death among adults in the United States, and is the 5th leading cause of death among adults aged 65-85 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because Alzheimer’s disease affects the parts of…