The NACA Position on Alzheimer Disease and related dementias no. 23

This position was unanimously adopted by NACA members on
July 19, 2004

National Advisory Council on Aging
October 2004

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Table of Contents

What is the National Advisory Council on Aging?
Acknowledgements
The NACA Position in Brief

The NACA Position on Alzheimer Disease and related dementias

1. Introduction
2. What are Alzheimer Disease and related dementias?
3. Current knowledge of causes, prevention and treatment
4. Assessing adequacy of current public policies
5. Ethics
6. Housing
7. Toward a national strategy on ADRD
8. A proposed national strategy on ADRD

Appendix

1. Related dementias (RD)
2. Stages of Alzheimer Disease
3. Canadian research activities in dementia
4. Ethics and Alzheimer Disease
5. Official signatories to the cognitive impairment in aging partnership
6. Summary of provincial strategies as of July 2004

End notes

Please send your comments, queries or change of address notice to:

National Advisory Council on Aging
Postal Locator: 1908 A1, 8^th Floor
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 1B4

Tel: (613) 957-1968
Fax: (613) 957-9938
E-mail: info@naca-ccnta.ca
Internet: http://www.naca.ca

The Division of Aging and Seniors, Public Health Agency of Canada, provides operational support to the National Advisory Council on Aging.

THE NACA POSITION ON... is a series of policy papers presenting NACA's opinions and recommendations on the needs and concerns of seniors and issues related to the aging of the population.

1^st printing, 2004

© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2004

Cat.: H71-2/2-23-2004
ISBN: 0-662-68395-1

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