PowerPoint Presentation: Sixth-leading cause of death across all ages in the United States …
PowerPoint Presentation: … Fifth-leading cause of death for those 65 and older
PowerPoint Presentation: Approximately 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s
PowerPoint Presentation: Every 68 seconds, someone in America develops Alzheimer’s
PowerPoint Presentation: What is Alzheimer's?
PowerPoint Presentation: A disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells. Normal Brain Affected Brain
PowerPoint Presentation: Causes confusion
PowerPoint Presentation: Destroys ability to complete task of daily living
PowerPoint Presentation: Memory loss
PowerPoint Presentation: The Problem’s
PowerPoint Presentation: Symptoms are often mistaken as regular aging processes
PowerPoint Presentation: Disease starts out subtle, and symptoms can be easy to miss
PowerPoint Presentation: Gets worse with time and cannot be cured
PowerPoint Presentation: Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s can have a negative impact on the health, employment, income, and financial security of many caregivers
PowerPoint Presentation: Found more frequently in minorities. Affects 10.5% African Americans. Affects 9.8% Hispanics. Affect 5.4% Caucasians.
PowerPoint Presentation: Total payments for health care, long-term care, and hospice are projected to increase from $200 billion in 2012 to $1.1 trillion in 2050.
PowerPoint Presentation: What can we do?
PowerPoint Presentation: Better overall health at a young age -Studies show that high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes are all linked to Alzheimer's prevalence
PowerPoint Presentation: More funding …
PowerPoint Presentation: .. for better research
PowerPoint Presentation: Education Educating people on the causes and effects of Alzheimer’s will help spread awareness
PowerPoint Presentation: U nless scientists develop new approaches to prevent or cure Alzheimer’s …
PowerPoint Presentation: …more than 15 million Americans could be living with the disease by 2050!
PowerPoint Presentation: Credits : Alexis Ford Scott Bowman Jessica Kurtzman Wei Chau Song: Gary Jules – Mad World