Long-Term Services and Supports Technical Assistance Center - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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Long-Term Services and Supports Technical Assistance Center - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

WSU partners with tribes on Alzheimer’s initiatives

Through education and outreach, Washington State University (WSU) is addressing Alzheimer's disease-related health disparities in Native populations. Through its Natives Care (PDF, 247 KB, 1 p) project, Partnerships for Native Health—a unit at Washington State University (WSU)—works with tribes and tribal organizations to help Native communities understand that Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging.

Prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's among American Indians and Alaska Natives will require national data regarding the disease's basic patterns in Native populations. In this effort, Partnerships for Native Health is working with Native elders to explore cultural values that might prevent or promote participation in Alzheimer's disease-related research.