Theme for World Alzheimer’s Month Is ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia’

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Theme for World Alzheimer’s Month Is ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia’
September 18, 2020September 18, 2020
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Events are underway to mark World Alzheimer’s Month, observed every September to raise global awareness about the disease and challenge the stigma regarding dementia. September 21 has been designated World Alzheimer’s Day. Approximately 44 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia and an irreversible progressive neurological disorder. In the U.S., roughly 5.5 million people — two-thirds of them women — live with Alzheimer’s. Presented annually by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), the observance was begun…

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