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Brain Health & Dementia Awareness Grant
Taking proactive steps to address dementia
The DOH’s Healthy Aging Program, in partnership with the Dementia Action Collaborative of Washington, has awarded grants for brain health and dementia awareness (PDF) to community and faith-based partners. On this page, grant awardees can find documents and resources to support their grant activities, as well as educational sessions and tools to implement the Brain Health & Dementia Awareness in our Communities (BDAC) curriculum.
Optional Activity List & Supporting Resources
The Dementia Grant Optional Activities page provides grantees a list of the activities they could choose to implement as well as resources to support each activity.
Grant Templates
Use this Workplan Template (link downloads Word document) to identify the Brain Health and Dementia Awareness activities your organization plans to implement. We will update this page with a Progress Report Template, BDAC Educational Session Report Template and a Final Narrative Report Template.
BDAC Trainer Resources
Trusted messengers offering BDAC sessions can access downloadable social media graphics and flyers to help promote activities in their communities and copies of the materials you will need to facilitate a BDAC session.
Brain Health Resources
Learn how dementia is defined, read about the benefits of early detection, and learn about modifiable risk factors on the state DOH's webpage about brain health.
Credible Websites
Here are websites DOH finds credible for you to use to gather and share information and resources for your community.
Washington State Department of Health Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Washington Community Living Connections
University of Washington Medicine Memory & Brain Wellness Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Alzheimer's and Dementia
International Association for Indigenous Aging