Dementia awareness campaign for the Region of the Americas
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are delivering a joint dementia awareness campaign for the Region of the Americas throughout September 2019. The theme of the campaign is ‘Let’s talk about dementia’, based on the understanding that talking about dementia helps tackle the stigma and encourages people to find out more information, seek advice, help and support.
A series of posters and other materials have been developed in order to emphasise the importance of that often difficult ‘first conversation’ and the follow-up discussions between an individual, family members, friends and colleagues, and eventually initiating conversations with health care professionals.
Some data
How many people are living with dementia?
Dementia affects over 50 million people worldwide, and this number increases every 3 seconds. Over 10 million people are living with dementia in the Americas region alone. Select your country to see how it is affected.
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2018. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed July 25th, 2019)
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Interactive
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signs
Dementia affects everyone differently but there are some common warning signs. Try this interactive by answering ‘Yes’ and “No’ to the questions. It is not a test for dementia, but if you are worried you should talk to your doctor and seek out more information.
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stories on social media
You are not alone. Watch these stories from people living with dementia and their caregivers and use them as inspiration for your own social media stories. Talking about your experience is an important step and sharing your story will help other people going through this.
