On Thursday, Gov. Tom Corbett signed an Executive Order establishing the Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Disease State Planning Committee.
The committee will work to create a state plan to address the growing Alzheimer’s disease crisis in Pennsylvania.
Corbett signed the executive order at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. The school’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center is one of two Pennsylvania centers funded by the National Institute of Health for advanced research in Alzheimer’s disease. Through this funding, dramatic advances have been developed for more effective therapies in treating Alzheimer’s disease.
Over 400,000 Pennsylvanians are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Someone new is diagnosed every 69 seconds in the United States.
Secretary of Aging Brian Duke will serve as the chairperson of the committee that will examine the needs and research the trends of Pennsylvania’s Alzheimer’s population.
The committee will include representatives from various state agencies as well as those personally impacted by Alzheimer’s disease. They will have one year to develop a planned approach for Pennsylvania relating to Alzheimer’s disease and other related brain disorders.
The establishment of the Alzheimer’s Disease State Planning Committee is effective immediately.
For more information, visit http://www.pa.gov.
The committee will work to create a state plan to address the growing Alzheimer’s disease crisis in Pennsylvania.
Corbett signed the executive order at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. The school’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center is one of two Pennsylvania centers funded by the National Institute of Health for advanced research in Alzheimer’s disease. Through this funding, dramatic advances have been developed for more effective therapies in treating Alzheimer’s disease.
Over 400,000 Pennsylvanians are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Someone new is diagnosed every 69 seconds in the United States.
Secretary of Aging Brian Duke will serve as the chairperson of the committee that will examine the needs and research the trends of Pennsylvania’s Alzheimer’s population.
The committee will include representatives from various state agencies as well as those personally impacted by Alzheimer’s disease. They will have one year to develop a planned approach for Pennsylvania relating to Alzheimer’s disease and other related brain disorders.
The establishment of the Alzheimer’s Disease State Planning Committee is effective immediately.
For more information, visit http://www.pa.gov.