Alzheimer's Association Programs and Services
The name of Diyanni's position at the Alzheimer's Association.
What is a diversity specialist?
What is good for the _____ is also good for the brain.
What is the heart?
The type of doctor people tend to seek help from first when having memory concerns.
What is a primary care physician?
Alzheimer's disease was discovered by this man.
Who is Alois Alzheimer?
The type of Alzheimer's disease that occurs before age 65.
What is early onset Alzheimer's.
Name of the resource that allows caregivers to talk to other caregivers about their difficulties.
What is a caregiver support group?
The number of hours a person should be sleeping everyday?
What is 6-8 hours?
The difference between Alzheimer's and Dementia.
Alzheimer's is a type of dementia.
The greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease.
What is age?
The type of memory loss that is often associated with Alzheimer's disease.
What is short term memory loss?
The name of the resource on the Alzheimer's website that allows community members to look up different services in their community.
What is the CRF (Community Resource Finder)?
The name of the recommended diets for healthy eating.
What are the DASH and Mediterranean Diets?
The amount of steps in the "____ Steps to Approach Memory Concerns" developed by the Alzheimer's Association.
What is 10?
The name of the stages of Alzheimer's disease.
What is Mild, Moderate, Severe or Early, Middle, Late Stages.
_______ are more at risk of developing Alzheimer's because they tend to live longer.
Who are women?
The name of the fundraiser that takes place in October.
What is "Walk to End Alzheimer's"
Name of the company that determines if medicines have been tested and are proven to be effective and safe.
What is the FDA?
The name of the 2 diagnostic processes that doctors use to determine if someone has Alzheimer's disease.
What are assessments and tests?
The name of the first medication that was shown to slow down disease progression.
What is aducanumaub (leqambi)?
The name of the gene that someone needs to born with that guarantees that they will have Alzheimer's.
What is deterministic gene?
The location of the two Hudson Valley Chapter Offices
What is Poughkeepsie and Westchester?
The various ways to lower risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease.
What is Eating healthy, Exercising, Self-Care (Mental health), cognitive engagement, social engagement, healthy sleeping habits.
The part of the brain that is damaged which causes personality changes.
The name of the proteins that grow in the brain that causes Alzheimer's disease.
What are Plaques and Tangles?
Before modern medicine, The only way Alzheimer's disease could be diagnosed.
What is an autopsy?