Event Title
The National Alzheimer's Project Act: A Sociological Analysis of Federal Alzheimer's Policy
Location
Diamond 241
Start Date
30-4-2015 2:30 PM
End Date
30-4-2015 3:55 PM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
In 2012, Congress enacted a public law requiring a National Plan to Address Alzheimer's be published yearly by a board of doctors, federal employees, caregivers and Alzheimer patients. This law, The National Alzheimer's Project Act was a response to the federal governments realization of the upcoming health care crisis if Alzheimer's and other dementias keep increasing at such alarming rates. 5 million Americans were living with Alzheimer's in 2014 and incurring over a billion dollars in health care costs. It is expected 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer's by 2050 which will cost over a trillion dollars. So what does this plan do? Using a sociological framework I analyze how the law frames Alzheimer's patients, caregivers and providers and what that means for it's effectiveness and outcomes. Grounded in my experience as a family caregiver I will also unpack what it means to have Alzheimer's in our society today.
Faculty Sponsor
Marilyn Pukkila
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1042
The National Alzheimer's Project Act: A Sociological Analysis of Federal Alzheimer's Policy
Diamond 241
In 2012, Congress enacted a public law requiring a National Plan to Address Alzheimer's be published yearly by a board of doctors, federal employees, caregivers and Alzheimer patients. This law, The National Alzheimer's Project Act was a response to the federal governments realization of the upcoming health care crisis if Alzheimer's and other dementias keep increasing at such alarming rates. 5 million Americans were living with Alzheimer's in 2014 and incurring over a billion dollars in health care costs. It is expected 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer's by 2050 which will cost over a trillion dollars. So what does this plan do? Using a sociological framework I analyze how the law frames Alzheimer's patients, caregivers and providers and what that means for it's effectiveness and outcomes. Grounded in my experience as a family caregiver I will also unpack what it means to have Alzheimer's in our society today.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/404