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Sponsors reintroduce bill to coordinate Alzheimer's public outreach, stress early detection
Summary
Representatives Baker and Fuchs reintroduced HB254 to require the Ohio Department of Health to coordinate with the Department of Aging, the Commission on Minority Health and community groups to boost public and clinician awareness of Alzheimer's and dementia, with a focus on risk reduction and early detection.
Representatives Baker and Fuchs told the House Health Committee they reintroduced House Bill 254 to coordinate state and community efforts to educate Ohioans about Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, emphasizing risk reduction and the importance of early detection.
"Over 230,000 Ohioans are living with Alzheimer's disease and over 450,000 family members are providing care to them," Representative Baker said,…
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