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House advances S.302, a public-health outreach bill on dementia, and orders third reading
Summary
The Vermont House voted to propose to the Senate amendments to S.302, a bill directing state agencies to expand public- and clinical-facing education on Alzheimer’s and dementia risk; the measure was presented by Representative Hyman, who cited personal experience and state statistics to argue for early diagnosis and broader clinician/public education.
The Vermont House on the floor advanced Senate Bill 302, a measure directing the Departments of Health and of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living to develop and maintain accessible public- and clinician-facing materials and programs about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Representative Hyman, the committee reporter and member from South Burlington, framed the bill with a personal account of a family member’s decline from Alzheimer’s and highlighted…
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