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Committee backs bill to add Alzheimer's and dementia education into public health outreach

New Hampshire Senate Health and Human Services Committee · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Senators heard from DHHS and the Alzheimer's Association that SB 454 would incorporate brain-health messaging, early-detection tools and provider education into existing outreach programs; DHHS said it expects minimal fiscal impact and the committee moved the bill as amended.

Senate Bill 454 would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to explicitly incorporate information about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias into the state's public-health outreach and provider-education programs. Sponsor Senator Kevin Nevard said the bill requires…

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