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Bill would direct DHHS to fold Alzheimer's information into existing public‑health outreach
Summary
SB 454 would require the Department of Health and Human Services to add Alzheimer's and dementia information into existing public outreach and provider materials; advocates cited 26,500 Granite Staters living with the disease and argued early diagnosis can lower long‑term costs and improve outcomes.
Representatives of the Alzheimer's Association and the Department of Health and Human Services told the House committee that SB 454 would sustain and expand a prior brain‑health awareness campaign by integrating Alzheimer's and dementia information into existing public‑health outreach and provider materials.
"There are over 26,500 individuals living with Alzheimer's or dementia in the state of New…
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