Addressing Brain Health in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, our guest shares challenges and opportunities around brain health in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. He provides insights into the Healthy Brain Initiative’s Road Map for Indian Country and discusses success stories with indigenous communities addressing dementia issues. Finally, he outlines research questions that need to be answered to successfully address brain health in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Download the transcript   Guest: Michael Splaine Principal, Splaine Consulting Managing Partner, Recruitment Partners LLC   Host: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE Director of Strategic Alliances Gerontological Society of America Support provided by Genentech, Lilly, Eisai, and Otsuka. Additional Resources: https://www.glitc.org/programs/aging-disability/publications-and-media/ https://iasquared.org/brain-health/ https://www.cdc.gov/aging/healthybrain/pdf/hbi-road-map-for-indian-country-508.pdf