World Alzheimers Month

September 2012 is the first global World Alzheimers Month, an international campaign to educate and raise awareness about Alzheimers disease.

September 21st, is World Alzheimers Day, as assigned by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1994. Alzheimers is a devastating disease that has become a global health issue.

The theme of this years World Alzheimers Month is Dementia: Living Together. Alzheimers associations all over the world are focusing their efforts on reducing the stigma associated with dementia and helping local communities to be more dementia-friendly.

Misconceptions about Alzheimers and dementia are common, so encouraging a better understanding amongst the public is very important. By helping people better understand dementia, the symptoms, and the extent to which Alzheimers can progress, we help the patients, their family members and their caregivers cope. Because the population is aging, the number of people with Alzheimers will continue to rise.

Activities and events planned across the globe will include educational seminars, workshops, walks and social events for people with dementia and their carers. For more information, or to find events near you visit https://www.alzint.org/get-involved/world-alzheimers-month/.

For local information, please visit The Alzheimer Society of Ottawa.