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Senior Scene® | November Issue
Message from Secretary Jeffrey S. Bragg Florida Department of Elder Affairs
This Veterans Day
This Veterans Day, I want to take the opportunity to honor Florida veterans by sharing their stories and sacri ces in our November/December issue of Elder Update – the free, bimonthly newspaper produced at the Department of Elder Affairs. There are more than 1.5 million veterans living in Florida, more than half of whom are over the age of 65. Florida veterans have served in both peacetime and wartime, including World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. We thank the brave men and women who have served in the military, as well as their families for the sacri ces they make, and hope that you will also honor them this Veterans Day and beyond.
We also have some updates on our progress
with the Dementia Care and Cure Initiative (DCCI); what a  tting time to discuss this as November marks Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. In Florida, there are currently more than 520,000 individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease, which, while the most well-known, is only one form of dementia. Florida seeks to lead the nation in response to the increasing
incidence of dementia by implementing a statewide effort to become more dementia-friendly – taking action to support those diagnosed with dementia, their families, and caregivers – bettering communities and the state overall. We have been hard at work since launching DCCI in 2015 in Tallahassee/Leon County and have already expanded into Ft. Myers/ Lee County, Sarasota/Sarasota County, Jacksonville, and Orlando. We are excited for the continued expansion of DCCI into Jacksonville, Pensacola, and other communities across Florida this winter and
into the new year. We look forward to sharing these updates with you as we work to spread dementia- caring communities across the state. I encourage you to subscribe to Elder Update so that you can stay informed on these and other important news and updates from us.
Visit us online at http://elderaffairs.state. .us/ doea/elder_update.php or call 850-414-2000
for more information, to see our latest issues electronically, or to subscribe. SS
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