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In updating and producing this third iteration, a The Leadership Committee views this Road Map as a
Leadership Committee (see Appendix A) met over a dynamic guide based on best practices and evidence
six-month period to examine progress to-date and documented at the time of publication. Committee
identify leading public health issues for the next five members acknowledged that the science on cognitive
years. The Committee identified actions from the health and Alzheimer’s and other dementias is
previous Road Map that had not been accomplished evolving. New evidence and developments continue
and issues that would require continued effort in the to emerge, often with implications for public health.
coming years. Five overarching issues emerged Implementation of this Road Map, just like its
and formed the basis for small workgroups on risk development, should take into consideration the latest
identification and risk reduction, diagnosis, education evidence and adopt newly-identified best practices. •
and training, caregivers, and evidence on impact
of the disease. Each workgroup (see Appendix B)
engaged a wider range of stakeholders at national,
state, and community levels—including content
experts, practitioners, and decision makers—to The Healthy Brain Initiative
determine an appropriate, attainable, and feasible set
of proposed actions for state and local public health The Healthy Brain Initiative is designed to
and their partners to implement between 2018 and spread understanding of and support for
2023. Proposed actions were compiled, discussed, cognitive aging as a central part of public
and amended by the Leadership Committee. What health practice.
emerged was the action agenda found in Section III
of this Road Map. Leadership Committee members,
stakeholders, and subject matter experts all reviewed
draft versions of this Road Map (see Appendix C for
the full array of actions by topic area).

IV:: Developing the Third Road Map

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