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Public Health Approaches to Alzheimer’s Disease

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Shifts in disease burdens toward chronic long-term conditions like AD, along with the high costs of acute care in aging populations, have led to a renaissance of interest in health promotion and preventive policies in many countries. This chapter summarizes the latest evidence of potential risk-reduction and prevention strategies that cumulatively might prevent up to one-third of AD cases in the future. It examines this evidence across a wide array of potential interventions, some of which have proven to be inauspicious to date. If the goal of the health care system is to improve the health of the population, public health programs, particularly those that produce healthier lifestyles, are critical.

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Blank, R.H. (2019). Public Health Approaches to Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Social & Public Policy of Alzheimer's Disease in the United States. Palgrave Pivot, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0656-3_5

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