National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed.
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Events for November 8, 2017
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National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
It’s about how you live. This is the theme for November’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Month 2017.
COPD Awareness Month
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is a chronic lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. The disease is increasingly common, affecting millions of Americans, and is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
National Family Caregivers Month
Caregiving can be a 24-hours a day/7-days a week job. Caring for a senior with Alzheimer’s or a child with special needs can be non-stop. Providing care around the clock can crowd out other important areas of life. And you never know when you will need to rush to the hospital or leave work at the drop of a hat.
American Public Health Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Expo
More than 12,000 public health experts will convene in Atlanta, Nov. 4-8, to present new research and discuss latest trends in the field. Themed “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health,” APHA 2017 will host a worldwide audience and premier lineup of public health’s most important topics.
UMass discussion of DREAMers and Distress Study
The event aims to look at current research that “examines how not having legal status impacts the psychosocial well-being of undocumented college-age students and identifies what social supports are in place to alleviate psychological stressors associated with not having legal U.S. status.”
Wider Circle Ending Poverty Forum
Maryland-based nonprofit A Wider Circle hosts The 2017 Forum on Ending Poverty: Creating Solutions and Positive Change with experts, nonprofit leaders and individuals seeking to get out of poverty.
Closing the Rural Health Gap
Ahead of National Rural Health Day on November 16, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and partner organizations are giving an exclusive media update on the state of their mission to reduce rural health disparities.
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