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South Dakota Department of Health
South Dakota Department of Health

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Healthy Brain Program

Healthy Brain Initiative websiteThe Healthy Brain Program will use a public health approach to Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD) using CDC’s Healthy Brain Initiative State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia: The 2023-2027 Road Map, the Road Map for Indian Country (RM Series), as guides to expand and improve the response to ADRD.

The overarching vision of the Healthy Brain Program is that everyone deserves a life with the healthiest brain possible. To help achieve this vision, the program will focus on the following outcomes: 

  • Increase community partnerships.
  • Increase prevention strategies and integration with other chronic disease efforts.
  • Increase policy action and implementation.
  • Increase data availability, quality and utilization, and data-informed decision-making.
  • Reduce stigma and bias about cognitive decline.
  • Increase knowledge and skills of current and future workforce.
  • Increase public knowledge about brain health, risk factors for dementia, and benefits of prevention, early detection, and diagnosis.
  • Increase public knowledge and use of services for people living with dementia and their caregivers. 

The SD DOH has established the Healthy Brain Coalition to develop a strategic plan to support a comprehensive and balanced public health approach to ADRD and strengthen our ability to meet ongoing and future needs across South Dakota.

Conceptual Framework for the Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map

Conceptual Framework for the Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map

The framework of the Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map consists of four domains will serve as a guide for DOH to achieve the most action and impact. The framework consists of four domains:

  • Strengthen Partnerships and Policies
  • Measure, Evaluate, and Utilize Data
  • Build a Diverse and Skilled Workforce
  • Engage and Educate the Public

Surrounding the domains, shown on the outer circle of the framework, are the areas of practice across the life course that affect the domains: risk reduction of cognitive decline; dementia caregiving; early detection, diagnosis and management of cognitive impairment; and community-clinical linkages.

Healthy Brain Initiative State and Local Road Map for Public Health

Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map for Indian Country - link to CDC document

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