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Flagstaff Awarded Dementia Friendly Community Designation
Flagstaff has become the first Northern Arizona city to earn a Dementia Friendly Community (DFC) designation from Dementia Friendly America (DFA). By joining 10 other Arizona cities with the dementia-friendly moniker, advocates can continue to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and related dementias in Flagstaff and surrounding communities. This achievement reflects a collaborative effort led by the Northern…
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Data Dashboard
Each person may describe “aging well” in different terms. The Aging Well Arizona initiative focuses on the aspect of overall brain health. Reports offering data on various topics related to aging well are offered through our Data Dashboard. Brain Health Brain Health encompasses Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, Stroke, and other circulatory diseases, as well…
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Community Meeting Videos from November 2023
In November 2023, Aging Well Arizona hosted its first meeting of community stakeholders. Aging Well Arizona is a collaborative focusing on dementia, Alzheimer’s, brain health, and wellbeing. In Northern Arizona’s six-county region, approximately 24,000 people have Alzheimer’s or dementia, with as many as 150,000 afflicted statewide. This figure is expected to increase by 33% in…
