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Press Releases 2012
February 2, 2012 - Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Applauds Introduction of Bill to Advance Promising Therapies for Costly Chronic Diseases
NEW YORK, NY—Eric J. Hall, president and chief executive officer of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), today released this statement related to the introduction in Congress of the bipartisan Spending Reductions through Innovations in Therapies (SPRINT) Agenda Act of 2012.
February 2, 2012 - Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Announces Teens Video Contest Winners
Heartfelt Videos Sound Powerful Messages About Disease’s Impact on Families
NEW YORK, NY—Hannah Schwartz, 18, of Clarksville, TN has witnessed what she calls the kind of love that can only be expressed by a caregiver to a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, and she has captured that “enduring devotion” in the winning video for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) Teens Video Competition.
January 19, 2012 - Alzheimer’s Foundation of America and Breadcrumb Introduce State-of-the-Art GPS Locator Device to Help Track Wanderers
QVC Scheduled to Unveil New Product
NEW YORK, NY – Directly addressing the major—and life-threatening—issue of wandering among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) and Breadcrumb L.L.C. today announced the rollout of a state-of-the-art locator device and caregiver-friendly monitoring system. This innovative new tracking device is designed specifically for the dementia population and aimed at immediately and precisely pinpointing a person’s whereabouts.
January 19, 2012 - Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Leader Presses for Forward Movement on National Alzheimer’s Plan
NEW YORK, NY—After a two-day meeting of government leaders and private sector experts that focused on the proposed framework of an historic national plan to defeat Alzheimer’s disease, Eric J. Hall, founding president and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) and a member of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care and Services established by the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), today released this statement:
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