Join the causeThe Alzheimer’s Association invites you to become an Alzheimer advocate. Join us and speak up for the needs and rights of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. Add your voice to ours — become an advocate today. Act NowAction Item IndexFederal Action: Support the Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act Help fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more support to caregivers. Tell your members of Congress to sign on to the Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2009. Upcoming eventsThe Greater Indiana Chapter's 2009 Public Policy Platform has been approved by the Board. Please e-mail Michael Sullivan at michael.sullivan@alz.org if you would like to receive a copy. Three bills that benefit Alzheimer's patients and families have become law. SB 307 will establish a Silver Alert System for missing endangered adults, patterned after the successful Amber Alert. SB 344 mandates that Medicaid case workers be re-established in counties where they were replaced by a computer eligibility system. SB 301 modifies some provisions of Medicaid eligibility determination. A copy of these bills is available at http://in.gov. Click "General Assembly" in the upper left, then click "Bills and Resolutions". Insert the bill number in the box, and the bill and all action will appear. What is an advocate?Alzheimer advocates play an important role in improving the quality of care and quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families by working to improve dementia care and services; improve access to community-based care; improve quality care in residential settings; and expand funding for research and public programs serving people with dementia. As an advocate, you will:
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