BUILDING A COUNTYWIDE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA RESOURCE INVENTORY

Abstract

Abstract As a BOLD Public Health Program grantee, the Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health (DPH) was funded to translate national ADRD priorities to the local level. Guided by the social ecological framework, DPH aims to address ADRD by engaging a multi-pronged approach that meaningfully considers the intersection of social, political, and environmental realities when developing and implementing key strategies. As part of this effort, DPH developed a resource inventory and simultaneously created a dedicated website to host and disseminate this information. The target audience for this resource inventory includes the general public; people living with ADRD and their caregivers and families; health professionals; and community-based and allied health professionals. The resource inventory encompasses a wide range of educational information, training materials, local programs, and services related to ADRD such as trainings for healthcare providers to strengthen their knowledge and ability in screening and diagnosing ADRD and legal/financial planning tips for caregivers. In developing the inventory’s scope, DPH relied on multi-sector partners to understand the needs of LAC’s diverse communities especially keeping in mind communities disproportionately impacted by ADRD (e.g., Black and Latinx communities). Stakeholders highlighted the need to ensure that resources addressed both ADRD topics and critical community needs related to the social determinants of health. The final inventory drew extensively from a wide range of existing national, state, and local resources. This presentation will outline DPH’s resource inventory development process and share how results will be used to identify resource gaps and inform local ADRD-focused efforts.