June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Did you know that an estimated 6 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s disease? Someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s dementia every 65 seconds. One in 9 people age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia. It is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, killing more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. That’s why WCPL is joining the Alzheimer’s Association Tennessee Chapter in its efforts to promote Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month this June.
To help increase awareness of this terrible disease that affects so many families in our community, the Alzheimer’s Association suggests three ways to Go Purple:
- Wear Purple: it’s the official color of the Alzheimer’s movement.
- Turn Facebook Purple: change your profile by adding your photo to the organization’s END ALZ Facebook frame to show your support for their fight to end Alzheimer’s
- Share Why You Go Purple: share a photo on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtags #ENDALZ or #EndAlzheimers and honor a friend or relative lost to Alzheimer’s.
For more information on these three activities, go to: https://www.alz.org/abam/overview.asp
Check out our first floor display featuring a variety of the Library’s Alzheimer’s and dementia resources, along with some informative handouts from the Alzheimer’s Association.
You can learn more about Alzheimer’s and dementia by attending our virtual Alzheimer’s & Dementia series. The next program in the series, “Effective Communication Strategies,” is on Tuesday, June 22 at 1:30. Click here to register.
Join the Alzheimer’s Association in going purple and raising awareness this June. The more people know about Alzheimer’s, the more action we inspire.
Sharon Reily, Reference Librarian