Johnson County, IA
The Dementia Friendly Johnson County Action Team is a collaborative effort consisting of local government, Heritage Area Agency on Aging, Alzheimer’s Association—Iowa Chapter, agencies serving older adults, and older adult community members including those living with dementia. Johnson County, already well-versed in offering Dementia Friends sessions, plans to also conduct dementia-friendly training for business, community organizations, government entities, local school districts and the University of Iowa. Dementia Friendly Johnson County created subcommittees focused on four priority areas: training, recruitment/outreach, research and marketing. The mission of the Dementia Friendly Johnson County Action Team is to break the stigma surrounding dementia by creating awareness, educating community members and businesses, and growing Iowa’s network of Dementia Friends.
The local effort is co-led by Jeff Kellbach and Kim Bergen-Jackson with several local community members and organizations collaborating together on the team.
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