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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Tribal Partners, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the announcement below regarding the <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Healthy Brain Initiative’s </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_aging_healthybrain_pdf_HBI-2DRoad-2DMap-2Dfor-2DIndian-2DCountry-2D508.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=qbhJt-cbOoeMXp7vToGxzCmPpSlTf9ij_dQpPqwET4-UJ_JSGMH9SzUYK7t6TWoi&m=z66MSbbv_9s2WFR5oJHQ-M98b79A4okOUv7h8JU_JMw&s=Sk-RojCaNSAXa9Te_sFrEzbI_fFrNXkqaP2MxBEBkrc&e="><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">Road
Map for Indian Country</span></i></a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ashley Thirstrup, MPA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manager, Community Policy, Systems and Environmental Change<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention Section<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Ashley.thirstrup@dhsoha.state.or.us">Ashley.thirstrup@dhsoha.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Desk: (971) 673-1026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cell: (503) 720-2557<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA">www.oregon.gov/OHA</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On behalf of CDC’s Division of Population Health, I’m pleased to announce the release of the Healthy Brain Initiative’s
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_aging_healthybrain_pdf_HBI-2DRoad-2DMap-2Dfor-2DIndian-2DCountry-2D508.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=qbhJt-cbOoeMXp7vToGxzCmPpSlTf9ij_dQpPqwET4-UJ_JSGMH9SzUYK7t6TWoi&m=z66MSbbv_9s2WFR5oJHQ-M98b79A4okOUv7h8JU_JMw&s=Sk-RojCaNSAXa9Te_sFrEzbI_fFrNXkqaP2MxBEBkrc&e="><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Road
Map for Indian Country</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> This document is the first-ever public health guide focused on dementia
in American Indian/Alaska Native communities. As tribal leaders deal with an aging population and the growing problem of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, they can use this Road Map to build on the strengths of their traditional practices and culture to engage
their communities in addressing these important health issues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Road Map is designed specifically to support discussion about dementia and caregiving within tribal communities and to encourage a public health approach—as part of
a larger holistic response. It also includes public health strategies to enhance wellness for older adults affected by dementia, support family care, and promote brain health across generations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CDC and the Alzheimer’s Association, in consultation with the International Association for Indigenous Aging, sought specific input, feedback, guidance, and direction from
experts and elders throughout Indian Country to develop this helpful resource. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
<i>Road Map for Indian Country</i> is a companion product to the Healthy Brain Initiative’s
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_aging_pdf_2018-2D2023-2DRoad-2DMap-2D508.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=qbhJt-cbOoeMXp7vToGxzCmPpSlTf9ij_dQpPqwET4-UJ_JSGMH9SzUYK7t6TWoi&m=z66MSbbv_9s2WFR5oJHQ-M98b79A4okOUv7h8JU_JMw&s=F3ljI_vzblvdxLWUXDtdyKExvHic-o6kemIiufSKlJs&e="><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">State
and Local Public Health Partnership to Address Dementia: The 2018-2023 Road Map</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Other resources you may find helpful are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.astho.org_Healthy-2DAging_Healthy-2DHeart-2DHealthy-2DBrain_&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=qbhJt-cbOoeMXp7vToGxzCmPpSlTf9ij_dQpPqwET4-UJ_JSGMH9SzUYK7t6TWoi&m=z66MSbbv_9s2WFR5oJHQ-M98b79A4okOUv7h8JU_JMw&s=38MGf431Himo1lkcm2_u8fiYkBnXFCjGIqKOQNSXcY0&e="><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Healthy
Heart, Healthy Brain Program</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Infographic illustrating
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_aging_data_infographic_2017_american-2DIndian-2Dalaska-2Dnative-2Dcognitive-2Ddecline.html&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=qbhJt-cbOoeMXp7vToGxzCmPpSlTf9ij_dQpPqwET4-UJ_JSGMH9SzUYK7t6TWoi&m=z66MSbbv_9s2WFR5oJHQ-M98b79A4okOUv7h8JU_JMw&s=CHtm2mDB_8yw_ECcCjj8buZGafgRaKqCMaUM_frEU9Y&e="><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Subjective
Cognitive Decline Among American Indian/Alaska Native Adults.</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more information on CDC’s activities related to Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging, visit
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_aging_index.html&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=qbhJt-cbOoeMXp7vToGxzCmPpSlTf9ij_dQpPqwET4-UJ_JSGMH9SzUYK7t6TWoi&m=z66MSbbv_9s2WFR5oJHQ-M98b79A4okOUv7h8JU_JMw&s=0_kq8fH9WyE2YkZFtyUPu0t_cGSTdV6UIIjd5oO-vUA&e="><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://www.cdc.gov/aging/index.html</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
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