Breaking Barriers: Combating Dementia Through Social Engagement

Social connections are an important component of overall health and aging, and may also protect against cognitive decline. To promote healthy aging, we should address and encourage social connections across the entire life course. It is estimated that frequent social connections may lower the risk of cognitive decline by up to 70%. In this webinar, Crystal Glover, Ph.D., an applied social psychologist, mixed methodologist, and health equity in aging researcher at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (and) Neurological Sciences in Rush Medical College, outlines the evidence behind social connections as a social determinant of health and what this means for public health.

Public health professionals and others seeking to understand the association between social connections and dementia risk, as well as strategies to integrate dementia risk reduction initiatives into comprehensive strategic plans, can benefit from this webinar.

The Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Risk Reduction is made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a financial assistance award totaling $2,973,948, with 100% funded by CDC/HHS. The contents of this video are those of the Alzheimer's Association and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.

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