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Cognitive health: An emerging public health issue
Author(s) -
Anderson Lynda A.,
McConnell Stephen R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.01.018
Subject(s) - public health , cognition , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , nursing
A focus on cognitive health is consistent with the major principles that guide public health efforts in the United States. The purpose of our commentary is to provide a framework for placing cognitive health within the context of public health. We begin by describing the demographic and historical imperatives compelling the nation to attend to the issue of cognitive health, and then we explore several critical roles that public health can play to prevent cognitive decline and to promote cognitive health among all Americans.