Alzheimer Disease

Help is just a phone call away for individuals affected by memory loss

Published in Health Insurance Week, November 27th, 2005

When it comes to Alzheimer, you are not alone. That is the message the Alzheimer's Association is sending out to people with Alzheimer disease, their families and caregivers in a nationwide campaign during National Alzheimer's Disease Month (NADM), which is held in November and was established by former president Ronald Reagan in 1983.

The Alzheimer's Association's has launched the "Make the First Call" campaign, a nationwide public education initiative to educate the public about the Association's Helpline which provides 24-hour assistance, 7 days a week at 1.800.272.3900.

The Helpline is a confidential service, staffed by master's level clinicians...

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Source: Health Insurance Week (2005-11-27)

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