Brain Healthy Nutrition – Hawaiʻi Dementia Initiative Coalition Meeting
Join our next Hawaiʻi Dementia Initiative Coalition meeting to discover how local flavors and brain-healthy foods can boost brain health, reduce dementia risk, and support overall wellness. We’ll also share updates on the coalition, action teams, and upcoming events.
Presenters:
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the core nutrition principles of the Mediterranean Diet and the MIND Diet.
- Identify locally available foods that align with brain‑healthy nutrition guidelines.
- Explain how culturally relevant, locally sourced food can promote health equity in Hawaiʻi communities.
- Recognize Nutrition Supports Services and eligibility criteria.
- Identify the roles of health centers, health care providers and community-based organizations within community care hubs.
Click the flyer link below for the Zoom link or email DOH.Dementia@doh.hawaii.gov.
Can Do! Reframing Dementia Support and Education to Focus on Strengths and Resilience
Living well with dementia is deeply influenced by the mindsets of both people living with dementia and their caregivers. Learning to Live with Dementia is a new support and education program model that combines a structured series of brief lessons with facilitated group sessions designed for people living with dementia and for caregivers to reflect on and share their experiences.
This innovative approach promotes a shift in perspective—focusing on what people can do to live well with dementia and providing practical strategies to support that goal. In this webinar, participants will learn about this strengths-based support and education program, hear inspirational stories, and gain new perspectives designed to reframe both the dementia journey and the caregiving experience.
Participants will also be introduced to the Learning to Live with Dementia Facilitator Toolkit, a resource developed to strengthen facilitator skills, confidence, and capacity to deliver structured, group-based education and engagement.
Direct questions to NADRC-Webinars@rti.org
Please note:
NADRC webinars are free and open to the public.
NADRC webinars are recorded and will be posted at https://nadrc.acl.gov/.
Closed captioning is available during the webinar and included in all recordings
Hawaiʻi Caregiver Conference (Kauaʻi) Ola Nā Lima Mālama
On Saturday, March 28, the Alzheimer’s Association will be hosting the Ola Nā Lima Mālama: Hawaiʻi Caregiver Conference at the Kauaʻi Community College Fine Arts Center. This is a free, one-day educational event for family caregivers, focused on practical strategies, brain health, and support for those caring for someone living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.
Hawaiʻi Caregiver Conference (Oʻahu) Ola Nā Lima Mālama
Join the Alzheimer’s Association Hawaiʻi Chapter for their annual Hawaiʻi Caregiver Conference at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Pikake Room.
Topics to include:
– Great Expectations in Dementia Care
– Through Their Eyes: Understanding Resistance
– Supporting Brain Health / Fitness Workout
– Making Care Make Sense: A Practical Guide
– QA / Panel
Speakers:
– Adria Thompson, Eastern Kentucky University; Be Light Care Consulting
– Dorothy Colby, Hale Kuike; Positive Approach to Care
– Dr. Gina Fujikami, The Queen’s Medical Center
– Dr. Rachel Lindsay, Kapiolani Community College
Hypertension and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
The National Association of County and City Health Officials is hosting a Cardiovascular Health Community of Practice (CoP) peer-learning session about the connection between Hypertension and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Reduction. This session will explore the connection between hypertension and Alzheimer’s disease, highlight evidence-based risk reduction strategies, and share practical tools and resources that support local and state public health efforts. Participants will also engage in interactive discussion with peers working in cardiovascular health, brain health, and healthy aging.
Living Longer: The Increasing Need for Dementia Care and Support for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Advances in medicine, technology, and community living are extending the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). As a result, individuals with IDD are now at greater risk of developing dementia. Dementia can present differently in people with IDD, and supporting individuals with both conditions often requires specialized knowledge and skills from healthcare professionals and aging and disability service providers.
This webinar will provide participants with an overview of IDD and dementia including prevalence, signs and symptoms, and assessing if a person with IDD may be developing dementia. Participants will also learn practical considerations for supporting people with IDD and dementia with an emphasis on enhancing workforce training. The webinar will also include insights into the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center newly released resource, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Dementia: Practical Strategies for Professionals.
Direct questions to NADRC-Webinars@rti.org
Please note: NADRC webinars are free and open to the public.
NADRC webinars are recorded and will be posted at https://nadrc.acl.gov/.
Closed captioning is available during the webinar and included in all recordings.
The Empowered Caregiver – Communicating Effectively: Grief, Coping, and the Holiday Season
As people living with dementia progress in their journey and lose the ability to use words, caregivers can discover new ways to communicate effectively in any stage of the disease. Learn how dementia affects communication, how person-centered approaches can improve communication and much more. Join us for a heartfelt program with Bereavement & Spiritual Care Coordinator, Walt Weiss of Kauaʻi Hospice, as he discusses self-care, anticipatory grief, and navigating the holiday season with compassion for yourself, your family, and the loved one living with dementia.
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