Legislation Co-Authored by Sen. Tim Kaine Geared to Combat Alzheimer's Signed Into Law

The Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act to create public health infrastructure across the nation for promoting brain health has been signed into law, reports WJHL-TV . BOLD applies a public health approach to lower risk of Alzheimer's, spot early symptoms, advance care, enhance data, and change the course of the disease. Under the administration of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the legislation allocates $20 million annually over the next five years to set up Alzheimer's and related dementias public health centers of excellence, committed to implementing the CDC's Healthy Aging Public Health Road Map and supporting health and social services professionals, families, and communities. BOLD also will establish cooperative agreements with the CDC that will be awarded to state health departments so they can locally promote brain health, lower the risk of cognitive decline, and improve care for people with Alzheimer's. A third priority will be to apportion data grants to improve the analysis and timely reporting of information on Alzheimer's, cognitive decline, caregiving, and health disparities at state and national levels.