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Tag Archives: Health Matters: Midlife Approaches to Reduce Dementia Risk
Dementia in Old Age: Risk Factors and Primary Prevention (PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released a collection of documents to guide commissioners and researchers; the aim being to assist decision-making in the prioritisation of primary prevention measures for dementia risk reduction. Evidence is presented for the risk of … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Active Lifestyle, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Ageing Well Programmes in Sheffield and Hampshire, Air Pollution, Air Pollution and Risk of Dementia, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Consumption, Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors, Association Between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function and / or Dementia, Auditory Impairment, Awareness About Dementia Risk Reduction Among People in Midlife, Barriers and Facilitators in Lifestyle Change, Behavioural Risk Factors, Blood Pressure, Brain Training, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cholesterol Levels, Cholesterol Reduction, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Cognitive Interventions, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Training, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Cumulative Benefit of Reducing Risk Factors, Dementia and Diabetes, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Dementia in Older Age: Barriers to Primary Prevention and Risk Factors (PHE 2017), Dementia Prevention, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction Among People in Midlife: NHS Health Checks, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Diet and Dementia, Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Exercise, Health Matters: Midlife Approaches to Reduce Dementia Risk, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Hearing, Hearing Loss and Cognition, Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline, Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment, Hearing Loss and Dementia, Hearing Loss in Adulthood, Hearing Loss: Risk of Dementia, Hypertension, Impact of Hearing Loss, In-MINDD, Innovative Midlife Intervention for Dementia Deterrence (InMINDD), Life-Long Learning, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Isolation, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness Harms Health, LSE's Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Mental Activities in Mid-Life, Mental Distress, Mid-Life Health and Well-Being, Midlife Hypertension, Midlife Obesity, Modifiable Risk Factors, Newcastle West Clinical Commissioning Group Ageing Well Strategy, Obesity Risk, Obesity Risk Factor, One You Campaign (PHE), Overlapping Risk Factors, Participation in Social Activities, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU): London School of Economics and Political Science, PHE: Public Health England, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity Before Dementia, Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Physical Inactivity, Potentially Modifiable Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Preclinical Dementia and Associated Lifestyle Changes, Preclinical Phase of Dementia, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Primary Prevention Services for Dementia, Prolonged Sedentary Time, PSSRU at London School of Economics and Political Science, Public Health England (PHE), Raised Cholesterol, Regular Physical Activity, Renal Dysfunction, Return on Investment, Richmond Group of Charities, Risk Factors, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Alzheimer Disease, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Social Activities, Social Epidemiology, Social Isolation, Social Isolation and Loneliness, Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Tobacco, Tobacco Consumption, Travis Perkins, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), Unhealthy Lifestyles, Vascular Risk Factors
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Public Awareness of the Risk Factors for Dementia (PHE / NatCen / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary A survey commissioned by Public Health England (PHE) has identified patchy levels of awareness concerning the “known” dementia risk factors. Most British people, it appears, are able to identify at least one risk factor for increased risk of developing … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Universal Interest
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Latest Public Health England Strategic Plan (PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released an outline plan for protecting / improving public health and reducing health inequalities in England over the next 4 years. Relatively short and snappy in style, with infographics. Some specific points, chosen at … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Midlife Approaches to Reducing Dementia Risk (PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) has produced an online resource on the various approaches to reducing the prevalence and incidence of dementia. There are statistics indicating the scale of the challenge, and a summary of the risk factors that can … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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