Massachusetts H2398 aims to enhance public health infrastructure to address Alzheimer’s and all dementia.

Massachusetts H2398 creates a Director of Dementia Care and Coordination within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The director will coordinate public awareness campaigns, support the Massachusetts Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and All Other Dementias, and ensure healthcare professionals receive necessary dementia training. The Department of Public Health will collect data on dementia prevalence and disparities, and include specific modules in its annual survey. The bill also mandates the inclusion of racial and ethnic disparities data in annual reports.

Massachusetts H2398 aims to enhance public health infrastructure to address Alzheimer’s and all dementia.

Massachusetts H2398 creates a Director of Dementia Care and Coordination within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The director will coordinate public awareness campaigns, support the Massachusetts Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and All Other Dementias, and ensure healthcare professionals receive necessary dementia training. The Department of Public Health will collect data on dementia prevalence and disparities, and include specific modules in its annual survey. The bill also mandates the inclusion of racial and ethnic disparities data in annual reports.