'We need the slip, slop, slap of brain health - now': Advocates call for new national approach to dementia

A leading scientist has recommended that dementia be treated as an economic crisis as well as a health issue. Over 400,000 Australians live with dementia, and with an ageing population, this is expected to double by 2050.

Bill Yeates, Alzheimers Disease International Board Member. Credit: Bill Yeates

Key Points

• Results from the world’s largest online dementia prevention program trial called 'Maintain Your Brain', studied the impact of personalised online coaching in physical activity, nutrition, cognitive training, and mental health on dementia risk and progression.
• Dementia advocates say research funding in Australia lags behind other conditions, limiting access to life-changing dementia prevention and management programs.
• Dementia Australia is working to address gaps in dementia support for vulnerable communities, including Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

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