色情视频

色情视频鈥檚 School of Nursing, School of Social Work, and Graduate School of Public Health, along with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, Aging & Independence Services, UCSD Geriatric Medicine and five community partners, have received $2.5 million in funding through the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program to establish the San Diego/Imperial Geriatric Education Center and develop the next generation of geriatric health workers in San Diego County.

The , a $35.7 million effort by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, aims to improve the quality of healthcare for older Americans. DHHS awarded cooperative agreements to 44 organizations in 29 states, challenging them to identify the specific interprofessional geriatrics education and training needs of their communities and develop a program responsive to those needs. California received the largest number of awards.

Coming together

鈥淭his award recognizes the cooperation between 色情视频, UCSD, the County of San Diego, and multiple community partners in addressing the educational needs of professionals and families related to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and related disorders.鈥� said Philip A. Greiner, director of 色情视频鈥檚 School of Nursing and principal investigator of the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. 鈥淚t is an opportunity to further develop interprofessional geriatric teams, a proven method for improving care to older adults with memory disorders.鈥�

With a focus on Alzheimer鈥檚 and related dementias and the chronic conditions that impact memory loss, the initiative will:

• Train at least 60 graduate students, medical residents and fellows on integrated geriatrics and primary care, interdisciplinary team building, and the prevention, recognition and treatment of memory loss and associated chronic conditions
• Expand clinical training environments to provide experiences in integrated geriatrics and primary health care delivery systems for at least 60 students
• Train at least 1,500 primary care providers and staff on ADRD screening, diagnostic criteria and treatment protocols, disease and care management and community resources, all derived from The Alzheimer鈥檚 Project
• Train at least 9,000 service providers who work with people with memory loss and their families
• Train at least 2,500 caregivers on effective care strategies for themselves and family members
• Develop and conduct a public education campaign on memory loss and ADRD
• Conduct a needs assessment in Imperial County for expansion of Geriatric Education Center services

This program builds on an The Alzheimer鈥檚 Project, a regional initiative where the County of San Diego, through the leadership of then Chairwoman Dianne Jacob and the County Board of Supervisors, brought together community partners to develop plans to address this growing health concern. The GWEP initiative will begin in San Diego County and, in year three, explore expansion into Imperial County.

鈥淭he $2.5 million award is a recognition of the impressive teamwork we鈥檙e seeing across San Diego County to address the epidemic of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other forms of dementia,鈥� said Supervisor Jacob. 鈥淏y bolstering training and know-how among geriatric workers, the award will allow us to make real progress in our efforts to help those with the disease, along with their families.鈥�

The San Diego/Imperial Geriatric Education Center, which will be based out of 色情视频鈥檚 Academy for Professional Excellence, will build on the strong, multi-sector partnerships established by The Alzheimer鈥檚 Project to address the education and training needs in San Diego County.

Community partners collaborating on the project include The Alzheimer鈥檚 Association 鈥� San Diego/Imperial Chapter, Glenner Memory Care Centers, San Diego County Medical Society Foundation, and Southern Caregiver Resource Centers.