IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 910 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness 
Month and National Memory Screening Day, including the development 
of a national health policy on dementia screening and care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. WOLF, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. RICHARDSON, 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Ms. DELAURO) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease Awareness Month and National Memory Screening 
Day, including the development of a national health pol-
icy on dementia screening and care. 
Whereas Alzheimer’s disease is a slow, progressive disorder of 
the brain that results in loss of memory and other cog-
nitive function and, eventually, death; 
Whereas Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of 
death in the United States and currently affects an esti-
mated 2,400,000 to 4,500,000 people in the United 
States; 
Whereas the stigma associated with the disease results in a 
delay of diagnosis, in some cases up to 6 years; 
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Whereas Alzheimer’s disease takes an enormous toll on fam-
ily members, with an estimated 1 in 4 people in the 
United States acting as caregivers for each individual 
with the disease; 
Whereas caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease 
suffer more stress, depression, and health problems than 
caregivers of people with other illnesses; 
Whereas recent advancements in scientific research have 
demonstrated the benefits of early medical treatment for 
individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as the bene-
fits of early access to counseling and other support serv-
ices for their caregivers; 
Whereas with early diagnosis, individuals with the disease can 
avoid or correct contributing medical problems, com-
mence available therapy, organize current and future 
care, and enhance self-determination, and caregivers can 
identify and embrace community support services; 
Whereas in direct response to research breakthroughs, Na-
tional Memory Screening Day was established by the Alz-
heimer’s Foundation of America (‘‘AFA’’) as a collabo-
rative effort with local organizations and health care pro-
fessionals across the country to promote awareness, early 
detection, and early diagnosis of memory impairment, so 
that individuals can obtain proper medical treatment, so-
cial services, and other resources related to their condi-
tion; 
Whereas National Memory Screening Day is held by AFA 
each November in recognition of National Alzheimer’s 
Disease Awareness Month and on this day, qualified 
health care professionals administer free, confidential, 
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face-to-face memory screenings at thousands of sites 
throughout the United States; 
Whereas memory screening is not used to diagnose any ill-
ness but is used as an indicator to determine whether a 
person might benefit from further examination by a 
qualified health care provider; 
Whereas memory screenings are a safe and cost-effective 
intervention to direct at-risk individuals to appropriate 
clinical resources, thus reducing the costs of long-term 
care or hospitalization resulting from undiagnosed com-
plications; and 
Whereas screenings also greatly benefit those with normal 
scores, by checking their memory, allaying fears, and pro-
moting chronic disease prevention and successful aging: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the seriousness of Alzheimer’s 
disease and the toll it takes on individuals with the 
disease and their caregivers; 
(2) acknowledges that more outreach and edu-
cation is needed to eliminate the stigma associated 
with the disease and assist individuals and their 
caregivers in identifying available screenings, treat-
ments and support; 
(3) encourages all people in the United States 
with memory concerns or who want to check their 
memory to have annual memory screenings at Na-
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