The purpose of the Request for Application (RFA) is to advance cognitive health as an integral component of public health. LHJs receiving funds shall incorporate all of the following fundamental planning principles: eliminating health disparities, improving health equity, collaborating across multiple sectors, and leveraging public and private resources for sustained impact.
The CDPH ADP shall allocate funds to LHJs to carry out Goals 1 & 3 (required):
Goal 1: Monitoring data and evaluating programs to contribute to evidence-based practice.
Goal 3: Mobilizing public and private partnerships to engage local stakeholders in effective community-based interventions and best practices.
In addition, LHJs will select at least one (1) or more of the following goals:
Goal 2: Education and empowerment of the public with regard to brain health and cognitive aging.
Goal 4: Ensuring a competent workforce by strengthening the knowledge, skills, and abilities of health care professionals who deliver care and services to people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and their family caregivers.
Estimated Total Program Funding: