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Alzheimer's Disease
Facts & Figures



•	As many as 5.4 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's.

•	Alzheimer's and dementia triple healthcare costs for Americans age 65 and older.

•	Every 69 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer's.

•	Alzheimer's is the sixth-leading cause of death.

•	There are nearly 15 million Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers providing 17 billion hours of unpaid care valued at $202 billion

Source: Alzheimer's Association

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Our Impact

Funds raised through Junior Committee events become investments in Alzheimer’s research and the critical programs offered by the New York City Chapter. Members of the committee have the opportunity to vote on programs and research projects. Heres a sampling of what we've invested in:

$121,500 to support in entirety, two full-time positions at the Chapter: A MedicAlert + Safe Return Administrative Assistant and a Chinese Care Consultant (FY'11)
$120,000 to support in entirety, two full-time positions at the Chapter: A MedicAlert + Safe Return Associate and a Phyisican Outreach Manager (FY'10)
Support to the Special Assistance Fund
Partial funding of a Volunteer Recognition event (FY'10)
$115,000 to fund two research projects in NYC (FY'10)

The Junior Committee is looking forward to funding new projects and initiatives as we continue to host events in support of the Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter.