 Coming Soon: Age and Dementia Friendly Community Forums
Washington State is taking meaningful steps to become more Age- and Dementia-Friendly — and we need your help to ensure community voices are heard. We are hosting five Community forums. Input from the community will help inform programs and policies that better support older adults and people living with dementia across the state.
Together, we can make Washington a place where everyone can age with dignity, purpose, and connection. We need your help in getting the information out so people can plan for and register to attend an upcoming session in April.
Here’s how you can help
- Use our ready-to-go social media toolkit and flyer.*
- Encourage community members, caregivers, and older adults to select one of the Community forums to attend.
Age- and Dementia-Friendly WA Community Forums Outreach Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to encourage community members to participate in the Age- and Dementia-Friendly WA Community Forums – coming this April.
The toolkit contains materials to help you easily share to your networks, including:
- Sample email texts
- Sample social media posts
- Community forum flyer (see below)
Flyer for the Age- and Dementia-Friendly WA Community Forums
You or others can register for one or more Community Forum here (schedule below): Age- and Dementia-Friendly Washington | Washington State Department of Health
- Thursday, April 2 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- ASL/CART services will be provided
- Thursday, April 9 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- This session is for people living with memory loss or dementia
- Thursday, April 23 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- ASL/CART services will be provided
- Tuesday, April 28 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- This session will be conducted in Spanish
- Thursday, April 30 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- This session is for Tribal community members
Please take a few minutes today to review these materials and send to people in your networks. And if you're in an organization with communications staff, please send to them to share out! Let me know if you have any questions!
Lynne Korte
Dementia Care Program Policy Analyst
State Unit on Aging 360.725.2545 | lynne.korte@dshs.wa.gov
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