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Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders |
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 The Texas Council on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders is charged with oversight of state appropriations to the Texas Alzheimer’s Research Consortium. The Council's mission is to advocate for statewide coordinated research and increased research funding to benefit persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. The Council also is a source of information on services for persons with Alzheimer's disease offered by state agencies, medical and academic communities, and advocacy associations.
The Council is currently assembling a broad array of stakeholders to assist in drafting goals and strategies to meet the needs of Texas' growing number of Alzheimer's patients and their caretakers. These will be incorporated into the first State Plan for Alzheimer's Disease.
MEMBERS: AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES:
Debbie Hanna, Chair
Austin
The Honorable Clint Hackney, Vice-Chair
Austin
Ronald Devere, M.D.
Austin
Carlos Escobar, M.D.
San Angelo
Carolyn Casey Frazier, R.N.
Huffman
Grayson Hankins
Odessa
Rita Hortenstine
Dallas
Melissa King
Houston
Ray Lewis, D.O.
Arlington
Susan Roundtree, M.D.
Houston
Kate Allen Stukenberg
Houston
Robert A. Vogel, M.D.
Midland
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Frank Genco
Senior Policy Advisor for Long Term Care, Office of Health Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Austin
Angela Hobbs-Lopez, D.O.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division
Department of State Health Services
Austin
Lauri Kalanges, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director, Department of State Health Services
Health Promotion and Chronic Prevention Section
Austin
Lilani Muthali, M.D.
Medical Director, Center for Policy and Innovation
Department of Aging and Disability Services
Austin
Winnie Rutledge
Grants Specialist, Department on Aging and Disability Services
Austin
STAFFED BY:
Susan Ristine, M.S.H.P.
Program Coordinator, Adult Health & Chronic Disease Branch
Department of State Health Services
Austin
Mary Somerville
Program Specialist, Adult Health & Chronic Disease Branch
Department of State Health Services
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Alzheimer's Facts
| Direct and indirect costs of Alzheimer's and other dementias amount to more than $148 billion annually in the U.S. |
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