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28+HOUSE MEMORIAL 53
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30+TH LEGISLATURE
31+ - STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
32+FIRST SESSION
33+, 2025
34+INTRODUCED BY
35+Pamelya Herndon
2836 A MEMORIAL
29-REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE AGING AND LONG-
30-TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH THE NEW MEXICO
31-CHAPTER OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION AND ANY OTHER ENTITY
32-DEEMED APPROPRIATE OR BENEFICIAL TO, USING THE BEST AVAILABLE
37+REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE AGING AND LONG-TERM
38+SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH THE NEW MEXICO CHAPTER
39+OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION AND ANY OTHER ENTITY DEEMED
40+APPROPRIATE OR BENEFICIAL TO, USING THE BEST AVAILABLE
3341 EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH REGARDING BRAIN HEALTH, UPDATE AND
3442 INTEGRATE THAT RESEARCH INTO THOSE DEPARTMENTS' RESPECTIVE
35-PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS
36-AND INTO THOSE DEPARTMENTS' RESPECTIVE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
43+PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS AND
44+INTO THOSE DEPARTMENTS' RESPECTIVE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
3745 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS AND FURTHER
3846 REQUESTING THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO SEEK FEDERAL FUNDING AND
39-RESOURCES FOR THE UPDATING AND INTEGRATION EFFORTS THROUGH
40-THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION ON AGING'S ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
41-PROGRAMS INITIATIVE AND ANY OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS, FUNDS OR
42-RESOURCES THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE.
43-WHEREAS, according to the national institute on aging,
44-Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys
45-an individual's memory and thinking skills and, eventually,
46-the individual's ability to carry out simple tasks, and
47-Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia
48-among older adults; and
49-WHEREAS, according to Alzheimer's Disease Facts and
50-Figures, published by the Alzheimer's association, nearly
51-seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease HM 53
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47+RESOURCES FOR THE UPDATING AND INTEGRATION EFFORTS THROUGH THE
48+FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION ON AGING'S ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PROGRAMS
49+INITIATIVE AND ANY OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS, FUNDS OR RESOURCES
50+THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE.
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78-and one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or
79-another dementia, and together these dementias cause more
80-deaths than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined; and
78+WHEREAS, according to the national institute on aging,
79+Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys an
80+individual's memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the
81+individual's ability to carry out simple tasks, and Alzheimer's
82+disease is the most common cause of dementia among older
83+adults; and
84+WHEREAS, according to Alzheimer's Disease Facts and
85+Figures, published by the Alzheimer's association, nearly seven
86+million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease and one
87+in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or another
88+dementia, and together these dementias cause more deaths than
89+breast cancer and prostate cancer combined; and
8190 WHEREAS, that same publication indicated that in 2024,
8291 Alzheimer's disease and other dementias would likely cost the
83-nation three hundred sixty billion dollars
84-($360,000,000,000), and the costs could rise to one trillion
85-dollars ($1,000,000,000,000) by the year 2050; and
92+nation three hundred sixty billion dollars ($360,000,000,000),
93+and the costs could rise to one trillion dollars
94+($1,000,000,000,000) by the year 2050; and
8695 WHEREAS, according to the New Mexico chapter of the
87-Alzheimer's association, more than forty-six thousand people
88-in the state are living with Alzheimer's disease, and sixty-
89-seven thousand caregivers dedicate a staggering one hundred
90-eighteen million hours of unpaid care; and
96+Alzheimer's association, more than forty-six thousand people in
97+the state are living with Alzheimer's disease, and sixty-seven
98+thousand caregivers dedicate a staggering one hundred eighteen
99+million hours of unpaid care; and
91100 WHEREAS, in 1960, Dr. Alois Alzheimer noticed changes in
92101 the brain tissue of a woman who died of an unusual mental
93-illness, and upon examining her brain, Dr. Alzheimer found
94-many abnormal clumps, now called anyloid plaques, and tangled
95-bundles of fibers, now called neurofibrillary or tau tangles;
96-and these plaques and tangles, along with the loss of
97-connectors between neurons in the brain, are some of the main
98-features of Alzheimer's disease; and
99-WHEREAS, an increased understanding of brain health
100-derived from the best available evidence-based research
101-related to cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease and other
102-dementias is essential to increase the public's understanding HM 53
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102+illness, and upon examining her brain, Dr. Alzheimer found many
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129-and awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and
130-the warning signs, risk reductions and early detection of
131-such debilitating brain diseases and is equally essential to
132-educate the public about the relationship between chronic
133-diseases and Alzheimer's disease and other dementias; and
131+abnormal clumps, now called anyloid plaques, and tangled
132+bundles of fibers, now called neurofibrillary or tau tangles;
133+and these plaques and tangles, along with the loss of
134+connectors between neurons in the brain, are some of the main
135+features of Alzheimer's disease; and
136+WHEREAS, an increased understanding of brain health
137+derived from the best available evidence-based research related
138+to cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
139+is essential to increase the public's understanding and
140+awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and the
141+warning signs, risk reductions and early detection of such
142+debilitating brain diseases and is equally essential to educate
143+the public about the relationship between chronic diseases and
144+Alzheimer's disease and other dementias; and
134145 WHEREAS, there are significant challenges faced by
135146 caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other
136-dementias, including obtaining access to resources that may
137-be available to help support caregivers with these
138-challenges; and
139-WHEREAS, health care providers can play a significant
140-role in educating individuals about the risk factors and
141-early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and
142-other dementias; and
147+dementias, including obtaining access to resources that may be
148+available to help support caregivers with these challenges; and
149+WHEREAS, health care providers can play a significant role
150+in educating individuals about the risk factors and early
151+detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other
152+dementias; and
143153 WHEREAS, it is essential to provide education and
144154 resources to the state's health care providers regarding the
145155 importance of validated assessment tools for detection and
146-diagnosis of cognitive impairment and the value of employing
147-those tools during an individual's medicare annual wellness
148-visit, along with ensuring that health care providers
149-understand the medicare care planning billing codes for
150-individuals with cognitive impairment, the provision of
151-effective care planning and available treatments; and
152-WHEREAS, health care providers will be better enabled to
153-provide the best standard of care for individuals faced with HM 53
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180-an Alzheimer's disease or other dementia diagnosis if the
181-health care providers have access to the best evidence-based
182-research on brain health and related diseases; and
184+diagnosis of cognitive impairment and the value of employing
185+those tools during an individual's medicare annual wellness
186+visit, along with ensuring that health care providers
187+understand the medicare care planning billing codes for
188+individuals with cognitive impairment, the provision of
189+effective care planning and available treatments; and
190+WHEREAS, health care providers will be better enabled to
191+provide the best standard of care for individuals faced with an
192+Alzheimer's disease or other dementia diagnosis if the health
193+care providers have access to the best evidence-based research
194+on brain health and related diseases; and
183195 WHEREAS, the federal administration on aging leads
184196 initiatives to support people living with Alzheimer's disease
185197 and related dementias and their caregivers, and the agency
186198 provides funding to states and community-based organizations
187199 through the Alzheimer's disease programs initiative; and
188200 WHEREAS, the need for federal funds and resources is
189-clear, and focused efforts to obtain those funds and
190-resources for New Mexico could play a significant role in the
191-state's ability to positively impact education, awareness and
192-care for all New Mexico residents whose lives, or the lives
193-of their loved ones, are touched by Alzheimer's disease or
194-other dementias;
201+clear, and focused efforts to obtain those funds and resources
202+for New Mexico could play a significant role in the state's
203+ability to positively impact education, awareness and care for
204+all New Mexico residents whose lives, or the lives of their
205+loved ones, are touched by Alzheimer's disease or other
206+dementias;
195207 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
196-REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the
197-department of health and the aging and long-term services
198-department, in collaboration with the New Mexico chapter of
199-the Alzheimer's association and any other entity deemed
200-appropriate or beneficial, be requested to, using the best
201-available evidence-based research regarding brain health,
202-update and integrate that research into those departments'
203-respective public health education and outreach programs and
204-campaigns and into those departments' respective health care HM 53
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208+REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department
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231-provider education and outreach programs and campaigns; and
237+of health and the aging and long-term services department, in
238+collaboration with the New Mexico chapter of the Alzheimer's
239+association and any other entity deemed appropriate or
240+beneficial, be requested to, using the best available evidence-
241+based research regarding brain health, update and integrate
242+that research into those departments' respective public health
243+education and outreach programs and campaigns and into those
244+departments' respective health care provider education and
245+outreach programs and campaigns; and
232246 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that to assist with the costs of
233247 updating and integrating public health outreach programs and
234-campaigns, the department of health and the aging and long-
235-term services department be requested to seek to obtain funds
236-and resources from the federal administration on aging
237-through the federal administration's Alzheimer's disease
238-programs initiative and any other federal programs, funds or
239-resources that may be available; and
248+campaigns, the department of health and the aging and long-term
249+services department be requested to seek to obtain funds and
250+resources from the federal administration on aging through the
251+federal administration's Alzheimer's disease programs
252+initiative and any other federal programs, funds or resources
253+that may be available; and
240254 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of health and
241255 the aging and long-term services department be requested to
242256 work together to produce a report on the outcomes of the
243257 efforts to update and integrate evidence-based research and
244258 information regarding Alzheimer's disease for education and
245259 outreach programs and campaigns as requested in this 2025
246260 memorial and to provide that report to the New Mexico
247261 legislative council and the governor; and
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248290 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
249291 transmitted to the governor, the secretary of health, the
250292 secretary of aging and long-term services, the New Mexico
251293 chapter of the Alzheimer's association and the New Mexico
252294 legislative council.
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