Lindsay Clarke is Vice President of Health Programs at the Alliance for Aging Research. As part of the Alliance team, Lindsay oversees development, design, and management of health programs focused on aging-related health conditions, diseases, and issues. Prior to joining the Alliance, she was an attorney in Chicago and worked for Chicago-Kent College of Law as director of institutional projects. In that capacity she oversaw projects related to the institutional progress of the school, conducted extensive research and legal analysis, and produced key reports and proposals. Lindsay has also worked as a research assistant in a radiation oncology lab. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Bachelor's of Science degree from the University of Michigan, with a concentration in biology.
While most people in a recent survey said they would encourage a loved one to seek early diagnosis if they suspected Alzheimer’s disease, when faced with the reality, only a small number sought out early diagnosis.
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Voters for the American Express Members Project recently chose the Alzheimer’s Disease: Early Detection Matters campaign as the project they would most like to see funded. Close to 90,000 card members cast a vote—choosing from more than 1,000 potential projects. In the end, the winner was a campaign that will educate people about the importance of early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s—receiving $1.5 million in funding.
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While Senators Obama and McCain agree on few things when it comes to overhauling the American health care system, both have acknowledged the importance of a plan that addresses chronic disease—the primary driver of health care costs.
Earlier this week,
Gallup and
Healthways released the first data from their collaborative
Well-Being Index—a Dow Jones type measure of the daily health and well-being of American adults. Polling 1,000 Americans every day for the next 25 years, the Index will be the largest data collection ever assembled on the health and well-being of large populations.
A recent report from the
American Diabetes Association confirmed that in addition to being a major public health threat, the increasing cost of diabetes is threatening the health of our economy.
With the presidential election looming and the state of our economy in question, it’s not surprising that health care spending continues to be a hot topic.
