Educational
Materials
To find out about
upcoming Alzheimer's Association events, please go to our
online event calendar.
Caregiver
and Community Education Events
The Alzheimer's Association
of Los Angeles cosponsors educational events for caregivers
and the general public during each Spring and Fall. These events
are hosted and cosponsored by community agencies throughout
Los Angeles County. Topics include memory loss, Alzheimer's
disease, other dementias, caregiving issues, medical topics,
and community resources. These events, which take place across
Los Angeles County and are conducted in a variety of languages,
reach over 3,000 people annually. For more information, please
contact us at (323) 938-3379 or (800) 272-3900.
Speaker's
Bureau
The Speaker's Bureau
of the California Southland Chapter provides knowledgeable speakers who
conduct educational presentations, on a range of topics, to
over 11,000 individuals a year to a variety of audiences including
community groups, churches, agencies, professionals and caregivers.
The Speaker's Bureau membership of over 150 volunteers, includes
physicians, healthcare and social services professional, clergy
and caregivers. The Speaker's Bureau also has many multilingual
members who conduct presentations in a variety of languages.
The California Southland Chapter
is actively recruiting members for the Speaker's Bureau. If
you are interested in becoming a member of the Speaker's Bureau
or would like to request a speaker for your group, please contact
us at (323) 938-3379 or (800) 272-3900.
Educational
Materials
The California Southland Chapter
both distributes a broad range of literature developed by the
National Alzheimer's Association and other groups including
pamphlets, books and brochures on a broad range of related topics.
Many items are available free of charge or at low cost. Training
manuals developed by the California Southland Chapter are available for
law enforcement, social worker, day care providers, health care
providers, respite workers and others. Some literature is available
in a variety of languages.
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