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! Though the prevalence of dementia is steadily increasing and affecting more and more Canadians each year,\u00a0 stigma continues to be rampant. According to Alzheimer Society research, one in four Canadians said they would feel embarrassed or ashamed if they had dementia, and almost half said they would not want others to know if were diagnosed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Help us raise awareness and reduce stigma this World Alzheimer’s Day!<\/b><\/div>\n
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Here are a few ways you can get involved:<\/div>\n
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- Show your support on September 21 by wearing blue. Be sure to tag us in your photos nad use the hashtag #goblueforalz!<\/li>\n
- Raise awareness by starting a conversation about dementia with those around you<\/li>\n
- Host a fundraiser through our\u00a0Anything for Alzheimer’s<\/a>\u00a0campaign<\/li>\n
- Make a donation<\/a>\u00a0to the Alzheimer Society to help support our programs and services for those affected by Alzheimer’s.<\/li>\n
- Give a few hours of your time and\u00a0volunteer<\/a>\u00a0at one of our 5 offices around the province<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Join us this World Alzheimer\u2019s Day by showing your support to Canadians living with dementia on September 21!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nSamedi le 21 septembre est la journ\u00e9e mondiale de la maladie d’Alzheimer! Bien que la pr\u00e9valence de la d\u00e9mence augmente et affecte de plus en plus de Canadiens chaque ann\u00e9e, la stigmatisation est omnipr\u00e9sente. Selon les recherches de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer, un Canadien sur quatre d\u00e9clare qu\u2019il se sentirait g\u00ean\u00e9 ou honteux s\u2019il \u00e9tait atteint de d\u00e9mence, et pr\u00e8s de la moiti\u00e9 des Canadiens expliquent qu\u2019ils ne voudraient pas que les autres personnes sachent s\u2019ils recevaient un tel diagnostic.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAidez-nous \u00e0 sensibiliser et \u00e0 r\u00e9duire la stigmatisation en cette Journ\u00e9e mondiale de la maladie d’Alzheimer!<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\nVoici quelques fa\u00e7ons de vous impliquer :<\/div>\n- \n
- D\u00e9montrez votre soutien le 21 septembre en portant du bleu. Assurez-vous de nous \u00e9tiqueter dans vos photos et inclure le mot-clic #enbleupouralz!<\/li>\n
- Sensibilisez les gens en engageant une conversation sur la d\u00e9mence avec\u00a0ceux qui vous entourent<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Organisez une collecte de fonds dans le cadre de notre campagne\u00a0Tout pour Alzheimer<\/a><\/li>\n
- Faites un don<\/a>\u00a0\u00e0 la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer pour soutenir nos programmes et services destin\u00e9s aux personnes atteintes de la maladie d’Alzheimer<\/li>\n
- Donnez quelques heures de votre temps et\u00a0portez b\u00e9n\u00e9vole<\/a>\u00a0dans l\u2019un de nos 5 bureaux de ressources dans la province.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Joignez-vous \u00e0 nous cette Journ\u00e9e mondiale de la maladie d\u2019Alzheimer. Montrez votre soutien aux Canadiens atteints de d\u00e9mence le 21 septembre!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This Saturday, September 21, is ! Though the prevalence of dementia is steadily increasing and affecting more and more Canadians each year,\u00a0 stigma continues to be rampant. According to Alzheimer Society research, one in four Canadians said they would feel embarrassed or ashamed if they had dementia, and almost half said they would not want […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"\n
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Organisez une collecte de fonds dans le cadre de notre campagne\u00a0Tout pour Alzheimer<\/a><\/li>\n
- Make a donation<\/a>\u00a0to the Alzheimer Society to help support our programs and services for those affected by Alzheimer’s.<\/li>\n