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PAGE 8A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JUNE 3. 2021
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Many upcoming programs available for free
By Amy Johnston
Alzheimer's Association
This June marks
Alzheimer’s and Brain
Awareness Month, a month
long awareness campaign
that inspires everyone to raise
awareness of the importance
of brain health and
Alzheimer’s and dementia
and share their own
Alzheimer’s stories.
During Alzheimer’s and
Brain Awareness Month, the
Alzheimer’s Association,
Georgia Chapter along with
the Brain Injury Association
of Georgia, will offer a free
education on the association
between brain injury and
Alzheimer’s disease. This
event is scheduled for
Wednesday, June 23 from 11
a.m. - 12 p.m.
“We are fortunate that
Alzheimer’s is becoming a
more discussed topic within
the general public,” added
Rebekah David, Program
Lead for the Georgia Chapter
of the Alzheimer’s Associa
tion. “We also need to remind
everyone that taking care of
your brain health is very im
portant. We are excited to
team up with the Brain Injury
Association to educate the
public on the connection be
tween brain injury and
Alzheimer’s,” Davis added.
To register for
“Alzheimer’s and Brain In
jury: The Connection”, visit
https://tinyurl.com/ALZBIA
G062321 or call 1-800-272-
3900.
The Alzheimer’s Associa
tion, Georgia Chapter contin
ues to offer free virtual
education programs and on
line support groups to help all
Georgia caregivers and their
families. Launched in early
April 2020, in response to the
impact COVID-19 was hav
ing on those affected by de
mentia, the Alzheimer's
Association now offers a
number of education pro
grams that can help those liv
ing with Alzheimer’s and
their families understand
what to expect so they can be
prepared to meet the changes
ahead.
Other free education pro
grams in June include:
• Healthy Brain, Healthy
Body, Healthy You Sympo
sium Monday, June 7th - Fri
day, June 11th
Topics include mindful
ness, yoga, art, healthy diet,
and much more. Attend any
or all of the sessions that in
terest you.
• Understanding and Re
sponding to Dementia-Re
lated Behavior Tuesday, June
1st 5:30 pm- 7 p.m. and
Thursday, June 10th 9 a.m. -
10 a.m.
• Dementia Conversations
and Is Long Term Care Insur
ance a Good Investment?
Thursday, June 10th 10 a.m.-
11:30 a.m.
• Understanding Alzheimer’s
& Dementia and the Role
That Genetics Play Friday,
June 11th 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
• COVID-19 and Caregiving
Wednesday, June 16th 10
a.m.- 11 a.m.
Each virtual education
program is approximately
one hour to one and one half
hours and allows the audi
ence to ask questions and en
gage with others going
through the journey online.
More than 16 million fam
ily and friends, including
330,000 in Georgia, provide
unpaid care to people with
Alzheimer's or other demen-
Governor Kemp bans
COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian
Kemp signed an executive
order Tuesday prohibiting
state agencies, state service
providers, and state proper
ties from requiring COVID-
19 vaccine passports.
The order also forbids
vaccine passports as a condi
tion for entering Georgia and
prohibits state agencies from
treating unvaccinated em
ployees differently from
those who have received vac
cinations.
"While I continue to urge
all Georgians to get vacci
nated so we continue our mo
mentum in putting the
COVID-19 pandemic in the
rearview, vaccination is a
personal decision between
each citizen and a medical
professional - not state gov
ernment,” Kemp said in a
prepared statement.
“This order also clearly
states that data held by the
Georgia Department of Pub
lic Health and their immu
nization system will not be
used by any public or private
entity for a vaccine passport
program."
Other Republican-led
states have taken similar
steps to ban state agencies
from requiring vaccine pass
ports, while some have gone
further by banning private
businesses from requiring
such documentation.
But some countries have
moved to require travelers to
show proof they’ve been vac
cinated against the virus or
proof of a recent negative
COVID-19 test as a condi
tion for entry.
In California, venues can
allow more people to enter if
they prove they have re
ceived vaccinations.
Ensure you are prepared
for hurricane season
From the office of Insur
ance Commissioner John
King
ATLANTA - With the
2021 Hurricane Season offi
cially beginning on June 1,
Insurance and Safety Fire
Commissioner John F. King
is reminding all Georgians
that now is the time to revisit
your homeowners, renters, or
business insurance policies to
ensure you have sufficient
coverage for potential dam
ages from future storms.
In addition, all Georgians
- not just those in or near
coastal counties - should also
consider purchasing flood in
surance if they have not yet
done so, as flooding can hap
pen anywhere.
“Hurricane season is upon
us and forecasters are already
calling for up to 15 to 20
named storms this year,” said
Commissioner King. “It is
important you meet with
your insurance agent right
away to go over your existing
policies in preparation for se
vere weather. Flood insur
ance policies take 30 days to
go into effect, for instance. If
you wait until a hurricane is
bearing down on you to start
thinking about coverage, it’s
already too late.”
Georgians should con
sider the following when re
viewing existing coverages
in advance of Hurricane Sea
son:
• Make a list of all your cov
ered items (furniture, elec
tronics, appliances,
valuables, etc.). Make sure to
keep an electronic copy of
this list, which should in
clude pictures.
• Consider purchasing flood
insurance. You can purchase
up to $250,000 in federally-
backed flood insurance from
the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) for your
home and up to $500,000 for
your business.
• Decide whether you would
prefer actual cash value cov
erage or replacement cost
coverage (actual cash cover
age pays the current value of
an item that may be lost or
damaged while replacement
cost coverage pays for brand
new items).
For additional tips on
basic hurricane preparedness,
visit oci.georgia.gov
Anyone with questions
about insurance or who may
be having issues with their
insurance company can visit
the Office of Insurance and
Safety Fire Commissioner
John F. King’s website at
oci.georgia.gov/insurance-re-
sources or call us toll-free at
1-800-656-2298. Our phone
lines are open from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. Monday through Fri
day.
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tias in the United States. To
help family caregivers navi
gate the current complex and
quickly changing environ
ment, the Alzheimer’s Asso
ciation has also offered
additional guidance to fami
lies at alz.org/covidl9help.
For more information, visit
alz.org/georgia or call the
24/7 Helpline at
800.272.3900.
Additional Facts and Fig
ures:
• Alzheimer’s disease is the
sixth-leading cause of death
in the United States.
• More than six million
Americans are living with the
disease, including 150,000
Georgia residents — a num
ber estimated to grow to as
many as 190,000 by year
2025.
• More than 16 million fam
ily and friends, including
330,000 in Georgia, provide
unpaid care to people with
Alzheimer's or other demen
tias in the United States.
• In 2020, friends and family
of those with Alzheimer’s in
Georgia provided an esti
mated 640 million hours of
unpaid care, a contribution
valued over $9 billion.
About the Alzheimer s Asso
ciation:
The Alzheimer s Associa
tion is the leading voluntary
health organization in
Alzheimer’s care, support
and research. Our mission is
to lead the way to end
Alzheimer's and all other de
mentia — by accelerating
global research, driving risk
reduction and early detec
tion, and maximizing quality
care and support. Our vision
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