Barrington resident and local lawmaker Pamela J. Lauria recently joined Deputy Majority Whip Mia A. Ackerman and Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee for a ceremonial signing of legislation they sponsored to improve public health education about Alzheimer’s and dementia.

The law (2025-H 5619, 2025-S 0481) directs the Rhode Island Department of Health to work with the state advisory council on Alzheimer’s to develop educational materials concerning Alzheimer’s and dementia and distribute it through their existing public health outreach programs.

These materials will educate the public and medical providers on topics including the importance of prevention, of recognizing early warning signs, how other chronic health conditions impact and contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia, the value of regu

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