The Bastrop County Public Health District is seeking a $50,000 grant through the Alzheimer’s Association as part of the Healthy Brain Initiative after commissioners OK’d the application during a Nov. 10 meeting.

Some background

More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s—a figure that is expected to reach 13 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

“We know that the prevalence and proportion of those living with Alzheimer's and dementia will continue to grow,” Lisa McGuire, lead of the Alzheimer’s Disease Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a statement. “So we really need to come at this from a multisector approach, thinking about the life course of the disease and the continuum of care that we need. The place to start is

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