A Call to Preventive Action by Health Care Providers and Policy Makers to Support Caregivers

Affiliations

¹ Bureau of Community Integration and Alzheimer's Disease, New York State Department of Health, 99 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210. Email: david.hoffman@health.ny.gov.
² New York State Commissioner of Health, Albany, New York. Mr. Hoffman is also Clinical Associate Professor, UAlbany School of Public Health Department of Health Policy Management and Behavior, Albany, New York.

David Hoffman et al. Prev Chronic Dis. 2016.

. 2016 Jul 21:13:E96.

doi: 10.5888/pcd13.160233.

¹ Bureau of Community Integration and Alzheimer's Disease, New York State Department of Health, 99 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210. Email: david.hoffman@health.ny.gov.
² New York State Commissioner of Health, Albany, New York. Mr. Hoffman is also Clinical Associate Professor, UAlbany School of Public Health Department of Health Policy Management and Behavior, Albany, New York.

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