<div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">National Alliance for Caregiving</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:media@caregiving.org" target="_blank">media@caregiving.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 10:05 AM<br>Subject: JUST RELEASED: 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers<br><br></div><br><br><u></u>
<div align="center" style="min-width:100%;width:100%;margin:0px;padding:0px"> <div id="m_7298517756313400476m_-4919987533281585357preheader" style="color:transparent;display:none;font-size:1px;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden"><span>NAC applauds the release of the strategy</span></div> <div id="m_7298517756313400476m_-4919987533281585357tracking-image" style="color:transparent;display:none;font-size:1px;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden"><img src="https://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=f884f813-2e4b-471d-a8aa-457c10041951&a=1108193339832&c=9329bbc0-0d87-11e5-a07e-d4ae5275b3f6&ch=932e4fa0-0d87-11e5-a07e-d4ae5275b3f6" alt=""></div> <div lang="en-US" style="background-color:#eeeeee"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:#eeeeee" bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table style="width:620px" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding:15px 10px" align="center" valign="top"> <table width="100%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table style="table-layout:fixed" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" align="center" valign="top"><div style="line-height:10px;height:10px"> </div></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table style="table-layout:fixed" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" align="center" valign="top">
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<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#606d78;font-size:26px;line-height:1.2;display:block;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:bold;padding:10px 20px" align="center" valign="top"><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,53,103)">JUST RELEASED: THE FIRST EVER NATIONAL STRATEGY TO SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> </span></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table style="table-layout:fixed" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" align="center" valign="top">
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif">The National Alliance for Caregiving – a coalition of 67 national organizations – applauds the release of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services but urges strong accountability and implementation efforts to turn the strategy into action. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif">The strategy details more than350 federal actions and 150 measures that state and local governments, public health departments, philanthropies, and community-based, faith-based, and nonprofit organizations can take immediately to support the nation’s 53 million family caregivers who make up 21% of the population. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif">The National Strategy includes potential government actions that address issues that family caregivers say are most important, including:</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">1)</span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold">Access to Respite Services</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">2)</span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold">Support with Day-to-Day and Complex Medical Tasks</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">3)</span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold">Inclusion of Caregivers in Care Teams</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">4)</span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold">Financial Education on Caregiving Costs</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">5)</span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold">Better Identification of Family Caregivers</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">6)</span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold">Research on the Needs of Family Caregivers</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif">NAC was integral to mobilizing the caregiving community in support of the RAISE (Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage) Act, which established the council and process for developing the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. NAC also worked with The John A. Hartford Foundation and the National Academy for State Health Policy to ensure family caregivers were centered in the development of the recommendations and that the strategy reflected the lived experiences of this diverse community. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin:0" align="left"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif">We encourage individuals and organizations to </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xVkujLBCCQClz0MFrqnWqor2no0Jmz3iw09hVqX3eeBs_ID3ANFA9BThMXaT68aAsPHxCqFq1plwZS5CWAwxxHyBk9ZmZ-85FamXxBgKdJAbvnJG7pjMKOZxgJNnZOfAQk2pW94OCS5ct-bMJKnPbAF0j7MFG9uBi_SVIECIWeI=&c=H_NI6OSSvjo-QK910Mncho3UGDip7Vk_a5k9CfGYOvOJTpfM1WkrtA==&ch=Snin8RdBn041us-eVEK-pb-QiffjEE5tU8NLEVrXLwDPYQWDbjB70w==" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">provide public comment</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif"> on the National Strategy beginning on Oct. 1. The Strategy will be updated biennially, informed in part by public feedback, ensuring it continues to meet the needs of family caregivers and those they care for as they evolve.</span></p>
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