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European Journal of Epidemiology
Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology 4/2017

01-04-2017 | CORRESPONDENCE

Societal and global implications of the “dementia epidemic”: the example of the London Heathrow airport

Authors: Marco Canevelli, Alessandro Blasimme, Matteo Cesari

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 4/2017

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On the August 16th 2016, a press release announced the commitment of London Heathrow to become the “world’s first dementia-friendly airport” [1]. All the 76,000 airport employees will be made aware of dementing illnesses through specific training in order to better support travellers with dementia. In particular, more than 1000 frontline staff will be deployed as “Dementia Friends”. Dedicated lounge areas will also be arranged in the terminals [1]. This initiative conducted in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society is aimed at changing the global attitudes towards dementia in the context of the Dementia Friendly Communities program. …
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Metadata
Title
Societal and global implications of the “dementia epidemic”: the example of the London Heathrow airport
Authors
Marco Canevelli
Alessandro Blasimme
Matteo Cesari
Publication date
01-04-2017
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-016-0222-y

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