SAN ANTONIO HA S A NEW DESIGNATION:
Dementia
Friendly City
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR CIT Y'S GRE ATEST SUCCESSES, THE Y HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY INDIVIDUALS
AND GROUPS WORKING TOGE THER TOWARD A COMMON GOAL. A GRE AT E X AMPLE OF THIS IS THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SAN ANTONIO IS NOW A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CIT Y.
THIS DE SIGNATION, FROM Dementia
F r iend ly A mer ica , wa s a n nou nced
June 15 by our School of Nursing, which
has been leading this initiative with the
help of several partners. They include
University Hea lth System, the Bexar
County Sheriff 's Office, the City of San
Antonio, the A lzheimer's Association
and many others.
This designation recognizes that our city
has a grassroots initiative in place to build a
welcoming and supportive environment for
individuals living with Alzheimer's disease
and other forms of dementia, and to provide
helpful resources for their caregivers.
While the designation is a reason to
celebrate, it also is a call to action for San
Antonio to wrap its arms around those
BY WILLIAM L. HENRICH, MD, MACP
PRESIDENT AND PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO
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