2016.10.9 ?周日 ?扇貝新聞
Schools dementia awareness initiative launched in Wales
Scans of a brain with Alzheimer's(left)and a healthy brain
A new initiative to improve young people's understanding of dementia is being launched by Welsh ministers.
Educational material on dementia will be made available to schools,in conjunction with the Alzheimer's Society.
Education Minister Kristy Williams said the resources would help develop young people's "understanding and compassion for people affected by dementia".
It is estimated there are 45,000 people with dementia in Wales.
Ms Williams said ministers were committed to making Wales a "truly dementia-friendly nation" and that "starts with education and raising awareness".
Sue Phelps,director of the Alzheimer;s Society in Wales, added:"These resources will help young people to better understand dementia and how to support people living wiht the condition in their family or conmmuntiy.
"Young people today have an important role to play and can change the future for people with dementia in Wales.
認(rèn)識(shí)老年癡呆癥的活動(dòng)倡議在威爾士學(xué)校啟動(dòng)
阿爾茨海默氏癥的大腦掃描圖（左）和健康大腦掃描圖
威爾士大臣發(fā)起一項(xiàng)新的倡議活動(dòng)旨在提高年輕人對(duì)老年癡呆癥的認(rèn)識(shí)粉私。
通過與阿爾茨海默氏癥協(xié)會(huì)合作，老年癡呆癥的相關(guān)教育資料將發(fā)放至學(xué)校曲管。
教育大臣克里斯蒂·威廉姆斯表示這些資源將有助于提升年輕人對(duì)“老年癡呆癥患者的了解和同情”楞黄。
據(jù)估計(jì)搪哪，威爾士約有45,000人患有老年癡呆癥。
威廉姆斯女士表示大臣們決心把威爾士建造成為一個(gè)“真正善待老年癡呆癥的國家”蟆淀，而這“始于教育和提高認(rèn)識(shí)”他巨。
威爾士阿爾茨海默氏癥協(xié)會(huì)會(huì)長(zhǎng)蘇·菲爾普斯補(bǔ)充說道“這些資源將幫助年輕人更好的了解老年癡呆癥以及了解如何幫助生活在同一家庭或社區(qū)內(nèi)的老年癡呆癥患者”。
如今的年輕人扮演著重要角色蒂秘，并能改變威爾士老年癡呆癥患者的未來。
