With Western Australia projected to record the nation\u2019s fastest growth in dementia cases, a new ºìÌÒÊÓƵ-led resource aims to help people protect their brain health and reduce their risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brain Health WA<\/a> \u2014 launched during Dementia Action Week \u00ad\u2014 is a new resource that translates the latest brain health evidence into practical advice, everyday actions and connections to support services for people of every age and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Available online and in print, the resource was developed by DEMRISK-WA, a program led by ºìÌÒÊÓƵ\u2019s Professor Blossom Stephan<\/a> in collaboration with researchers from The University of Western Australia and the Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute at Edith Cowan University, industry partner Dementia Australia, and the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More than 100 Western Australians \u2014 including people living with dementia, carers, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, policymakers and industry representatives \u2014 co-designed the resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Latest figures show WA dementia cases are expected to double within the next three decades, rising from an estimated 43,400 people in 2026 to about 87,000 by 2054.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brain Health WA lead Dr Claire Burley<\/a>, from Curtin\u2019s enAble Institute<\/a>, said co-designing a resource with those who wanted to use it was a gamechanger for healthy brain ageing and lowering dementia risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEvery family is affected by brain health, yet most people are never told what they can do to protect and optimise their brain health \u2014 Brain Health WA changes that,\u201d Dr Burley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy translating the evidence on dementia risk reduction into clear, practical and culturally relevant guidance \u2014 and by pairing individual action with the support and services people need around them \u2014 the resource seeks to move brain health from fear and uncertainty towards knowledge, agency and equity, so that the opportunity to age well is within everyone’s reach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n