The Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services meets quarterly to discuss programs that impact people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) and their caregivers. Representatives from agencies and organizations that work with dementia treatment and care are invited to present information to the Advisory Council. The public is also given time at each meeting to provide first-hand information of their day-to-day experience.
This section provides the information available for each Advisory Council meeting.
Comments and questions, or alerts to broken links, should be sent to napa@hhs.gov.
2026 Meetings
February 9, 2026 — Advisory Council
During the first meeting of 2026, HHS introduced and swore in a new slate of Advisory Council members. Federal agencies provided an overview of their work under the National Alzheimer’s Project Act since 2011, and the Advisory Council discussed a plan for updating the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease for 2026-2035. The meeting also included presentations on innovative approaches in Alzheimer's disease interventions.
General Material:
Presentation Slides:
- National Alzheimer’s Project Act Overview
- New Federal Agency Partners SSA
- Federal Agency Roles and Progress Part 1: NIH, FDA, NSF, DOW, CMS
- Federal Agency Roles and Progress Part 2: ACL, HRSA, CDC
- Ten Years of Transformative Progress in Alzheimer's Dementia Research: From DIAN Insights to AI-Powered Discovery: Alzheimer’s Prevention, Aging, and Artificial Intelligence
- Federal Agency Roles and Progress Part 3: IHS, AHRQ, SAMHSA, ASPE
- Robotic Surgical Procedure to Address Alzheimer’s
- Approach to Updating National Plan for 2026-2035
Handouts:
Videos: