Cognitive decline, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease: Environmental contributors and prevention

In this webinar featuring the newest and fifth chapter of A Story of Health eBook, meet 72-year-old Sam, his family, and friends as they try to understand Sam’s apparent cognitive decline that begins after his wife dies and what might be done to address it. Along with Sam’s doctors they explore his childhood environmental exposures, later workplace and neighborhood exposures, his current diet and social connections as they ask if his “forgetfulness” is due to normal aging or something more serious. Expert speakers including Drs. Samuel Goldman, Ted Schettler and Mark Miller will also address environmental influences on Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases and the role of gene-environment interactions. They will address exposures to solvents, pesticides, air pollution, and lead, across the lifecourse. The effects of psychosocial and socioeconomic stressors and the latest science on pathways of neurodegeneration will be covered briefly. Dr. Goldman will address head injuries, cognitive impairment and Parkinson’s. The webinar will feature graphics and illustrations from the eBook to illustrate where and how we live, work, and play can influence health across the lifespan.

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