Alzheimer's Disease in Louisiana (2011) [Part 1 of 2]
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2011-12-02
Duration: 00:09:22
Subjects: Health | Alzheimer's Disease | Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Producer
- Woods, Virnado Photographer
- Fortenberry, Rex Q. Photographer
- Auten, Barbara Interviewee
- Keller, Jeffrey Interviewee
- Tullier, Iva Interviewee
- Robillard, Terry Interviewee
- Roan, Dorothy Interviewee
- Boudreaux, June Interviewee
Description
This segment from the December 2, 2011, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features the first part of Shauna Sanford’s report on Alzheimer’s Disease in Louisiana. Sanford interviews: Barbara Auten of Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area on the “Faces of Alzheimer’s” photograph exhibit; Dr. Jeffrey Keller of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge on the Alzheimer’s Disease statistics in Louisiana; Iva Tullier and Terry Robillard, two daughters of Alzheimer’s patients; and Dorothy Roan and June Boudreaux, two Alzheimer’s patients. This report includes highlights from the “Faces of Alzheimer’s” exhibit and a meeting of Alzheimer’s patients at Charlie’s Place in Baton Rouge. Hosts: Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford