From Awareness to Action: What the 2026 Alzheimer's Report Means for Neuropsychology
The Alzheimer's Association's 2026 Facts and Figures report, released in April with the National Poll on Healthy Aging at the University of Michigan, puts a hard number on a problem most clinicians already sense: 7.4 million Americans aged 65 and older are now living with clinical Alzheimer's dementia, care costs have reached $409 billion this year alone, and nearly 13 million family members provided more than 19 billion hours of unpaid care. Perhaps the most striking finding, though, is the gap between attitude and knowledge: 99% of adults surveyed say brain health is important, but only 9% say they know a lot about how to protect it.
That awareness-action gap is precisely the problem Advancing Neuropsychology Through Population Health: From Concept to Implementation (Margaret Lanca and Robert Fallows, eds., Springer, July 2026) sets out to solve. Rather than treating population health as an abstract framework, the volume translates it into steps a neuropsychology service, health system, or training program can act on immediately: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention; early detection; and system-level change designed to catch cognitive decline before it reaches a crisis.
Three chapters make that translation concrete. One proposes treating cognitive function as a routine vital sign inside primary care visits, rather than something assessed only after a family raises concerns. Another focuses on early detection and intervention pathways for at-risk community and older-adult populations — the exact group behind the Alzheimer's Association's prevalence numbers. A third surveys digital tools for cognitive assessment that can be deployed consistently across different levels of care, from primary practices to specialty clinics.
For academic and health-system libraries, this is a timely acquisition: it is the first volume to give neuropsychology-specific, implementation-level answers to the value-based-care and population-health mandates that hospital systems and training programs are already being asked to meet, rather than generic public-health theory borrowed from other specialties.
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Q&A
Q: What does "population health" mean in the context of neuropsychology?
A: Shifting focus from individual patients in isolation to the distribution of cognitive health outcomes across a population, and the policies and interventions that shape it.
Q: Who is this book written for?
A: Practicing neuropsychologists, health system administrators, primary care integration teams, and graduate training programs.
Q: Does the book cover digital tools for cognitive assessment?
A: Yes, a dedicated chapter addresses digital tools for cognitive assessment across different levels of care.
Q: Does it address health equity as well as systems-level policy?
A: Yes, health equity is treated as a cornerstone of population health, alongside concrete applications for children, adolescents, and older adults.
Q: Where can I buy Advancing Neuropsychology Through Population Health?
A: Directly from CLNZ Books, with worldwide shipping and secure payment by card or PayPal.