[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 3, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E126-E127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN RECOGNITION OF PETER BRAUN

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 3, 1999

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize an outstanding citizen 
of Los Angeles, Peter Braun, who for the past 10 years has led a very 
extraordinary organization, the Los Angeles Alzheimer's Association. 
Under Peter's creative leadership, the Association is helping more than 
150,000 families in Los Angeles who are dealing with the awful 
challenge of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. The Association 
provides direct support and assistance, information, and referral to 
services for people with the disease and the families who care for 
them. It has also been instrumental in shaping the health and long term 
care system to which families turn for help, through training and 
direct advocacy with care providers and with local and state agencies 
and legislative bodies.
  The following are just a few examples of the work the Los Angeles 
Alzheimer's Association is doing to shape the delivery of health care 
to people with dementia.
  With initial support from the federal Health Resources and Services 
Administration and the California Department of Health, the Association 
has created national models of culturally relevant community services 
for Latino families in South Central Los Angeles and for African-
American families in Inglewood.
  Working again with the California Department of Health, the staff of 
the Association has led development of clinical practice guidelines for 
Alzheimer care that are being used by physicians throughout the state.
  In partnership with Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, the 
Association is developing a model for managed care for persons with 
dementia--through clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and 
management, physician and staff training, and case management.
  Peter has built the Los Angeles program to become the largest of more 
than 200 chapters

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in the national network of the Alzheimer's Association. But his 
commitment to the organization goes beyond his own chapter. He has been 
a key collaborator with his colleagues in other chapters in helping to 
shape the direction of the entire Alzheimer movement in this country. 
And just last week, the President of the Alzheimer's Association 
appointed Peter to serve on the management committee of the national 
organization.
  On Friday, the people of Los Angeles will celebrate the tenth 
anniversary of Peter Braun's service to the Alzheimer's Association. It 
is a personal pleasure for me to join in recognizing his leadership, 
his commitment, and his dedication to his organization, to his 
community, to the Alzheimer movement, but most particularly, to the 
families who turn to the Association for help.

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