List of tasks for China under the WHO Global Action Plan for Public Health Response to Dementia 2017-2025 postprint

Abstract: As a major public health problem, dementia has attracted global attention. Early detection and interventions targeting at high risk people of cognitive impairment, can help prevent the onset and postpone the progression of dementia. The rapid increase in the number of  elderly people with dementia in China poses challenges in terms of preventive care, health promotion, social support and research innovation. In this paper, we summarise the research progress in social support, risk factors interventions, person-centred care, information system development, innovative research and science and technology translation in the prevention and treatment of dementia in China from the perspective of the "Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia: 2017—2025", and propose a "Dementia Preventive Care Action Plan" for China from the WHO Global Action perspective and the current situation of policy and practice. The list of tasks in China's "Dementia Preventive Care Action Plan" combines China's current dementia prevention and treatment priorities with reality resources, with a view to providing reference for relevant dementia policy decisions and practical responses.