Building a public health infrastructure to support family caregivers of people with dementia.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure's Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving (PHCOE-DC) is one of three national centers designed to help public health departments strengthen and grow their Alzheimer's disease and related dementia initiatives. The PHCOE-DC specializes in disseminating tools and resources to help public health agencies develop programming and partnerships that support family caregivers of individuals with dementia. Through its reach and dissemination efforts, the PHCOE-DC has helped to elevate dementia caregiving as a priority for public health departments. Since 2020, the PHCOE-DC has increased visibility for the role of public health in strengthening the support infrastructure for family caregivers of individuals with dementia and has established a network of national leaders in dementia caregiving. This article summarizes PHCOE-DC's past work and potential future activities as the Center continues to elevate dementia caregiving as a priority for public health.