Introduction -- Defining Dementia -- Prevalence of Dementia -- The Burden of Disease -- The Australian Context -- Dementia - Care and Support in Victoria 2000 and Beyond -- Objectives and Actions: Objective 1 Improve the quality of care by promoting measures and initiatives that relate to education and training needs -- Objective 2 Develop a better coordinated service to respond to the needs of people with dementia, their carers and their families -- Objective 3 Improve access to services for people with dementia, their carers and their families -- Objective 4 Improve public awareness of dementia and access to community education and information resources about dementia -- Objective 5 Maintain a partnership approach to the identification and development of appropriate responses to the needs of people with dementia, their carers and their families
