Howard Dunkley
November 12, 2011
Aging 604 – Policy Foundations of Aging Services
Professor Gribbin
Erickson School
UMBC
A Strategic Policy Plan Outline for
The National Silver Alert Act of 2009
Symbols: Because of the Nature of the Silver Alert Act there is a lot of symbols that are been used to communicate the need for every State to have the system in place to support caregivers. Example of some symbols in the first paragraph and two one are Silver Alert, Alzheimer’s Disease, Mental Disabilities, Media Outlet, Missing Person, Signs, Motorists, U.S. Government, Legislation, Policies, United State, Church Family, Police and Television Station.
Storytelling: “Narratives with heroes and villains, problems and solutions, tensions and resolution” The first Page second paragraph presents a compelling story with heroes who are trying to help find wandering relatives. Family Friends, Church Family, TV station and Police.
Thanks to the family member that work at the TV station. The state is the villains in this situation for not having the Silver Alert in place. Using this powerful story to convey the need for the Sliver alert system is very powerful.
Synecdoche: Is used in both of the stories. The horror story of missing love ones
Stories: Another story on page two that shows that there are thousands of people with Alzheimer’s that are wondering.
Numbers: The second page, third paragraph contained Numbers of Alzheimer’s patient that will wander. The numbers draw attention to the high percentage of Alzheimer’s patient that is wondering.
Approximately 12% of the people with dementia who lives at home wander; 6 out of 10 people with Alzheimer’s disease will wander; and Approximately 4.5 million adults are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Numbers: The third page, first paragraph describe the number of Alzheimer’s Patient living in the United State, the numbers of people that will