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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2024
Abstract
Dementia research lacks appropriate representation of diverse groups who often face substantial adversity and greater risk of dementia. Current research participants are primarily well-resourced, non-Hispanic White, cisgender adults who live close to academic medical centers where much of the research is based. Consequently, the field faces a knowledge gap about Alzheimer's-related risk factors in those other groups. The Alzheimer's Association hosted a virtual conference on June 14–16, 2021, supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (R13 AG072859-01), focused on health disparities. The conference was held entirely online and consisted of 2 days of core programming and a day of focused meetings centered on American Indian and Alaska Natives and on LGBTQIA+ populations. Over 1300 registrants attended discussions focused on the structural and systemic inequities experienced across diverse groups, as well as ways to investigate and address these inequities.
Recommended Citation
Maestre, G., Hill, C., Griffin, P., Hall, S., Hu, W., Flatt, J., Babulal, G., Thorpe, R., Henderson, J. N., Buchwald, D., Manson, S., Cicero, E., Gilmore-Bykovskyi, A., Gamaldo, A., Glover, C., Barnes, L., Kind, A., James, B., Zeki Al Hazzouri, A., Wharton, W., … Carrillo, M. (2024). Promoting diverse perspectives: Addressing health disparities related to Alzheimer's and all dementias. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 20(4), 3099–3107. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13752
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Publication Title
Alzheimer's & Dementia
DOI
10.1002/alz.13752
Academic Level
faculty
Mentor/PI Department
Neuroscience
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