Promoting diverse perspectives: Addressing health disparities related to Alzheimer's and all dementias.
Alzheimers Dement
; 20(4): 3099-3107, 2024 04.
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| ID: mdl-38460119
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.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Alzheimer Disease
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Alaska Natives
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Alzheimers Dement
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States