alzheimer’s
The 13th annual Dr. Lemuel and Gloria Rogers African American Health Symposium recently focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia among African Americans in Rochester, N.Y. This symposium aimed to raise awareness about the higher incidence of these cognitive disorders in the African American community, which is reported to be twice as likely to experience Alzheimer’s and […]
Black Americans are about twice as likely as White Americans to have Alzheimer’s or other dementia. Hispanic Americans are one and a half times more likely to have the disease than White Americans. Did you know that almost two – thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s are women? 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s: memory loss […]
Lifestyle, Model, Restauranteur, Author and TV Show Personality Barbara “B.” Smith passed way in her Long Island home Saturday Night. Smith was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2013. She work with her husband Dan Gasby, to bring more awareness about Alzheimer’s in the African-American community. They Co-authored, “Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in […]
Take the first step to a world without Alzheimer’s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=_x0f-Cqso04 When: Saturday, September 24, 2016 Registration – 9:00am Ceremony – 9:45am Walk – 10:00am Where: Monroe Community Hospital 435 E. Henrietta Rd. Rochester, NY 14620 Route Length: Long Route – 3.5 miles Short Route – .8 miles For more information contact Joe Lynch 585-760-5415 or click www.act.alz.org
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