Offers alzheimers disease research, black man health and donepezil. |
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Vision: Dementia is more common among African American and Hispanic
elders as compared with Caucasian Americans elders. Most of the care
of ethnic elders with dementia is conducted by family and informal
caregivers. But due to a variety of psychosocial and cultural factors,
ethnic elders are less likely than Caucasian elders to have access
to formal comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and management resources
for dementia care. The primary vision of Ethnic Elders Care is to
increase public awareness of about dementia among ethnic elders and
optimize the quality of life of family caregivers and ethnic elders
with Alzheimers disease and related disorders. Our goal is to
improve access to culturally sensitive and effective care for ethnic
elders with Alzheimers and related disorders by promoting awareness
and education among caregivers and health professionals We want to
increase public awareness among health care providers and the general
public about Alzheimers disease and related disorders among
ethnic elders in the United States and position the Ethnic Elders
Care as the leading clearinghouse for dementia, ethnicity and caregiving.
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Provides Latino health, amyloid, Asian dementia and help with memory loss. |
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We want to position Ethnic Elders Care as the leading clearinghouse for information on Alzheimers and related disorders among ethnic elders in the United States We can help with dementia and alzheimers .We want to provide 4 lecture/ presentations per year concerning ethnic elder patients with dementia and their caregivers at national geriatric medicine, gerontology, psychiatry or psychology meetings. The primary vision of Ethnic Elders Care is to increase public awareness of about dementia among ethnic elders and optimize the quality of life of family caregivers and ethnic elders with Alzheimers disease and related disorders. Memory loss is a growing problem in the United States among elders. Most of the care of ethnic elders with dementia is conducted by family and informal caregivers. But due to a variety of psychosocial and cultural factors, ethnic elders are less likely than Caucasian elders to have access to formal comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and management resources for dementia care.Check reference link on amyloid.
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RISK FACTORS - First-degree relatives of African Americans with Alzheimer's Disease have a higher cumulative risk of dementia than do those of whites with AD. Thus there is a greater familiar risk for dementia (Greene, Cupples et al. JAMA. 2002;287:329-336 - African Americans maybe four times more likely more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer's Disease by age 90. This increase in risk was not related to differences in education or the presence of a family history of an AD-like dementia. (Tang et. al. JAGS 1999) - The presence of an APOE-(epsilon)4 allele is a determinant of AD risk in whites, but African Americans and Hispanics have an increased frequency regardless of their APOE genotype. These results suggest that other genes or risk factors may contribute to the increased risk of AD in African Americans and Hispanics. - A recent study suggests that people with hypertension or hypercholesterolemia 2x more more likely to develop Alzheimer's Disease. People with hypertension and hypercholesterolemia are 4x more likely to develop dementia -
The relationship between hypertension, cholesterol levels and dementia
is particularly relevant for elderly African American patients because
they are more likely than whites to have hypertension and/or diabetes.
(Medicare Beneficiary Survey)
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