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Challenging the Stigma of Alzheimer’s in Ethnic Communities

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Was Live Friday, Mar. 29, 2024

Guest Speakers

  • Dr. Lucía Abascal, CDPH
  • Dr. Dolores Gallagher Thompson, Professor Emerita, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Dr. María Aranda, USC Professor of Social Work and Gerontology, and Executive Director of USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
  • Lunae Chrysanta, Manager of Training and Transformation, Openhouse SF
  • Petra Niles, Alzheimer’s Los Angeles – Senior Manager, Education & Outreach, African American Community

Event Overview

Caregivers and health experts say the stigma of Alzheimer’s in many communities prevents effective care. One leading AAPI veteran in the field says the branding of Alzheimer’s diagnosis is tantamount to calling someone crazy.

In this briefing, people on the front lines of Alzheimer’s — both medical researchers and on the ground level — share what they’ve learned about addressing cultural taboos around Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia among older adults and people with disabilities, in communities ranging from Latino, Black, AAPI and LGBT+.

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