African American Forum to provide Alzheimer's information

The Alzheimer's Association's 17th Annual Pythias A. and Virginia I. Jones African American Community Forum on Memory Loss is November 6, 13, 20 and December 4, 2021. Four 90-minute virtual presentations, featuring different topics, are held Saturdays from 10-11:30 a.m.

Topics include Dementia in the Black Community: Risks and Inequities; Having a Seat at the Table: Honoring Our Ancestors Through the Promise of Research; New IDEAS Study: Why Communities of Color Need to be Represented in Clinical Trials; Caregiving Challenges, Resources, and Candid Conversations; and Brain Health and Risk Reduction: The Role of Nutrition and Exercise in Brain Health.

Featured presenters are Dr. Carl V. Hill, Ph.D., MPH; Diversity and Equity and Inclusion Officer, Alzheimer's Association; Dr. Lauren J. Parker, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist, Department of Health Behavior and Society at Johns Hopkins; Dr.Chiadi Onyike, M.B.B.S., M.D., Director, Frontotemporal Dementias Program, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins; Dr. Peggye Dilworth Anderson, Ph.D., Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Coarlina-Chapel Hill; Rita Choula, Director of Caregiving, AARP Public Policy Institute; Dr. Claudia Thorne, Ph.D., LCSW, LISW, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Coppin State University; and Renaye Briscoe, Certified Exercise Instructor.

Co-sponsors are Johns Hopkins Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, AARP, and Johns Hopkins Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Registration is required to attend the free sessions. To register and for more information, visit bit.ly/2021AACF or call the 24/7 Helpline, 800-272-3900.