Promoting dementia awareness in African‐American faith communities

F Epps, K Alexander, GS Brewster… - Public Health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Alzheimer's disease and other dementia‐related disorders are affecting the
African‐American community at alarming rates. African‐American churches have …

Are We Talking About the Same Thing? Black/African Americans' Response to the BRFSS Cognitive Decline and Caregiver Modules

A Pruitt, R Croff, L Boise, J Kaye - Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a randomized national
US telephone survey administered by state health departments. This study aimed to identify …

Culturally responsive health promotion to address health disparities in African American men: A program impact evaluation

ON Okoro, CS Nelson… - American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
African American (AA) men continue to experience worse health outcomes compared to
men of other races/ethnicities. Community-based interventions are known to be effective in …

EXPLORING THE PREDICTORS OF WELL-BEING AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AMONG ELDER ORPHANS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

RM Parekh - 2018 - mavmatrix.uta.edu
Elder orphan is a term popularized by the media to describe the more than 22% of
community-dwelling US adults aging alone with limited social support, social isolation …