November 10, 2014

Today's Top Alzheimer's News

Ebony Magazine highlights the impact of Alzheimer's on the African American community, Trish Vradenburg talks about "Surviving Grace," and AARP launches new public service campaign to empower Latino caregivers (read more). 

Must reads and listen 

  • The November issue of of Ebony Magazine highlighted Alzheimer's disproportionate impact on African Americans and includes quotes from USA2's Stephanie Monroe. 
  • A November 10, 2014 Washington Post article reported that AARP is launching a new public service campaign to empower Latino caregivers. According to the article, "The new public service campaign — which begins Monday and is sponsored by AARP, the powerful lobby for older people, and the Ad Council — features Spanish and English ads that are meant to resonate in a culture where many say that an adult child should return to their parents when time turns the tables on one’s need for basic care…In 2009, a survey by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP found that Latinos providing care for someone 50 years or older were younger, had attained lower levels of education and earned lower incomes than other ethnic groups.Female caregivers outnumbered male caregivers 2 to 1, and most were taking care of a parent who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease or age-related ailments; 71 percent of the people receiving care were women."
  • A November 8, 2014 WIBC radio interview with Trish Vradenburg highlighted her efforts to raise awareness of Alzheimer's through her play "Surviving Grace."
  • A November 6, 2014 New York Times article profiled lawyer Jason Luckasevic's efforts to hold the NFL accountable for its role in increasing players risk for issues like dementia and Alzheimer's. According to the article, "It is shortsighted, however, to assume that the N.F.L. and its owners will emerge from the settlement unscathed or that the league’s economic and cultural status are not under threat. Now that the N.F.L. has acknowledged that its product comes with dire health consequences, the sport, below the professional level, faces legal and regulatory challenges that will most likely intensify in the coming years."