When I was 10 years old I attended the National Alzheimer's Summit in Washington, DC. I was an invited speaker addressing the burden of young carers for family members with Alzheimer's disease. I wanted to readdress some startling facts about the DISPARITIES in the Alzheimer's communities:
- African Americans are not asked to participate in clinical trials as much as as other racial groups, even though they have higher levels of diagnoses.
- African Americans do not have the same access to Alzheimer's medications
- 13% of Hispanics are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
- The majority of elderly members in LGBT communities do not have children and are lacking in family members.
- Landmark study indicate that lack of healthcare access, compound discrimination, and caregiving
- 40% of caregivers in the latino communities are millennials.
- WE NEED TO TAKE THE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OUT OF THE MARGINS!
- Disparities on Intergenerational Caregiving - Please view this video to hear me speak and the incredible panelists in which I shared the floor.
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