Name: Forget Me Not
Start: 2018-07-14T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-07-14T16:00:00-04:00
Location: August Wilson Center for African American Culture

Forget Me Not

African Americans Against Alzheimer's, a network of UsAgainstAlzheimer's,  is the nation's first organization dedicated to building a coordinated national response to address Alzheimer's disease among African Americans and lead a sustained effort to increase minority participation in Clinical Trials to find a cure.Our Mission is to:Prevent, educate, test, treat and support individuals in comunities of color that have been or are most at risk of developing Alzheimer's.Promote brain health and healthy aging by promoting strategies that have been shown to reduce risk factors that may lead to cognitive decline including Alzheimer's.Advocate for and promote brain health equity across the lifespan and in all communities, especially communities of color that are at least twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's as non-hispanic white Americans.Provide tools and strategies for individuals and communities to address this challenge head on, including advocacy for more and better research, greater attention by physicians to brain health, and sharing information about how we can reduce our own risks for cognitive decline.Through the award winning stage play Forget Me Not, we reach communities nationwide to build appreciation for and participation in clinical trials by African Americans.

African Americans Against Alzheimer's

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From the creators of some of the most compelling stories of our time comes yet another thought provoking production that is sure to educate as well as entertain as only a Gdavis Production can. The way GDavis Productions takes on a disease like Alzheimer's has been called "brilliant".  Forget Me Not takes the audience into the life of a family facing this medical challenge and shows its impact on not just the immediate family but friends, marriage, and those in the community as well.
Many have left the theater realizing there are people close to them who may have signs pointing to Alzheimer's. Thanks to a panel of experts presented during the event, they leave equipped with answers to important questions about what we can do to promote and  maintain brain health, prevent cognitive decline as we age, and connect to medical and social services that are available in the community.  Finally, you will learn how researchers are working to find ways to prevent and more effectively treat Alzheimer's- important work that requires each of us-- especially African Americans who are two to three time more likely to develop Alzheimer's than others-- to consider participating in clinical trials.

August Wilson Center for African American Culture

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