Among Black Americans ages 70 and older, 21.3% are living with Alzheimer's. Learn what is being done to address health disparities. Alzheimer’s, like most things, is partly biological, partly social and partly psychological. Here we discuss these other influences in society that have a significant impact on health and illnesses with Dr. Rita Hargrave, a Geriatric Psychiatrist in Northern California.

In this episode we speak with three doctors from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley about what’s unique about Latino aging. Rio Grande Valley is committed to enhancing the diversity of the workforce and reducing health disparities among Hispanics in South Texas through advanced research in dementia, and minority aging. Because of its unique geographical location on the South Texas/Mexico border with a large Hispanic population, we deliberate the differences and similarities of Hispanics, Europeans, and Black Americans.

In this episode we speak with research coordinators from three different universities about what’s most important when recruiting Hispanic/Latino Americans into research. Researchers and health care providers need to address health disparities, yet there are many challenges encountered during recruitment. Latino participation is critical to producing good science that helps their community. We discuss culturally relevant strategies used to recruit participants from community settings and discuss the most effective recruitment strategies that reflect the common cultural values.