Shaping a future free from Alzheimer's disease
UW’s Wisconsin Connect issued a special report about the impact of COVID-19 on the African American and Black Community. From the report: “Black people make up just 6 percent of the state population, but as of mid-April accounted for close to 40 percent of the state’s death toll. In Milwaukee County, where Black people make …
Sixteen members of The Amazing Grace Chorus® met virtually to sing and socialize together.
Wisconsin Public Radio's The Morning Show featured an interview with Art Walaszek, MD, about the study findings and the role behavioral health and positive lifestyle factors can play in the development of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.
In the best of times, caring for a loved one with dementia is hard. During isolation, it is even more difficult.
WAI's e-newsletter Updates in Dementia Care launched in December. Read the spring issue here!
WAI Leadership team members Cynthia Carlsson and Gina Green-Harris were recognized in the spring edition of Quarterly, from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Gina Green Harris, Director of Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute Regional Milwaukee Office, spoke to WTMJ about the devastating toll African Americans face from coronavirus.
WAI convened members of the Dementia Diagnostic Memory Clinic Network in a virtual meeting on the morning of Saturday, May 16.
"Determined" follows three participants from the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) and includes interviews with scientists from UW-Madison Alzheimer’s disease research programs. Therese Barry-Tanner, creator and producer of this film, is a WRAP participant.
The Wisconsin Dementia Resource Network hosted a teleconference Tuesday, April 21 for members titled "COVID-19 Wisconsin Update and Dementia Friendly Resources, Activities and Coping Techniques during Safe at Home."