LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s defends your brain

The Hispanic Federation, The Latino Alzheimer’s & Memory Disorders Alliance (LAMDA), The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) have joined forces this month and created LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s. The new coalition is dedicated to raising awareness regarding degenerative brain disease among the Latino community.

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“It is time to bring Alzheimer’s out of the shadows in the Latino community,” Jason Resendez, director of LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s, said in a press release. “Too many families are struggling with this disease everyday and it is critical for our community to come together to address this growing crisis with policy solutions, research, and public education.”

Alzheimer’s among Latinos is expected to increase 600 percent by the year 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, and Latinos are currently 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease compared to non-Hispanic whites. What’s more, Latinos have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other degenerative brain conditions when compared to non-Hispanic whites, but Latinos are less likely to ever receive a diagnosis.

“I see the destructive impact of Alzheimer’s on Latino families everyday and we can not afford to ignore this growing public health threat,” said Constantina Mizis, CEO of the Latino Alzheimer’s & Memory Disorders Alliance. “We look forward to ramping up our work against this disease in partnership with the LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s coalition.”

LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s will address Alzheimer’s in the Latino community by working toward the following goals:

• Increase public and private-sector resources committed to stopping Alzheimer’s disease.
• Accelerate the drug development process to deliver therapies to all those in need.
• Bring dramatic improvements to the standards and systems of care for people living with Alzheimer’s and those who care for them.

  

The new coalition is part of the larger group, USAgainstAlzheimer’s, an organization that has already made a huge impact within the Alzheimer community. USAgainstAlzheimer’s has already secured more than $200 million dollars in additional Alzheimer research funding through the next few years and has created a network of 115 million people working toward Alzheimer’s disease research.

LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s is the next step in the war against degenerative brain disease.

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““As the Alzheimer’s epidemic grows, it is imperative that policymakers, healthcare service providers, and community stakeholders tackle this issue before it is too late for the communities most at risk for the disease,” said George Vradenburg, Founder, USAgainstAlzheimer’s. “The coalition announced today represents a significant first-step in developing a coordinated strategy against this disease within the Latino community and beyond.”

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