Alzheimer’s Disease In The African American Community

from It’s a Matter of Your Health with Dr. Veita Bland · host Dr. Veita Bland /Patrick McPhail Martin, Ph.D

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is more prevalent among African Americans than among whites with estimates ranging from 14% to almost 100% higher. Patrick McPhail Martin, Ph.D., the interim director of the Center for Outreach in Alzheimer's, Aging and Community Health (COAACH), and an associate professor of biology in the College of Science and Technology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University joins Dr. Bland to discuss the emerging public health crisis among African Americans the Silent Epidemic of Alzheimer’s Disease.Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

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