@article{3d09151780b74c309cbec7b021a16d52,
title = "Recruiting older African Americans to brain health and aging research through community engagement",
abstract = "The African-American Brain Health Initiative at Rutgers University–Newark is a university–community partnership combining community engagement, education and training, and brain health research. Partnering with community-based organizations, it promotes brain health literacy, Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s awareness, brain-healthy lifestyle choices, and participation in brain research for older African Americans in Greater Newark, New Jersey. Our approach to recruitment relies on building trust through long-term relationships; communicating health knowledge through trusted community leaders; recruiting subjects through targeted efforts; and cultivating research participants as ambassadors.",
keywords = "African American, Brain health, Community partnership, Older men, Research study recruitment, Rutgers University–Newark",
author = "Gluck, {Mark A.} and Ashlee Shaw and Diane Hill",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by grants from the NIH/National Institute of Aging (R56-AG053961), the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through a partnership with the New Jersey Department of Health{\textquoteright}s Office of Minority and Multicultural Health (MH-STT-15-001), and by support from the Chancellor{\textquoteright}s and Provost{\textquoteright}s offices at Rutgers University–Newark, and the Office of University– Community Partnerships. Funding Information: This work was supported by grants from the NIH/National Institute of Aging (R56-AG053961), the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through a partnership with the New Jersey Department of Health{\textquoteright}s Office of Minority and Multicultural Health (MH-STT-15-001), and by support from the Chancellor{\textquoteright}s and Provost{\textquoteright}s offices at Rutgers University–Newark, and the Office of University–Community Partnerships.",
year = "2018",
month = jun,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "42",
pages = "78--82",
journal = "Generations",
issn = "0738-7806",
publisher = "American Society on Aging",
number = "2",
}