Recruiting older African Americans to brain health and aging research through community engagement

Mark A. Gluck, Ashlee Shaw, Diane Hill

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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’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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)78-82
Number of pages5
JournalGenerations
Volume42
Issue number2
StatePublished - Jun 1 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Life-span and Life-course Studies

Keywords

  • African American
  • Brain health
  • Community partnership
  • Older men
  • Research study recruitment
  • Rutgers University–Newark

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