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November 01, 2017 - Elizabeth Plant

October 2017 - Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer's

October kicked off with our annual convening: the 2017 National Alzheimer's Summit: Uniting Communities for a Cure. It was wonderful to have advocates from across the country join us in Washington D.C. for this three-day event. Below is more information on our Summit as well as some of the other ways our team pushed for a cure this month. If you missed the previous posts, check out what we were up to in June, July, August, and September. Los Angeles, California The Alzheimer’s team received the top score at the 2017 XPRIZE Visioneers Summit and are now moving forward on
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October 01, 2017 - Elizabeth Plant

Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer’s In September 2017: Uniting Communities For A Cure

Our team was busy in September, which was World Alzheimer’s Month, as we worked to stop Alzheimer’s disease. If you missed the previous posts, check out what we were up to in June and July and August. Los Angeles, California So proud of our work w/ @ALZGLA & @USCRoybal to empower #Latinos w/ #Alzheimers education & research pic.twitter.com/1VlPbJv2v3 — LatinosAgainstAlz (@UsA2_Latinos) September 24, 2017 LatinosAgainstAlzheimer's worked with its partners USC and Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles to present a performance of El Cuidador (The Caregiver) during Hispanic Heritage Month. The play told the story of one Latino family's journey with Alzheimer's
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September 01, 2017 - Elizabeth Plant

Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer’s In August 2017: Uniting Communities For A Cure

Our team was busy in August, continuing to press for greater urgency from government, industry, and the scientific community and bringing people together in the quest for an Alzheimer’s cure. If you missed the previous posts, check out what we were up to in June and July. Kansas City Jason Resendez, who leads LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s, held a two-day Alzheimer’s capacity building training for community health workers and direct service providers that included a tour of the cutting edge University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center and the powerful testimony of Daisy Duarte, an UsAgainstAlzheimer’s advocate, Missouri resident and Alzheimer’s clinical trial participant
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August 01, 2017 - Elizabeth Plant

Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer's In July 2017: Uniting Communities For A Cure

July was a busy month for UsAgainstAlzheimer’s. We’ve been to many places, including: London for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), and to Phoenix, Kansas City, and of course Washington D.C. and featured in the news. We hope that you enjoy the second monthly installment where we will highlight what the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s board and staff have been up to around the U.S. and the world to stop Alzheimer’s. London UsAgainstAlzheimer’s had a major presence at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in London where we presented an analysis of treatments in the drug pipeline and led important conversations to speed
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July 01, 2017 - Elizabeth Plant

Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer's In June 2017: Uniting Communities For A Cure

This is a new monthly feature from UsAgainstAlzheimer’s where we will share with you what our team has been up to around the U.S. and the world in our work to stop Alzheimer’s. We are pressing for greater urgency from government, industry, and the scientific community and bringing people together in the quest for an Alzheimer’s cure. Here are a few highlights from June: Boston Shawn Taylor, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Board Member, was in Boston to speak at the Veterans Administration Alzheimer's and Aging Conference for Collaboration. We will soon be launching our newest network, VeteransAgainstAlzheimer’s. She also published a blog post