AFRICAN AMERICAN

AfricanAmericansAgainstAlzheimer's is the nation's first organization dedicated to building a coordinated national response to eliminate and address Alzheimer's disease (AD) among African Americans. The fourth leading cause of death for older African Americans, AD has a disparate impact on African Americans... UsAgainstAlzheimer's is an innovative nonprofit organization committed to stopping this devastating disease... We are working on multiple fronts to get safe and effective treatments into the hands of people who need them most. That includes working to ensure Alzheimer's patients are treated fairly as the federal government considers drug approval and Medicare coverage for treatments.

Also known as: African Americans, AfricanAmericansAgainstAlzheimer

Primary location: Washington United States