Addressing Health Disparities

A conference to promote diverse perspectives across Alzheimer’s and dementia research.

Connect and Collaborate on Health Disparities Related to Alzheimer’s and All Dementias

Promoting Diverse Perspectives: Addressing Health Disparities Related to Alzheimer’s and All Dementias was held to support vital health equity in Alzheimer’s research and drive collaboration across the dementia science field.

Addressing Health Disparities was the second conference hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association with sponsorship from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The 2022 event explored disparities in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other dementia, while connecting early career and senior investigators to valuable networking and mentorship opportunities.

View the 2022 conference program.

Research Themes

Alzheimer’s and dementia researchers were invited to submit an abstract for a poster presentation on the following research themes within the NIA Health Disparities Research Framework:

Geographical and political factors.
Cultural factors.
Coping factors.
Physiological indicators.
Socioeconomic factors.
Social factors.
Psychosocial risk/resilience.
Genetic stability.
Health care.
Psychological factors.
Health behaviors.
Cellular function and communication.

Contact

General questions: HealthDisparities@alz.org
Media questions: media@alz.org

Conference Details

Date: June 21-22, 2022
Location: Washington, D.C. and online

Call for Abstracts

Abstract submission is now closed.

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Funding for this conference was made possible in part by 1R13 AG071167-01 from the National Institute on Aging. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.