Jason Resendez, Executive Director, LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s Coalition, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Despite the 40+ million caregivers in the US, candidates largely ignored key some issues for this voting block, including… Paid Leave Paid family leave is critical to the millions of people providing unpaid care for a loved one living with diseases like…

This year’s Advancing the Science of Community Engaged Research conference explored how researchers and research institutions can better partner with communities to examine and address health inequities. Advocates, religious leaders, government executives, and research professionals gathered at the AAMC in Washington, DC for a mix of scientific discussion, community talk back, and knowledge sharing. I was grateful to be part of the dialogue made possible by Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center; below are a few highlights from some of the attendees.

The Memory Strings Kansas City Alliance, supported by the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP), is a first of its kind effort in the greater Kansas City community to address the growing impact of Alzheimer’s disease through research education and participation at the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center (KU ADC)…

Thanks to an enlightening resource from Bloomberg Graphics on the #ACA marketplace, healthcare wonks and consumers alike can keep tabs on which insurers are exiting, sticking it out, or expanding Obamacare marketplace offerings in counties across the country. Naturally, the first place I looked up was Jim Wells County —…