Triple Your Impact This Holiday Season
Triple Your Impact This Holiday Season
Celebrate the holidays with a year-end gift that can go 3x as far to help provide care and support to the millions affected by Alzheimer's disease, and to advance critical research. But please hurry — this 3x Match Challenge ends soon.
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CARING KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES.
Reaching every community, every family.
At the Alzheimer's Association, we believe that engaging diverse perspectives is critical to achieving health equity — meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.
Wisconsin Health Equity Coalition
In 2023, volunteers from across the state formed the Wisconsin Health Equity Coalition (WHEC) with the goal of spreading greater awareness of Alzheimer’s and dementia within underrepresented and underserved communities, offering resources directly to and for these groups, and facilitating their participation in Alzheimer’s Association signature events. This is only one of ten such coalitions across the nation.In honor of Black History Month, the Wisconsin Health Equity Coalition hosts a program each February at St. Mark AME Church in Milwaukee to address the health disparities affecting Black Americans living with Alzheimer’s or other dementia. The event combines education, advocacy, community support, and encourages attendees to take action.
Each November, the WHEC presents, “Caring for the Caregiver,” a day for caregivers to receive tips, strategies and resources for their journey as well as pampering through massage, yoga, sweet treats and more. Respite care is also available on site for the duration of the program so that caregivers can take full advantage.
The Alzheimer’s Association has a presence at many community events, including Milwaukee’s Juneteenth Celebration, Milwaukee PrideFest, health fairs and more,
offering resources to attendees.
In 2024, WHEC hosted “Unforgettable,” a a dynamic and emotional stage play by Garrett Davis showcasing the effects of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. The play and accompanying jazz concert engaged 1,200 Milwaukeeans about navigating the disease through the power of the arts.
Every year, WHEC organizes a bus to Wisconsin Advocacy Day in Madison from St. Mark AME Church in Milwaukee. This ensures that transportation is not a barrier to having a greater number of Black voices heard in the state’s capitol regarding Alzheimer’s and dementia legislation.
Caregiver Support Groups
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Multicultural Support Group every Wednesday, 5 - 6 p.m., virtual
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LGBTQ+ Support Group, 4th Thursday of every month, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Home in Wauwatosa (7500 W. North Ave.)
Clinical Research
The Alzheimer’s Association is currently funding over 1,150 projects in 57 countries totaling $430 million. But, progress can only be realized by delivering solutions that will work for all populations, developed by empowering a representative and inclusive field of researchers and study participants.
To eliminate current disparities, the Association fosters various initiatives and partnerships to improve the accessibility of research. TrialMatch® is a free clinical studies matching service that connects individuals living with cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s or another dementia; caregivers; and healthy participants with current research studies. Community outreach is a critical element in research trial recruitment, ensuring that results effectively represent and respond to the experiences and needs of all individuals impacted by dementia, leading to better detection, diagnosis and treatment options.
Volunteer / Contact
Consider becoming a volunteer to spread awareness and help engage all Wisconsin communities. Contact Diane Beckley Milner, Director of Health Equity, at 414.441.0434 or dmilner@alz.org.