Community Engagment

Promote brain health and Alzheimer’s prevention for older African Americans in the Greater Newark area.
16 years of active engagement in community partnerships.
A community engagement team composed of members from the community.
Health education programs on: Six Steps to a Better Memory & Reducing Your Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease, Aging Smart: How to Keep Your Brain Healthy, Stay Sharp, and Avoid Alzheimer’s Disease
Honoring African American SuperAgers: Those 80 and above with superior cognitive ability. They are our long-distance memory athletes.
Targeted Outreach to Older Black Men: Annual Classic Car Show, Bar-B-Que, and Men’s Brain Health Fair; Free online fitness classes; Saturday morning health and wellness programs with local church mens ministries. Programs on: How to Turbocharge Your Brain & Build a Superhero-Strong Memory
Special programs for church bible study classes: The Neuroscience of Bible Study: Ten Practical Tips from Brain Science for Memorizing Scripture
Community Stakeholders Board with representatives from all our local community partners.
“Lunch & Learn” workshops are offered at churches, senior centers, and federally-assisted housing. They feature a free healthy meal and brief educational presentations on brain health and Alzheimer’s prevention.
Special programs for men are held in partnership with men’s church ministries and other groups that cater to men.
Dementia Caregiver Support groups are being organized at local churches, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association.
Health Fairs and other programs to promote brain health and wellness

To learn more about becoming a paid
participant in research on aging and brain
health in African Americans, please call
(973) 353-3673

If your church or other community
organization would like to host a brain
health and Alzheimer’s
awareness educational program,
please call us at
(973) 353-3673
or email