April 18, 2010
An Alzheimer's Charity Takes Aggressive Steps to Reach Minorities
A Spanish-language—and culturally tailored—version of its newsletter is one way in which the Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter is seeking to spread its message to Latinos.
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A Spanish-language—and culturally tailored—version of its newsletter is one way in which the Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter is seeking to spread its message to Latinos.
Charles Tang noticed his wife was behaving strangely. But he didn’t know what to do about it.
“She would forget food in the refrigerator. She forgot to cash checks,” says Mr. Tang, an 83-year-old New Yorker, of the symptoms his wife, Amy, now 77, began to exhibit about six years ago. Eventually, she was diagnosed with dementia.
Feeling overwhelmed, he sought information from his wife’s doctor about her condition, he says, “because my friends
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