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The Mesulam Center would like to thank all Mesulam Center faculty, staff, and community partners, for their participation in this year’s community engagement initiatives. In 2023 we participated in 68 local educational community events, 36 meetings with community organizations and 3 academic conferences. These efforts reached 2,911 community members and included senior health fairs, community resource fairs, memory cafés (in-person and virtual), dementia friends’ presentations, brain health and fitness programs, Alzheimer's Disease community forums, conferences. Notable programming included the Black Women’s Expo, Healthy Aging Summer Series, Brain Health and Dementia Day at Southbridge, Valentines Day senior lunch and listen, Minority Health month series, Northwestern University/Northwestern Medicine health fairs and Release the Silence reducing memory health disparities with awareness, education, and resources conference.
A special thank you to Mesulam Center members: Maureen Daly, Molly Mather, Allison Lapins, Kate Lucca, Lauren Dowden, Caila Ryan, Reina Kwon, Bridget, Moran-Mcabe, Grace Minogue, Eskedar Elem, Sandy Weintraub ,and Antonia Zouridakis for being a part of our community engagement efforts. We would not have been able to reach so many people without you all!
We would also like to thank our amazing community partners: South Loop Village, First District and Second District Chicago Police Department Senior Sub Committees, Hall Branch Chicago Public Library, Dementia Friendly Washington Heights, Woodson Regional Chicago Public Library, South Side Jazz Coalition, Far South Chicago Coalition, The Renaissance Collaborative, Alzheimer’s Association -IL Chapter, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Urban Juncture/Boxville, SHARE Network, Mather, and Alderman Lamont Robinson’s Office. We appreciate your partnership in bringing equity and awareness to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research.
Wishing you and your families a happy holiday season!
Phyllis Timpo and Darby Morhardt
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