Dementia Awareness Campaign in the Latino Community: A Novel Community Engagement Pilot Training Program with Promotoras.
CLINICAL GERONTOLOGIST(2018)
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Objectives: To create a curriculum about Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and to train Promotoras affiliated with a local community education and health advocacy organization, in order to raise awareness and knowledge of what dementia is, and how it can be recognized, in persons of Hispanic/Latino descent.Methods: Community based participatory research (CPBR) model was used to create materials, implement training, and engage/empower Promotoras to educate the local community.Results: Pre-post findings indicated a positive learning experience for the Promotoras and willingness to share new dementia information with their community. One year post-evaluative survey with a subset showed outreach to an average of 15-25 community members, indicating positive reception of this new information.Conclusions: CPBR model is a successful education and outreach tool with Latino communities. Our Dementia Awareness Campaign was a success with the first 20 Promotoras trained; at present we plan to train additional groups in nearby communities with significant Hispanic/Latino populations.Clinical Implications: In order to get Latinos to seek early detection, we need to first educate them about dementia, win trust, and encourage treatment-seeking. Early intervention, diagnosis, and prevention will benefit from educational campaigns using the CBPR model.
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Awareness,community-based education,dementia,Latinos
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