Project Overview
7th Funding Cycle Development Award Project Start Date: 1/1/2012 Project End Date: 12/31/2013
Project Goal Statement: To pilot an innovative, culturally appropriate intervention to improve the health of caregivers of Latino elderly with Alzheimer's Disease or other cognitive impairment.
Award Amount: $199,941
Community Partner: Primary Community Partner: Juan Ruiz, Centro de la Comunidad Unida - United Community Center (UCC)
Academic Partner(s): Primary Academic Partner: Zeno Franco, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine Additional Academic Partner: Melissa DeNomie, MS, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Project Progress Summary Reports: Project Progress Report Summary 1/1/2012 - 8/31/2012
Affiliated Web Pages: Centro de la Comunidad Unida - United Community Center
Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by the project partners)
Articles
Article in United Community Center Newsletter – Caring for the Latino Caregiver. Centro de la Comunidad Unida-United Community Center. September-December 2012
Awards
The Latino Geriatric Center nominated for the 2013 Eureka Award of the Milwaukee Business Journal (March 2013)
Outreach Materials / Events
Developed and distributed recruitment brochure to community members
Presentations
Conducted recruitment presentation at Caregiver Workshop Day (August 2011)