Outreach and engagement for diverse Bay Area communities affected by Alzheimer's
Core E - Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core
This program connects older adults from underserved San Francisco Bay Area communities—especially Black, Latino, and Chinese American groups—to memory care, brain-health education, and opportunities to join Alzheimer's research.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P30 center grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11378129 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be reached through community partners, neighborhood events, and tailored outreach in vulnerable San Francisco neighborhoods. The program offers clinical care for adults with memory problems, public education about brain health for people and local providers, and art- and movement-based activities to support engagement. It helps recruit and keep diverse volunteers in the Alzheimer's center and shares individualized visit summaries and recommendations with you and your primary care provider. The team also uses social and lifetime-exposure information to better understand community needs and guide outreach.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults aged 21 and older from the San Francisco Bay Area, including cognitively healthy people and those with memory concerns, especially from Chinese American, Latino, and Black/African American communities.
Not a fit: People who live outside the San Francisco Bay Area, are under 21, or cannot participate in local activities are unlikely to benefit directly from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this program could improve access to diagnosis, care, and research for underserved communities and increase culturally tailored support and retention in Alzheimer's studies.
How similar studies have performed: Culturally tailored outreach and education have improved recruitment in other Alzheimer's programs, while combining arts-based engagement and exposome mapping is a newer approach.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lanata, Serggio Carlo — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Lanata, Serggio Carlo
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.