AlzInColor
AlzInColor is bringing color to brain health conversations that have long been gray.
We empower Black and Latino families with culturally relevant information to overcome stigmas and health barriers related to Alzheimer’s and dementia.
10/08/2026
🧠💜 Knowing sooner can help you take action sooner.
AlzInColor is pleased to bring back our rescheduled webinar:
“The Benefits of Early Detection: Why Timing Matters”
Featuring neurologist Charles Windon, MD, of UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center, this important conversation will explore what changes in memory and thinking may signal a need to talk with a healthcare provider and why seeking answers sooner matters.
We’ll discuss early warning signs, the evaluation process, treatment and support options, and the bipartisan ASAP Act, which seeks to expand Medicare access to blood-based dementia screening tests.
Join us to:
🧠 LEARN why early detection matters
💡 RECOGNIZE changes that shouldn’t be ignored
🫶🏽 GAIN information to advocate for yourself or someone you love
📣 UNDERSTAND efforts to expand access to Alzheimer’s screening
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
⏰ 7:00–8:00 PM ET
👉🏽 Register today: https://bit.ly/AlzInColorWebinar10222026
Tag someone who should be part of this conversation and help us “Raise the Volume” around brain health.
Taking care of your brain is an important part of taking care of your overall health and keeping it active matters throughout every stage of life.
As Dr. Elena Rios, President of the National Hispanic Health Foundation, puts it, “Your brain has to be activated to keep working.”
Reading, doing puzzles, continuing to learn, and engaging with others are all ways to keep the brain active. Dr. Rios especially emphasizes the importance of social connection, encouraging people of all ages to make time for meaningful, face-to-face interaction rather than relying solely on screens and technology.
This Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s make brain health part of the conversation. Brain health is lifelong, so keep learning, stay connected, and make caring for your brain part of caring for your whole health.
🧠 Explore AlzInColor: Brain health and Alzheimer’s resources, educational tools, webinar recordings, community stories, and opportunities to share your story: https://www.alzincolor.com/
🔗 To learn more about NHHF (National Hispanic Health Foundation), visit: https://nationalhispanichealthfoundation.org/
Small steps can make a difference when it comes to supporting our health and well-being.
In recognition of , AlzInColor, in collaboration with the Organization for Latino Health Advocacy (OLHA), is sharing trusted voices and practical ways to prioritize brain health.
Supporting brain health can start with the choices we make every day. Leticia Acevedo, EdD, MSN, RN, CCRN, of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses – NC Chapter (NC- NAHN Chapter) encourages us to stay physically active, be mindful of our diet, and make small, sustainable changes that support both our brain and overall health.
Her message is simple: Start small. Find balance. Take it one step at a time.
🔗 For brain health resources, educational tools, webinar recordings, inspiring stories, and opportunities to share your own story, visit: https://www.alzincolor.com/
🔗 To learn more about OLHA, visit: https://latinohealthadvocacy.org/
10/05/2026
Growing up in a Puerto Rican family, Francisco "Pako" Rios remembers that his father's diagnosis wasn't openly discussed. When Pako received his own diagnosis years later, he chose a different path.
Today, Pako speaks openly about Alzheimer's to encourage others to live in the moment and focus on what matters most. Read his story from This is ALZ, powered by HealthyWomen: https://thisisalz.com/signature-stories/pako-rios/
10/02/2026
When Robert Reid’s wife, Kim, began experiencing changes in her early 50s, her symptoms were initially attributed to perimenopause. After several visits, Robert asked for a memory test. The test itself took less than 30 seconds. The hard part was never the test. It was getting someone to order it.
Robert is an AlzInColor Community Advisory Board member, Group Facilitator for Black Dementia (part of National Council of Dementia Minds), and care partner who has turned his family’s experience with Alzheimer’s into advocacy for other families.
Older Black Americans are roughly twice as likely as older White Americans to have Alzheimer’s or another dementia, yet they are less likely to receive a timely diagnosis. Kim didn’t look like what many people picture when they think of Alzheimer’s: she was a young mother with a good career, a happy household, and a full social calendar. Looking back, the signs had been there years earlier.
In a new story published by Solving Alzheimer’s, an AlzInColor community partner, Robert shares what it took to get Kim’s diagnosis, why too many families face delays in getting answers, and why recognizing the signs and advocating for further evaluation matters.
Stories like Robert and Kim’s also underscore why efforts to improve early detection are so important. The ASAP Act would help strengthen the nation’s approach to Alzheimer’s detection and diagnosis, with the goal of helping more people get answers earlier. Creating more opportunities to access treatment, plan for the future, and connect with care and support.
We’re grateful to Robert for continuing to use his voice and his family’s story to advocate for change.
🔗 Read Robert’s story:
https://solvingalzheimers.substack.com/p/my-wife-was-told-she-was-hormonal-it-was-alzheimers
🔗 Subscribe to Solving Alzheimer’s:
https://solvingalzheimers.substack.com/subscribe
🔗 For brain health resources, educational tools, webinar recordings, and more inspiring stories, or to share your own, visit: https://www.alzincolor.com/
What if we could identify Alzheimer’s disease earlier, before symptoms become apparent?
AlzInColor sat down with Dr. Elena Rios, President, National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF), for a discussion where she challenges the misconception that once someone develops a brain disease, there is nothing that can be done. She explains changes associated with Alzheimer’s can begin up to 20 years before symptoms appear, making greater awareness and earlier detection especially important.
Dr. Rios also highlights advances in blood-based biomarker testing and the potential of the Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act to help expand access to earlier screening.
“‘Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention Act,’ the ASAP Act, is something that is long overdue because now that we have technology that can find biomarkers in our blood and have blood tests for people that would like to know, especially if they have a family history, would like to know that they are headed in that direction, so that they can have treatment earlier.”
Presented during Hispanic Heritage Month, Dr. Rios’ message emphasizes the importance of identifying Alzheimer’s earlier so individuals and families have more time to understand their options, discuss care and treatment with healthcare providers, and prepare for what may come next.
🧠 Learn about the ASAP Act and ways to engage with your members of Congress: https://alzimpact.org/actnow
🔗 Explore AlzInColor: Brain health and Alzheimer’s resources, educational tools, webinar recordings, community stories, and opportunities to share your story: https://www.alzincolor.com/
🔗 To learn more about NHHF, visit: https://nationalhispanichealthfoundation.org/
Being proactive about your health means knowing your numbers, understanding your history, and making choices today that can support your health for the future.
In recognition of , AlzInColor, in collaboration with the Organization for Latino Health Advocacy (OLHA), is sharing voices that encourage our communities to take an active role in their health.
Major Isis Rosario, Brigade Nurse Counselor with the U.S. Army, encourages Latinas to know their health history, eat well, exercise, understand important health measures such as blood pressure and cholesterol, and stay engaged in their health.
These steps are important for overall health and can also help support brain health. Rather than waiting until something happens, we can take proactive steps to care for our bodies and our brains.
🔗 For brain health resources, educational tools, webinar recordings, inspiring stories, and opportunities to share your own story, visit: https://www.alzincolor.com/
🔗 To learn more about OLHA, visit: https://latinohealthadvocacy.org/
09/29/2026
After seeing how impacted her mother and brother, Michele chose to turn her own Alzheimer's diagnosis into an opportunity for advocacy.
This , discover how Michele is helping others, especially those in the Latino community, see what's possible while living with the early stages of Alzheimer's.
Read her story from This is ALZ, powered by HealthyWomen: https://thisisalz.com/signature-stories/michele-castro/
💜 "I want them to know that there's help out there. There's resources that you can go to and get help." — Freddie Thomas
When Freddie Thomas began caring for his father and stepmother, there were few places to turn for guidance or support. Today, he wants every caregiver to know they don't have to navigate the journey alone.
After more than 15 years as a caregiver, Freddie understands how dementia affects not only the person living with the disease but the entire family. He encourages caregivers to seek out available resources, ask for help, and remember that caring for themselves is just as important as caring for their loved one.
Freddie also shares how his family's experience changed the way he thinks about brain health, highlighting the importance of healthy habits, managing stress, and understanding the many factors that can affect cognitive health.
🎥 Watch Freddie's inspiring AlzInColor conversation and hear why finding support can make all the difference for caregivers and families. https://youtu.be/ZKatPNtByQg
🔗 For brain health resources, educational tools, and more inspiring stories—or to share your own—visit: https://www.alzincolor.com/
09/25/2026
AlzInColor was proud to be represented at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 55th Annual Legislative Conference ( )! 🧠
AlzInColor Co-Founder Deanna Darlington joined Dr. Carl V. Hill (Alzheimer's Association), Dr. Angela W. Marshall (Comprehensive Women's Health), and Susan Spurlark (caregiver), moderated by Joy D Calloway (Black Women's Health Imperative), for “The Power of Knowing: Closing the Alzheimer’s Screening Gap in Black and Brown Communities.” The session also featured opening remarks from Representative Gwen S. Moore (WI-04).
The conversation reinforced an important message: brain health is part of our overall health. From healthy aging and knowing our risk factors to screening, early detection, and access to care, there are steps we can take to be more proactive about our brain health.
As Joy D. Calloway shared:
💬 “Eating, nutrition, and movement. Isn’t that how we live healthier lives anyway? It’s good to know the things we should be doing for longevity and for good health anyway, for our hearts, muscles, and lungs also works for our brain health.”
The panel also explored the Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act, which would provide Medicare coverage for eligible blood-based dementia screening tests.
Dr. Angela Marshall spoke to why this matters from her perspective as a primary care physician:
💬 “Passing the ASAP Act is really important to me as a primary care physician because it will help our communities… This act will allow us to get coverage for some of the biomarkers that help to detect Alzheimer’s earlier.”
We’re grateful for opportunities like to on brain health, early detection, screening, access to care, and the experiences of communities disproportionately affected by Alzheimer’s.
🧠 Learn more about the ASAP Act and how to engage your Member of Congress:
https://alzimpact.org/actnow
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