Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement Core

项目摘要--外联、招聘和参与核心(OREC) 印第安纳州阿尔茨海默病研究中心(IADRC)的OREC在 通过社区外展和招募活动实现机构间同盟会的目标。它 也是医疗保健中有关AD和相关痴呆症的教育资源 居住在印第安纳州和邻近地区的专业人士、患者、照顾者和家人， 以及更远的地方。随着越来越多的老年人经历晚年认知障碍和 相关的挑战，在我们当地和全州社区的外展是至关重要的，以告知他们 和他们的家人认识到早期诊断、有效治疗和管理的重要性 选择，以及参与机构间研究中心研究的至关重要的作用。OREC 与健康专业人员和老龄化相关人员建立了许多重要的关系 这些组织提高了我们项目的知名度和覆盖面。这个 IADRC和OREC在增加研究参与度方面取得了巨大成功 非洲裔美国人社区和其他代表不足的参与者群体，他们是或可能是 患阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆的风险更高。IADRC理解建立 与社区成员、医疗保健和社会服务建立融洽和信任的关系 供应商。OREC将建立在其成功开发的基于社区的基础上 过去30年的合作。OREC有三个总体目标：推广--促进 邻近的印第安纳州对脑健康和神经退行性疾病的了解 区域及其他地区；征聘--为机构间研究中心招募研究参与者提供便利 和保留--将研究参与者留在机构间研究中心和 相关研究成果。我们的外展计划极大地影响了人们对 痴呆症，这反过来又增加了参与IADRC的可能性， 支持《国家阿尔茨海默氏症计划法案》(NAPA)的目标，预防和有效 到2025年治疗阿尔茨海默病。

Project Summary – Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement Core (OREC) The OREC of the Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (IADRC) plays a key role in achieving the goals of the IADRC through its community outreach and recruitment activities. It also serves as an educational resource on AD and related dementias for healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers, and family members living in Indiana, neighboring regions, and beyond. As increasing numbers of older adults experience late life cognitive impairment and associated challenges, outreach in our local and statewide community is crucial to inform them and their families about the importance of early diagnosis, available treatment and management options, and the critically important role of participating in research at the IADRC. The OREC has developed numerous important relationships with health professionals and aging-related organizations throughout the state, which increase the visibility and reach of our programs. The IADRC and the OREC have had great success in increasing research participation in the African American community and other underrepresented participant groups who are or may be at higher risk for AD and related dementias. The IADRC understands the importance of building rapport and trusting relationships with community members, health care and social service providers. The OREC will build on its successfully developed foundation of community-based collaboration over the past 30 years. The OREC has three overall goals: Outreach--to promote the understanding of brain health and neurodegenerating diseases in Indiana, neighboring regions and beyond; Recruitment--to facilitate recruitment of research participants to the IADRC and related research studies; and Retention—to retain research participants in the IADRC and related research studies. Our outreach programs greatly impact the increasing awareness of dementing disorders, which in turn, increase the likelihood of participation in the IADRC, providing support to the National Alzheimer’s Plan Act (NAPA) goal of preventing and effectively treating AD by 2025.