Core E: Outreach & Recruitment Core

外联和征聘核心--项目摘要/摘要 外联和招聘核心(ORC；以前的教育和信息传输核心)发挥着 在亚利桑那州ADCC中发挥关键作用，与所有其他核心密切互动，并制定和协调 ADCC的外展、招聘和留住工作。亚利桑那州65岁及以上人口的比例 预计到2025年，阿尔茨海默氏症(AD)的发病率将增长66.7%。这是年内第二大升幅 国家(阿尔茨海默氏症协会，2015)，当AD与其他疾病结合时，这些数字大幅上升 相关痴呆症(ADRD)和65岁以下的人也包括在内。拉美裔/拉丁裔构成 亚利桑那州最大的少数民族(30.3%)，仅美国印第安人和阿拉斯加土著人(5.3%)就代表了 是该州最大的少数族裔。ORC联系了这些代表性不足的社区进行研究 参与帮助确保临床核心、神经病理学核心(VIA)的不同参与者队列 参加大脑和身体捐赠计划)，由NIA发起的多中心研究计划，以及 相关研究项目。此外，我们的ADCC及其ORC是亚利桑那州的独特资源， 特别是在传播有关ADRD治疗、护理和研究机会的最新信息以及 调查结果。我们使用多种策略来确定和实施最佳实践，例如改进我们的 通过分析参加会议的研究人员、专业人员和非专业人员的评价； 召集不同社区的焦点小组，听取他们就扩大外联的方式发出的声音； 寻求服务不足的社区的投入，为医疗保健专业人员开发文化敏感的工具； 以及更深入地利用资源(例如，阿尔茨海默氏症预防登记处)以促进招聘 努力并加强亚利桑那州、全国和国际上的联络活动。我们的独特性 还建立在我们在ADCC机构中的ORC倡议以及我们与组织的伙伴关系基础上 例如全州范围的阿尔茨海默氏症协会和当地的老龄机构在分娩和 定制屡获殊荣的家庭照顾者干预措施以满足不同社区的需求(例如， 会说西班牙语的人，唐氏综合症和痴呆症患者的照顾者)。在即将到来的筹资周期中， ORC将补充已证实的外展、招聘和教育活动(例如，科学和公共活动 会议、记忆筛查活动、为服务不足人群量身定做的大脑健康教育计划) 通过新的创新计划增加拉美裔和美洲原住民的入学人数(例如，与 为拉美裔社区服务的山地公园健康中心和华盛顿大学ADRC 班纳阿尔茨海默氏症研究所首届全国印第安人强心卒中研究 美洲原住民AD专业人员会议，以及推广人员的更多参与 网络)。

OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT CORE – PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Outreach and Recruitment Core (ORC; formerly the Education and Information Transfer Core) plays a critical role in the Arizona ADCC, interacting closely with all other Cores, and developing and coordinating the ADCC's outreach, recruitment, and retention efforts. The proportion of persons in Arizona aged 65 and older with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is expected to grow 66.7% by 2025. This is the second largest increase in the nation (Alzheimer's Association, 2015), and these numbers rise substantially when AD is combined with other related dementias (ADRD), and people under the age of 65 are included. Hispanics/Latinos constitute Arizona's largest ethnic minority (30.3%), and American Indians and Alaska Natives alone (5.3%) represent the state's largest racial minority. The ORC reaches out to these underrepresented communities for research participation to help ensure a diverse cohort of participants in the Clinical Core, the Neuropathology Core (via enrollment in the Brain and Body Donation Program), multicenter research programs initiated by NIA, and related research projects. In addition, our ADCC and its ORC serve as a unique resource for Arizona, particularly in disseminating up-to-date information on ADRD treatment, care, and research opportunities and findings. We use multiple strategies to identify and implement best practices, such as improving our conferences by analyzing evaluations from research, professional, and lay participants who attend them; convening focus groups with diverse communities to hear their voices regarding ways to expand outreach; seeking input from underserved communities to develop culturally sensitive tools for healthcare professionals; and more deeply tapping into resources (e.g., the Alzheimer's Prevention Registry) to promote recruitment efforts and enhance liaison activities within Arizona, across the nation, and internationally. Our uniqueness also builds upon our own ORC initiatives across ADCC institutions and our partnerships with organizations such as the state-wide Alzheimer's Association and the local Area Agencies on Aging in the delivery and tailoring of award-winning family caregiver interventions to meet the needs of diverse communities (e.g., Spanish speakers, caregivers of those with Down Syndrome and dementia). For the upcoming funding cycle, the ORC will complement proven outreach, recruitment, and education activities (e.g., scientific and public conferences, memory screening events, brain health education programs tailored for underserved populations) with new, innovative initiatives to increase Latino and Native American enrollment (e.g., collaborations with both Mountain Park Health Center serving the Latino community and the University of Washington ADRC Strong Heart Stroke Study with Native Americans, Banner Alzheimer's Institute's Inaugural National Conference for Professionals on AD in Native Americans, and the expanding involvement of promotores networks).