Tigist Hailu addresses racial disparity in the rates of Alzheimer’s disease.
Tigist Hailu, Penn Memory Center director for diversity in research and education, spoke at Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church on Wednesday for an event sponsored by the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority through the Alzheimer’s Association. The event was part of “The Longest Day,” a national awareness campaign by the Association held annually on the summer solstice.
Hailu spoke about the racial disparity of Alzheimer’s disease in the African-American community and how to get involved in research, specifically by joining the Healthy Brain Research Registry.
Tigist Hailu enjoys a laugh with Karen Askew, the daughter of a Penn Memory Center patient, at at “The Longest Day,” an Alzheimer’s disease awareness event at Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Tigist Hailu presents with the Alzheimer’s Association’s Fredericka Waugh at “The Longest Day,” an Alzheimer’s disease awareness event at Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church June 21.
The Alzheimer’s Association’s Fredericka Waugh (left) and PMC’s Tigist Hailu (second from right) pose with AKA sorority members at “The Longest Day,” an Alzheimer’s disease awareness event at Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church June 21.
Tigist Hailu participates in an outreach event at the Grace Tabernacle Church in Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 21, 2017.