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Alter - Empowering African American Churches to Support Members with Dementia and Their Families
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The Alter program is a nurse-led, dementia-friendly congregation program aimed at empowering African American churches to serve all members, including those living with dementia and their families. Fayron Epps, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, developed the Alter program to increase dementia awareness; develop a supportive, faith-based dementia-friendly infrastructure; and create a community supporting the well-being of African Americans living with dementia and their families. In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Dr. Epps shares insights into the Alter program and what inspired her to found the program. She also describes key components of the program and discusses the result of 10 years of working in the community and creating a faith network committed to developing dementia-friendly congregations.
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Guest:
Fayron Epps, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Associate Professor, tenured
Director of Community & Research Engagement
Host: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE
Director, Strategic Alliances
Gerontological Society of America
Support provided by Genentech, Lilly, Eisai, and Otsuka.
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