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Art & Culture

MCCFAD and Arab Xpressions present skit on the word ‘kharaf’ and stigmas around dementia

October 17th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease has teamed up with Arab Xpressions at the University of Michigan (U of M) to bring a unique skit that explores how a medical word for dementia is often misused in the Arab community. The skit premiered Friday, Oct. 9 as part of a MCCFAD community event...

COMMUNITY

Resource center on Alzheimer’s disease holds community informational meeting in Dearborn Heights

February 27th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — At a community gathering on Saturday, Feb. 15, organized by the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) at the University of Michigan, elderly Arab Americans and their families learned of new approaches to long-term care and prevention and joined in a lively discussion. Held at...

COMMUNITY

Innovative center improves Alzheimer awareness through contextual research on Arab Americans

January 17th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease (MCCFAD) is a newly formed Resource Center for Minority Aging (RCMAR), housed at the University of Michigan and funded by the National Institute on Aging. The center partners with Michigan State University, Wayne State University and Eastern...