How an Alzheimer’s study reached Black communities

Season 49 Episode 5

About the Episode

Any investigator that doesn't understand how communities of color have been unfairly treated when it comes to research is doing themselves a disservice, says Gina Green Harris, director of Milwaukee Outreach.

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