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Gina Green-Harris, MBA, Senior Outreach Specialist

Phone: 414-219-5083
Email: greenharris@wisc.edu
Mailing address: Center for Urban Population Health, 1020 N. 12th Street, Suite 4180, Milwaukee, WI 53233

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Senior Outreach Specialist, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute

Role and Background

Ms. Green-Harris is a Senior Outreach Specialist with the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute. Her role is to collaborate with multiple entities to increase awareness and provide education about the impact of Alzheimer’s disease in the African American community and to share information about the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention Project (WRAP). She has worked in minority health for over 15 years in the areas of HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, SLE Lupus, and substance abuse, and domestic violence. Her experiences include community outreach, training and leadership development, grant administration and management, coalition building, creating and sustaining statewide advisory teams and councils. She has been a grant reviewer for the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) and has served on statewide health steering committees and boards.

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The Urgency of Our Mission

In the U.S. approximately 5-10% of the population aged 65 and older has AD. In Wisconsin, this number is expected to increase by 58% from 103,000 to 163,000 persons over the next 25 years.

19 million Americans say someone in their family has the disease.

50% of persons with AD are undiagnosed and therefore, untreated.

Families delay seeking help for almost three years after the onset of cognitive symptoms.

50% of nursing home residents have AD or a related disorder.

Family and friends provide almost 75% of home care. Costs for at-home care average $12,500 each year with families paying almost the entire cost out-of-pocket.