Dementia presents significant challenges for individuals, families, and caregivers, yet stigma and cultural misunderstanding can further limit access to diagnosis, care, and support. Within African immigrant and African diaspora communities, misconceptions about dementia may delay care seeking and contribute to isolation for both individuals living with dementia and their caregivers.
In this HUP webinar, Dr. Manka Nkimbeng will discuss key considerations in developing dementia care awareness within African diaspora communities. Drawing on her experience as both a clinician and researcher, she will explore common stigmas surrounding dementia, the lived challenges faced by patients and caregivers, and culturally responsive approaches to improving care and support. The presentation will also highlight the importance of working directly with individuals and families to identify practical, community-centered solutions.
This webinar will be of interest to health care providers, public health professionals, community leaders, researchers, caregivers, and others working to advance equitable dementia care.
Amy Delahanty
Amy Delahanty most recently served as Chief of Staff for the National Center for Principled Leadership and Research Ethics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In this role she provided overall management and coordination of NCPRE projects, processes, staff, and students.
Previously, Amy served as a public policy mediator for the National Policy Consensus Center, the State of Oregon’s center for Collaborative Governance and Public Policy Alternative Dispute Resolution. She spent much of her time devoted to supporting, managing, and facilitating cross-sector groups to collectively vision together and collaboratively work through conflict to address the most pressing issues in their communities. Amy has also served as an instructor in the Transiciones Program at Mt. Hood Community College. This program, deeply rooted in Popular Education and taught in Spanish, aims to support students pursuing their college education and career goals.
She holds a master’s degree in social work from Portland State University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from The Ohio State University. In her off-time, Amy enjoys running, ceramics, and exploring the outdoors with her husband and daughter.
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