# Outreach and Recruitment Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · 2020 · $314,127

## Abstract

Project Summary – Outreach and Recruitment Core (ORC) 
The ORC of the Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center (IADC) plays a key role in achieving the goals of the IADC 
through its community outreach and recruitment programs. As increasing numbers of elderly experience late 
life cognitive impairment and associated challenges, outreach in our local and statewide community is critical 
to inform the aging members of our population and their families about the importance of early diagnosis, 
available treatment and management options, and the critically important role of participating in research at the 
IADC. The ORC has developed numerous important relationships with health professionals and service 
providers throughout the state, which increase the visibility and reach of our programs. Developing culturally 
sensitive recruitment strategies and educational activities is extremely important and necessary. The IADC and 
the ORC have had success in increasing activities in the African American community and has begun working 
with the Hispanic/Latino community in Indianapolis as well. The Hispanic/Latino population in Indiana relatively 
young, it is expected to grow quickly and the ORC will be ready to provide information and support. While all 
ORC activities are treated as recruitment opportunities, we must continue to nurture the relationships with our 
minority communities carefully. The IADC understands the importance of building rapport and trusting 
relationships with community members, health care and social service providers. The ORC will build on its 
successfully developed foundation of community-based collaboration for the past 25 years. The ORC has two 
overall goals: Outreach--to promote the understanding of brain health and neurodegenerating diseases in 
Indiana, neighboring regions and beyond; and Recruitment--to facilitate recruitment of research participants to 
the IADC and related research studies. Our outreach programs greatly impact the increasing awareness of 
dementing disorders which in turn, increase the likelihood of participation in the IADC, providing support to the 
National Alzheimer's Plan Act goals of expanding supports for people with AD and their families and to 
enhance public awareness and engagement.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9977800
- **Project number:** 5P30AG010133-30
- **Recipient organization:** INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Sophia Wang
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $314,127
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9977800

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9977800, Outreach and Recruitment Core (5P30AG010133-30). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9977800. Licensed CC0.

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