N.C. A&T Alzheimer’s Center Receives $2 Million Grant from Merck Foundation
|
Posted By: Hija Chang on January 30, 2017 FEATURED Content The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Merck Foundation to expand the capacity, operations and sustainability of the center, officials with the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University center announced today. Merck’s financial support will extend COAACH’s ability to solidify local and state-level partnerships, educate and engage North Carolina’s most vulnerable populations and create a sustainable model for community-based support. COAACH is a university-sponsored center addressing literacy, care management, training and research in Alzheimer’s and other aging-related diseases, such as diabetes. “The center is extremely grateful to the Merck Foundation for its ongoing support to this university, but more importantly to the aging residents and caregivers in North Carolina who need and deserve our support,” said Goldie Byrd, COAACH’s interim director. “With Merck’s continued financial participation, we are able to build upon past success and further impact education and outreach, community engaged research and health policy in North Carolina.” Merck helped to establish COAACH with a gift in 2013. This latest financial commitment will enable COAACH to launch a Caregiver College to extend education opportunities, implement a Lay Health Advisor Model of Care to broaden outreach into underserved patient and caregiver populations and create a Family Navigation Program to augment its current early detection and care management programs. COAACH promotes healthy aging for all communities. It provides education, community empowerment and evidence-based research so that individuals, particularly the most vulnerable, can live life with quality, dignity and independence. The center sponsors numerous education and training activities such as its monthly Lunch ‘n Learn Series, frequent patient assessment opportunities, support groups, conferences and other valuable caregiver resources. In 2016, COAACH held its 8th-annual Caregivers Education Conference. It also conducts research in Alzheimer’s genetics and community engagement projects. Learn more about COAACH at www.coaachhealth.org. The Merck Foundation is a U.S.-based, private charitable foundation established in 1957 by Merck, a global health care leader. The foundation is funded entirely by the company and is Merck’s chief source of funding support to qualified non-profit charitable organizations. Since its inception, the Merck Foundation has contributed more than $870 million to support important initiatives that address societal needs and are consistent with Merck’s overall mission to help the world be well. For more information, visit www.merckgiving.com. http://www.ncat.edu/ If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
 |
Hija Chang
Management, See Moss Interactive Central State University class of 2021 Member Since January 2011 |
More From This Author
Latest News
 |
NCCU Awarded $4.9 Million to Accelerate Its Path to R2 Research StatusDURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has been awarded $4.9 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Research and Development Infrastructure Grant Program to expand its ...more
Roger Gates • 148 Views • October 14th, 2026 |
 |
America's Next Historically Black Medical School Earns Preliminary AccreditationXavier Ochsner College of Medicine, the only HBCU college of medicine in the Gulf South, has earned preliminary accreditation from the LCME and will begin recruiting its inaugural class of 2027. ...more
Roger Gates • 174 Views • October 14th, 2026 |
 |
Register Now For MissionTech: Virtual Hiring Event For Military Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Military SpousesSharing an upcoming opportunity for veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses interested in tech! Maximus is hosting MissionTech on Oct. 28, a virtual hiring event where attendees ...more
Reginald Claremont • 229 Views • October 13th, 2026 |
 |
HBCUConnect Releases Summer/Fall 2026 Alumni Magazine Celebrating HBCU Excellence, Career Opportunities, and CultureExplore the latest issue featuring the Top 50 Employers for HBCU Graduates, alumni success, HBCU research, homecoming traditions, and more. HBCUConnect is excited to announce the release of its Summer ...more
Reginald Claremont • 225 Views • October 13th, 2026 |
 |
Sucré Couture and National Alumnae Association of Spelman College Celebrate Spelman Sisterhood with Undaunted By The FightSucré Couture, in collaboration with the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College (NAASC), celebrates the bold spirit, resilience, authenticity, and enduring sisterhood of Spelman alumnae throu ...more
Reginald Claremont • 159 Views • October 13th, 2026 |
Popular News
 |
Louisiana Upholds Life Sentence to Black Man For Stealing Hedge Trimmers in 1997While this may not be HBCU related news, as an AFrican American male, I had to share this appalling decision by the Louisiana court system to keep a man in jail with a life sentence for such a petty c ...more
Roger Gates • 406,032 Views • August 6th, 2020 |
 |
Blonde Instagram Model Goes Viral for Graduating from HBCU and Pledging Delta Sigma Theta!A blonde woman is going viral this morning, for graduating from A Historically Black College while pledging a Black sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.
@Blonde_HBCU
The woman, an IG ...more
Roger Gates • 190,393 Views • November 30th, 2020 |
 |
Apple to Invest over $40 Million Dollars into HBCUs - Time to major in Computer Science!!!On Tuesday Johnny C. Taylor, President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund stopped by “NewsOne Now” to make a major announcement that could literally change the lives of thousands of HBCU st ...more
Roger Gates • 131,127 Views • March 11th, 2015 |
 |
North Carolina HBCU Unity DayShaw University - Elizabeth City State University - Johnson C. Smith University - Fayetteville State University - Livingstone College - North Carolina A&T State University - North Carolina Central Uni ...more
Reginald Claremont • 118,890 Views • August 8th, 2016 |
 |
Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith to Donate $50 Million to Support STEM Students at HBCUsThe Student Freedom Initiative announced today a $50 million personal gift from Robert F. Smith, philanthropist and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. This gift matches the initial fu ...more
Roger Gates • 86,748 Views • October 22nd, 2020 |
