HBEC Community Advisory Board

The HBEC Community Advisory Board (CAB) consists of persons who:

Are interested in improving the health of Detroit's older adults impacted by health disparities
Are willing to contribute to and support the research, outreach, and education efforts and activities of the HBEC

The CAB is responsible for attending quarterly meetings to contribute to planning the Lunch & Learn series and bi-annual HBE newsletter. They attend the Lunch & Learn, promote HBE programs throughout the community, and recruit for the Participant Resource Pool research registry. They also are responsible for reviewing and approving all research studies asking to use the PRP for recruitment.

Community Advisory Board

Dr. Deborah Adolphus

Dr. Ethel Ambrose, Emeritus

James Bridgforth

Adelia Cooley

Brenda Evans

Alice Feurtado, Emeritus

Freddie Hawkins

Dr. Shirley McRea, Emeritus

Patricia Mullin

Eugene Odom

Joesephine Reed
Dr. Sandra Richardson

Roland Samaroo

JoAnn Smith
Fannie Spears

Wilma Stringer

Gwendolyn Swain
Henry Swift

Atty Adrienne Watts

HBEC also has a Community Advisory Board for the Flint area.

The Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research is supported by a grant (P30 AG015281) from the National Institutes of Health