Alzheimer’s support group to meet
The Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Arkansas will host its Caregivers Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting at 11 a.m. March 20 via Zoom. The community is invited to join the meeting.
The topic will be Covid Education and the speakers will be the Rev. Tonya Boyce, health advocate for Project Live, and Dr. Marlene Battle, Arkansas Pharmacists Association health equity coordinator, according to a news release.
Battle directs programs to benefit populations at higher risk and that are underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural communities.
Battle has held leadership positions with Walgreens and Fred’s pharmacies. Before joining APA, she was the pharmacy manager at D&D Pharmacy LLC at the Arkansas Diagnostic Center. Her professional portfolio also includes teaching science to middle school and high school students in Dallas, Texas.
A graduate from the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Battle earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Central Arkansas at Conway followed by a Master of Science in biology from Texas A&M University-Commerce and a Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
To join the Zoom meeting, visit https://us06web.zoom. us/j/89040198041?pwd=THVrdWpHQnZaczRlNGMra2xUWThVQT09 and use Meeting ID: 890 4019 8041 with Passcode: 112009. Participants may also use One tap mobile at +13052241968, ,89040198041# ,,,, *112009# US or dial by location at +1 305 224 1968 US.
Details: Carolyn Ferguson at Area Agency, (870) 5436309.