Biography
She has participated in multiple studies at the NIH and directed the National Study of the NIH Cancer Prevention projects to develop manuals and train the trainer programs for cancer prevention screening and nutrition counseling, to increase cancer prevention practices in ethnic and low literacy minorities. She is currently associated with the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel and is involved at the international arena of technological interventions and the use of creative arts, spirituality and citizen empowerment skills and education to create a healthier aging process and to improve the outcome and quality of life for AD patients and their families. She is on the Healthy Aging steering committee for the city of Jerusalem. She has served as medical director of Norvatis, Israel and directed its clinical trials and educational programs, participating in several multinational initiatives. She is involved in several EU consortium on healthy aging, including ‘built environment’, prevention of frailty, informal care givers support and education, intergenerational innovative health delivery initiatives to bridge social and health inequities. In addition, she is actively involved with the University of Crete and the local and National Alzheimer’s Association, in research and education for early screening of AD in the rural areas of Crete.
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