California Northstate University- College of Health Sciences

The main objective of NeuroFun Initiative is to raise the awareness of the public of different age groups towards the significance of the brain and the different neurological disorders. Part of the Rocklin Maker Faire, we held a booth that had all sorts of activities for different age groups starting from the age of 4 till 99! We had trivia questions, making neurons using pipe-cleaners, creating brains using brain mold and play dough, brochures for high school students and adults that educate them about the brain and neurological disorders. We also focused on how to act when we suspect a stroke. Besides holding this public health event, we created educational videos about different neurological disorders. We created a facebook page (@CHSNeuroFun or the link: https://www.facebook.com/CHSNeuroFun/?modal=admin_todo_tour). The main goal behind this page is to give access to the public to know more about different neurological disorders through posting short videos every couple of days.

The materials provided by BAW whether booklets, brochures or small gifts (brain erasers and pencils) helped attract a lot of people to the educational booth. We are pretty sure that those who took the booklets and other educational materials benefited a lot from reading it. We also studied the educational materials provided by BAW to explain it to the booth visitors.