Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
one
Year:
2020
Type of Events Held:
- Lecture/Briefing
Target Audiences:
- Other
- Other: Women
- Other: ages 21 to 90
Approximate Number of People Reached:
45
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
I placed an article in our chapter’s monthly newsletter about brain health. At our March meeting, I presented a program on brain health and distributed materials provided by Dana for BAW. I distributed remaining materials and information to the staff nurse and women in the leadership program served by Partners for Our Communities in Palatine.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Emails
- Mailings
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Resources
Of the Dana Foundation publications/resources distributed at your event(s), if any, please indicate the three most popular. Please choose up to three. If "other," please indicate below:
- Q&A: Answering Your Questions About The Brain
- The Mindboggling Workbook
- Successful Aging & Your Brain
What downloadable materials from the Foundation did you use for your events?
- Puzzles: Successful Aging & Your Brain
- Adults' Fact Sheets
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- New Puzzles/Games
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- Brain Awareness Week Logos
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
I am the Women’s Issues Chair of my DAR chapter. My father endured the effects of Alzheimer’s disease for 14 years before his death last year. I feel it it imperative to raise awareness of the newest brain health research in order to help others to remain their healthiest and not have to endure a battle with dementia for themselves and their loved ones.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
Make the quest for brain health information relevant and personal. Thank you.
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