Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
4
Year:
2018
Type of Events Held:
- Lecture/ Briefing
- Other
- Other: 2 hands-on activities
Target Audiences:
- Other
- Patients & Caregivers
- Other: Independent Living elders
Approximate Number of People Reached:
183
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
Speaker event – Nutritionist spoke on proper diet and brain health. Had great interest and attendance, and expect to have speaker back. Series of 4 videos from the Great Courses – Basics of how the brain works. Very well-attended, and participants interested in seeing the remaining videos. Hands on activity #1 – Provide education on the work of neurons, and then created our own neurons from bits of yarn, fabric, pipe cleaners, etc. Held for two weeks in Independent Living, one week in Assisted Living, and one week Skilled Nursing. Neurons attached to a fish net and displayed in different buildings on campus, and it is still hanging today. Residents and staff made the neurons. Hands on activity #2 – Exercise memory skills. Provided journals to residents of Assisted Living, and used scrapbook paper and washi tape to create pages with bible scriptures they could remember. Each resident wrote out their own scriptures and decorated their journals as they wanted. Residents now have access to materials to continue journaling their scriptures as they wish or during an activity scheduled by their Wellness Coordinator.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Posters/Flyers
- Other
Other Publicity Methods:
Our on campus calendar publications. Word of mouth We cannot publicize beyond non-resident families due to HIPAA laws.
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:
- Other
Other Dana Foundation Materials Distributed:
- We did not register in time to receive resources
- so we used what we could get online.
What downloadable materials from the Foundation did you use for your events?
- Puzzles: Mindboggling Series
- Puzzles: BAW Favorites
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Activities/Experiments
- Other
Other Downloadable Materials:
- Materials for elders
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
It helped to give me direction and focus by seeing other people were doing. See the notes on our activities for the outcomes.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
Get started early in your planning. Using hands-on and a live speaker seem to work best.
Did/do you like our Facebook page?
Yes
Was the information provided on Facebook useful?
I’m sorry I didn’t use the Facebook page – my schedule was packed too full!
