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The Global Council on Brain Heath (GCBH) hosted a summer webinar series exploring the area of behavior change as it relates to brain-healthy lifestyles.
Webinar 1: Communicating and Promoting Brain Health Behavior Change
This series of four webinars focused on the science of behavior change including brain health communication and promotion, lessons learned from implementing other public and brain health campaigns and initiatives, neuroeconomics, overcoming barriers to change and brain health equity. The webinars featured invited experts participating in a presentation/roundtable format with questions from the GCBH, moderated by GCBH staff.
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Webinar 2: Implementing Brain Health Behavior Change – Lessons Learned
July 9th, 12:30-2:00pm ET – Watch a replay of the live event above
Webinar 3: Health Economics and Brain Health Behavior Change
Featured Experts:
- Amy Bleakley, PhD, MPH, University of Delaware, Department of Communication (lessons from public health) (presentation slides)
- Mitchell Elkind, MD, MS MPhil, American Heart Association and Columbia University (lessons from cardiovascular health)
- Bill Novelli, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (lessons from smoking)
Webinar 4: Barriers to Implementing Brain Health Behavior Change and Building Equity
July 14th, 12:30-2:00pm ET – Watch a replay of the live event above
Featured Experts:
- George W. Rebok, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Active Trial) (presentation slides for George Rebok and Sherry Willis)
- Sherry Willis, PhD, University of Washington Seattle (Active Trial) (presentation slides for George Rebok and Sherry Willis)
- Ayesha Sherzai, MD and Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD, Brain Health and Alzheimer's Prevention Program at Loma Linda University
- Kathy Washa and Rachel Lazarus, PhD, AARP Staying Sharp (presentation slides for Rachel Lazarus)
July 21st, 12:30-2:00pm ET – Watch a replay of the live event above
Featured Experts:
- Xi Chen, PhD, Yale University (presentation slides)
- Ayelet Fishbach, PhD, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (presentation slides)
August 11th, 12:30-2:00pm ET – Watch a replay of the live event above
Featured Experts:
- Fayron Epps, PhD, RN, Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing (presentation video)
- Gladys E. Maestre, MD, PhD, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (presentation slides)
- Jason Resendez, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity (presentation slides)
More info/questions:
Contact: GCBH@aarp.org
