{"id":46771,"date":"2021-05-18T16:58:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T16:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainhealth.rutgers.edu\/?page_id=46771"},"modified":"2022-06-20T20:03:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T20:03:36","slug":"community-engagment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brainhealth.rutgers.edu\/community-engagment\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-md-12 community\">\n<ul>\n<li>Promote brain health and Alzheimer\u2019s prevention for older African Americans in the Greater Newark area.<\/li>\n<li>16 years of active engagement in community partnerships.<\/li>\n<li>A community engagement team composed of members from the community.<\/li>\n<li>Health education programs on: Six Steps to a Better Memory &amp; Reducing Your Risk for Alzheimer\u2019s Disease, Aging Smart: How to Keep Your Brain Healthy, Stay Sharp, and Avoid Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/li>\n<li>Honoring African American SuperAgers: Those 80 and above with superior cognitive ability. They are our long-distance memory athletes.<\/li>\n<li>Targeted Outreach to Older Black Men: Annual Classic Car Show, Bar-B-Que, and Men\u2019s Brain Health Fair; Free online fitness classes; Saturday morning health and wellness programs with local church mens ministries. Programs on: How to Turbocharge Your Brain &amp; Build a Superhero-Strong Memory<\/li>\n<li>Special programs for church bible study classes: The Neuroscience of Bible Study: Ten Practical Tips from Brain Science for Memorizing Scripture<\/li>\n<li>Community Stakeholders Board with representatives from all our local community partners.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Lunch &amp; Learn&#8221; workshops are offered at churches, senior centers, and federally-assisted housing. They feature a free healthy meal and brief educational presentations on brain health and Alzheimer&#8217;s prevention.<\/li>\n<li>Special programs for men are held in partnership with men&#8217;s church ministries and other groups that cater to men.<\/li>\n<li>Dementia Caregiver Support groups are being organized at local churches, in partnership with the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association.<\/li>\n<li>Health Fairs and other programs to promote brain health and wellness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"buttons-red-flex\">\n<div class=\"buttons-containers__inner buttons-margin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brainhealth.rutgers.edu\/community-engagement-team\/\">Engagement Team<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"buttons-containers__inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brainhealth.rutgers.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CSB-ABHA.MOU-V3-FORM1oct2020.pdf\">Community Stakeholders Board, Mission Statement<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"buttons-containers__inner buttons-margin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brainhealth.rutgers.edu\/community-stakeholders-board-members\/\">Community Stakeholders Board, Members<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"buttons-containers__inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brainhealth.rutgers.edu\/abha-events\/\">Community Programs<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"buttons-containers__inner buttons-margin\"><a href=\"\/brochures\/\">Brochures<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"buttons-containers__inner\"><a href=\"\/aaad2023\/\">Upcoming Conference<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-w100 container_boxes\">\n<div class=\"box-w45 left card-01\">To learn more about becoming a paid<br \/>\nparticipant in research on aging and brain<br \/>\nhealth in African Americans, please call<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 900;\">(973) 353-3673<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"box-w10\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"box-w45 right card-02\">If your church or other community<br \/>\norganization would like to host a brain<br \/>\nhealth and Alzheimer\u2019s<br \/>\nawareness educational program,<br \/>\nplease call us at<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 900;\">(973) 353-3673<\/span><br \/>\nor email<br \/>\n<button class=\"btn-comm\">memory@rutgers.edu<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Promote brain health and Alzheimer\u2019s prevention for older African Americans in the Greater Newark area. 16 years of active engagement in community partnerships. A community engagement team composed of members from the community. Health education programs on: Six Steps to a Better Memory &amp; Reducing Your Risk for Alzheimer\u2019s Disease, Aging Smart: How to Keep Your Brain Healthy, Stay Sharp, and Avoid Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Honoring African American SuperAgers: Those 80 and above with superior cognitive ability. They are our long-distance memory athletes. Targeted Outreach to Older Black Men: Annual Classic Car Show, Bar-B-Que, and Men\u2019s Brain Health Fair; Free online fitness classes; Saturday morning health and wellness programs with local church mens ministries. Programs on: How to Turbocharge Your Brain &amp; Build a Superhero-Strong Memory Special programs for church bible study classes: The Neuroscience of Bible Study: Ten Practical Tips from Brain Science for Memorizing Scripture Community Stakeholders Board with representatives from all our local community partners. &#8220;Lunch &amp; Learn&#8221; workshops are offered at churches, senior centers, and federally-assisted housing. They feature a free healthy meal and brief educational presentations on brain health and Alzheimer&#8217;s prevention. 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