Welcome to the Dementia Risk Reduction Series
Overview
The program includes a series of ten mini modules covering ways to protect brain health and reduce dementia risk for people you serve. Topics include:
- Introduction to Brain Health
- Physical Activity
- Nutrition
- Diabetes, Healthy Weight, and Brain Health
- Hypertension
- Sleep and Brain Health
- Social Connection, Depression, Hearing and Vision, and Brain Health
- Alcohol Use and Brain Health
- Smoking and Brain Health
- Next Steps: Supporting Brain Health
Intended Audience
Individuals and/or groups, community health workers, and others who would like to increase awareness and confidence in promoting brain health, discussing modifiable dementia risk factors, and connecting people with appropriate community resources.
Prerequisites/Learning Level
Ability to read and understand spoken English
Learning Goal
The learning goal of this series is to increase awareness and confidence in promoting brain health and learn ways to help people reduce their risk of dementia through healthy habits.
Each module has specific learning objectives.
CEUs Offered
CEUs are not available for this training.
Cost
There is no cost for this training.
Modality/Format
Online, self-paced, on-demand.
Length
The total length to complete the entire series (10 mini modules) is estimated to take about 120 minutes or 2 hours.
Each module is approximately between 8-15 minutes.
Acknowledgements
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided financial support for this training program. The award provided 100% of total costs and totaled $4,998,887. The contents are those of the author. They may not reflect the policies of HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. government.
We gratefully acknowledge the support and contributions of the University of Iowa College of Nursing and College of Public Health in the development and implementation of this training program. In addition, we want to acknowledge the financial support of the Optimal Aging Initiative at the Barbara and Richard Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence, University of Iowa, whose resources and educational materials contributed to the development of this training program.
Content Subject Matter Experts:
Katherine C. Britt, PhD, MSN, RN – Assistant Professor
Ryan Carnahan, PharmD, MS, BCPP – Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Juliana de Souza Talarico, PhD, RN – Associate Professor