Health and Prevention

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is the world’s largest association of neurologists and neuroscience professionals. The AAN’s mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

• American Academy of Neurology’s Brain Health Initiative: The AAN’s Brain Health Initiative focuses on improving an individual’s brain health at every stage of life through multidisciplinary collaboration in scientific discovery, patient care, public policy, and education. A key priority is to raise public awareness on how to keep your brain healthy.
  
• Brain&Life®: The official public resource of the American Academy of Neurology, offering free information on brain health and neurologic conditions through a range of products including website, magazine, book series, and podcast.
  

The American Heart Association is a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

• American Stroke Association: The American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association. The ASA amplifies our efforts to educate people about stroke prevention and treatment.
  
• Let’s Talk About Maintaining Brain Health: This information fact sheet will help you make healthier choices, manage your condition or care for a loved one.
  
• Stroke Connection e-News: Stroke Connection e-News is our monthly publication delivering news, resources and stories for stroke survivors and their caregivers.
  
• Mental Health and Well-Being: Join Healthy for Good and learn tips to keep your mind and body fit.
• Life’s Essential 8™: Life’s Essential 8™ are the key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, as defined by the American Heart Association. Better cardiovascular health helps lower the risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems.
  

Center for BrainHealth is a cognitive neuroscience organization, part of University of Texas at Dallas, focused on positive proactive brain health. For 25 years we have been studying the impact of small habit changes and translating that to tools to create impact for individuals and organizations. All of our tools are based in science. Making them more accessible through your great reach will be important to helping more people thrive.

• Join the Great Brain Gain text challenge*: 7 days of simple tips toward better brain health based on the science from Center for BrainHealth with a daily strategy and activity to practice. Text “BHA” to 888-844-8991 to start!
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• Take the toxic habits quiz: Are your daily habits harmful to your brain health? Test yourself by answering 8 quick questions.
• Access Know Brainers: Simple tips for strengthening brain health in your daily life. Take control of your life using brain-healthy habits backed by science. With the right tools, you can create a path to better brain health.
  

The John A. Hartford Foundation invests in aging experts and practice innovations that transform how the care of older adults is delivered.

• Best Programs for Caregiving: The Best Programs for Caregiving online resource is a robust, easy-to-use database of nearly 50 top-rated dementia caregiving support programs that both family caregivers and service providers can use.
  
• Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program: The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program, developed at UCLA, is an evidence-based model for health systems that provides person-centered care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
  
• Delirium & Dementia Awareness Videos: The John A. Hartford Foundation has teamed up with AARP and the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) to promote two short educational videos that provide action steps for providers, patients, and family caregivers to better identify and manage issues related to brain health in the emergency department (ED).
  
• Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community: Health care teams can join free 7-month Action Communities to learn about, test and adopt the 4Ms Framework for age-friendly care — what Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility.
  

The McKnight Brain Research Foundation strives to enhance life by preserving memory and supporting healthy cognitive aging through research and education.

• Brain Works Resource Hub: The McKnight Brain Research Foundation’s Brain Works microsite features an online hub of tools and resources from the Foundation and other reputable organizations with expertise in cognitive health.
  
• About Cognitive Aging: Explore the MBRF’s resources to learn more about cognitive aging, the changes to expect and ways to maintain your cognitive health with age.
  
• Cognitive Aging Self Assessments: Learn more about the different self-assessments available to help you get a sense for your current cognitive health.
  
• Brain Health Tips: Access tips on the lifestyle factors, like nutrition, exercise and more that can help you maintain your brain health with age.
  
• How to Talk to Your Doctor: This downloadable guide offers tips and questions to help start a conversation with your doctor about brain health.
  
• Concerned for a Loved One?: Tips to help you talk with a loved one about any changes you’ve noticed in their memory.
  
• Understanding Your Brain With Age: Information to help you better understand the changes to expect as your brain ages and what you can do to keep your brain healthy.
  

Tivity Health solutions are designed to address the greatest health barriers adults face today—and the new challenges they’ll encounter tomorrow.

• Tivity Health's Research Microsite: This microsite contains a variety of research, publications and insights to understand varied lifestyles, preferences and behaviors of the 65+ population.
  
• Senior Healthy Living Survey: The Senior Healthy Living Survey by SilverSneakers is fielded monthly among a national sample of adults 65 and older who are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. Each survey includes a fixed set of questions covering topics related to physical activity, social connection and COVID perceptions which are tracked over time.
  
• Avalere SilverSneakers Study of Cost and Health Outcomes: Tivity Health enlisted Avalere’s support as an independent third party to use real-world data and analytics to assess the impact of the SilverSneakers program on members’ healthcare utilization and cost. The objective of this analysis was to quantify the impact of the SilverSneakers program for Tivity’s Medicare Advantage customer base and potential new Medicare Advantage plan partners.
  
• Tivity Health Supports Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness: Tivity Health has teamed up with USAgainstAlzheimers to provide free, evidence-based courses for health and wellness professionals about how to help people reduce their risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s.