Brain Health 1 - Brain Health Basics addresses normal aging of the brain, threats to brain health, and healthy aging for the body and brain. Dr. Victoria Russo and Danielle Riley of DFSS Senior
Services present.

Brain Health 2 - Medicine, Age, and the Brain - Dr. Michael Koronkowski, Clinical Assistant
Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), College of Pharmacy, discusses the impact some medications can have on brain health of older adults and the importance of talking with your
doctor.

Brain Health 3 - Managing Memory - Dr. Victoria Russo, City of Chicago DFSS discusses normal changes in the brain due to age and how we can adapt to cognitive slowing, recognize Alzheimer’s Disease, and strengthen our memory.

Brain Health 4 - Preventing Brain Injury - neurologist Joshua G. Cahan, MD

with the Northwestern Medicine Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease, addresses what happens after a brain injury occurs and ways you can protect your brain.

Brain Health 5 - Social Connections and Health: Why Feeling Connected Matters -

presented by Dr.Louise Hawkley, Principal Research Scientist, NORC at the University of Chicago. This thought-provoking discussion addresses the benefits of staying connected in an ever-changing world.

Brain Health 6 - Vision and the Brain - presented by Deborah Zelinsky, OD, Founder and Executive Research Director of the Mind-Eye Institute. Dr. Zelinsky addresses the importance of vision’s
impact on overall brain health.

Find the live recordings Online at www.cityofchicago.org/caregivers

This project was supported, in part by grant number 90ADPI0033-01-00, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.