Key result
Healthy Brain Initiative increases health-protective knowledge, awareness, and intentions among African American baby boomers.
Why the study?
Does the Healthy Brain Initiative increase knowledge and awareness of brain health in African American baby boomers?
Does the Healthy Brain Initiative increase knowledge and awareness of brain health in African American baby boomers?
A culturally tailored community-level intervention can successfully increase knowledge and awareness of brain health among African American baby boomers.
May support community brain health education programs; leaves open effects on behaviors and outcomes.
INTRODUCTION: African Americans are at significantly greater risk than non-Hispanic Whites or Hispanics for cognitive impairment. This study presents an evaluation of the Alzheimer's Association's Healthy Brain Initiative, a culturally tailored community-level intervention to increase knowledge and awareness of brain health among African American baby boomers. METHODS: The evaluation used a mixed-method design with data collection before, during, and after intervention implementation. RESULTS: The intervention was implemented with fidelity to model design by Alzheimer's Association chapters. Partnerships between chapters and community organizations to increase awareness of brain health among African American baby boomers were facilitated. Community members who participated in intervention workshops demonstrated increased knowledge, awareness, and intentions to engage in recommended health-protective behaviors. CONCLUSION: A community-level intervention can increase knowledge and awareness of brain health among African American baby boomers. In addition, such interventions can motivate participants' intentions to engage in health-protective behaviors to maintain overall health and brain health.
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Fuller et al. (2012) studied Cognitive impairment risk. Healthy Brain Initiative was evaluated on Knowledge, awareness, and intentions to engage in recommended health-protective behaviors. The Healthy Brain Initiative community-level intervention increased knowledge, awareness, and intentions to engage in health-protective behaviors among African American baby boomers.
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