Banner Alzheimer’s to host brain health expo Nov. 11 in English, Spanish

TUCSON, Ariz. – Banner Alzheimer’s Institute will hold a free, bilingual “Brain Health Expo” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Nov. 11, at the facility located at 2626 E. River Road adjacent to the Hacienda at the River retirement community.

Activities in English and Spanish include a presentation, “8 Steps to Brain Health,” by Steven Rapcsak, MD, a professor emeritus with the Department of Neurology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, and Jeremy Pruzin, MD, a Banner Health neurologist. Participants can have a free memory screening and take part in chair yoga.

This community health fair includes free screening for dementia and chair yoga. The event will also include a Dementia Friends workshop, to help people better understand what it’s like to live with dementia, and how they can help. 

A light snack will be provided. Registration is required. To register, call 800-230-2273, or visit cutt.ly/BrainHealthExpoE.*

For more on the Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Tucson, see this Arizona Daily Star article announcing the institute and a grant around its 2020 opening.

Banner Health also will host an in-person workshop on this topic, "Defining Dementia: Progression, Treatment & Strategies," Wednesday, Dec. 6, noon-1 p.m., also at its Tucson Alzheimer's Institute. To learn more on that, see this link.

*Para ver una noticia sobre esto escrita en español por favor haga clic aquí.

Flyer for this event/Folleto para este evento (English/español):  brain_health_expo_2023_flier_final.pdf

Media Contact:
Corey Schubert
Public relations and marketing director
Banner Research
Cell: 321-501-2850

Media on-call, after hours and weekends, (602) 747-3080.

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