Train the Brain is Palm Health Foundation's annual community health campaign that takes place from October 1 - 31. The goal of Train the Brain is to help Palm Beach County residents understand that taking care of the brain is just as important as taking care of the body.
Improved brain health leads to better health overall. Our brains can’t do push-ups or run laps, but we can train our brains to minimize the harmful effects of stress and achieve balance in our lives.
It’s important to learn how to feed, nurture and strengthen our brains while also eliminating activities that can cause the brain stress and ultimately lead to chronic health issues.
Throughout the campaign month, Palm Health Foundation promotes brain health messaging and resources, and the community is encouraged to attend free experiential and educational events.
The NeuroArts represent the convergence between science, the arts and technology. Scientific study has proven that artistic experiences – both observational and experiential – measurably change the brain, body, and behavior, leading to improved physical and mental health, disease prevention, enhanced brain development in children, and more.
Palm Health Foundation’s seventh annual
Train the Brain community health campaign drew over 320 attendees to three free community events focused on “Advancing Wellness Through the Neuroarts” during October 2023. The events were held throughout Palm Beach County to demonstrate the connections between the brain, body, and behavior while celebrating the local arts and culture community.
Help us spread the word about this month-long effort to promote and advance good brain health in our community! #TraintheBrainPBC
The NeuroArts Blueprint Report, released in December 2021, is designed to advance the science of arts, health, and wellbeing. Its mission is to cultivate an ecosystem for neuroarts by engaging leaders across many sectors and disciplines. The Blueprint was released in partnership with Johns Hopkins International Arts + Mind Lab Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics and the Aspen Institute’s Health, Medicine & Society Program.
In 2022, Palm Health Foundation launched the
Palm Beach County Neuroarts Collaborative to bring together local leaders in brain science and the arts. Currently, the Collaborative is working to identify and map local partners, programs, resources, and existing research to support the advancement of neuroarts in South Florida.
Palm Health Foundation sponsored the October 2023 issue of The Well of PBC, Palm Beach County's premiere behavioral health publication, which has a neuroarts theme.
This issue introduces readers to the many neuroarts programs and resources available to residents - a rich "neuroarts tapestry" that betters health for all.
Palm Health Foundation presented an educational panel that explained the connection between the arts, brain health and overall wellbeing, and discussed scientific breakthroughs in brain research.
Panelists:
"Attending the NeuroArts Learning Panel helped me realize the importance of truly embracing my joy and passion for wellness, meditation and the art of living well on a daily basis in all aspects of my being, professionally and personally." - Participant
Palm Health Foundation envisions Palm Beach County as a hub for advancing brain health. This hub will develop by connecting scientific research, community supports and quality care. To reach this goal, the foundation supports local efforts that deepen the community’s knowledge of brain health, including the impact that brain research will have on residents’ wellness and longevity.
During Train the Brain 2021, the foundation promoted information that relates scientific research to practical brain health tips that can help build a better brain, and produced two virtual events featuring local neuroscientists.
Train the Brain addresses many areas of brain health, including workplace wellness. Palm Health Foundation knows that building a culture of health—a culture that supports physical, mental, social, and spiritual health—not only benefits employees and their family members in countless ways, it also benefits business. When employees work in places where leadership encourages them to eat well, move more, maintain work/life balance and find joy at work and outside of work, the results extend well beyond better health.
Download our free Workplace Wellness Kit that features resources, statistics and ideas for businesses, non-profit organizations and civic groups to bring better brain health to the workplace.
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Needing help with your mental health is nothing to be ashamed about. According to Scientific American, 80% of people will experience a mental health crisis at some point in their lives. These crises could be addressed or avoided by practicing daily brain health habits.
While most of us will go through a temporary mental health episode, it’s important to know that 1 in 4 of us has a mental health condition that stays with us our whole lives. Let’s take advantage of the wealth of resources in Palm Beach County that can help us manage our brain health!
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