Education – Brain Health

Find out what science can do to lower your risk of developing dementia by attending one of our brain health classes, learn ways to improve your memory with our memory training program or attend one of our seminars on the latest research on Alzheimer’s disease.

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Classes and Programs Available

MindFit OC

This program is funded by a grant provided by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA)

Research suggests that certain lifestyle factors such as a nutritious diet, exercise, social engagement, and mentally stimulating pursuits might help to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.  Take action now and find out how to lower the risk by attending one of our brain health classes that are held throughout Orange County.

Mind Your Brain: Strategies for Cognitive Strength at Any Age

This interactive course, based on the latest research from the Cleveland Clinic, provides insights into the six pillars of brain health, age-related changes in memory and learning, possible risks and threats to brain health, and practical steps to protect your brain health and lower your risk of cognitive decline.

Sharpen Your Mind: Memory Tips and Tricks

This fun and interactive session helps attendees to learn some strategies to practice improving memory and ways to maximize brain health. Come play along and challenge your brain!

The Role of Exercise on Cognition

Explore the powerful connection between physical activity and cognitive health. This presentation will feature evidence-based information on how regular exercise can improve brain function, reduce the risk of cognitive decline, and enhance mental well-being.

The Importance of Sleep for Cognition

This presentation focuses on how sleep affects the brain, how much sleep and what kind of sleep adults need for optimal health, and how to develop your own sleep hygiene for better brain function.

Nutrition for a Healthier Mind

Explore age-related changes in memory and learning and how nutrition and diet impact your cognitive health. Learn what foods you should eat and what foods you should avoid for a healthier brain and body.

Mind Checks

Alzheimer’s Orange County is now conducting Mind Checks via Zoom! Mind Checks are cognitive wellness screenings that help to identify possible changes in cognition and thinking in a “first-step” approach. Mind Checks create a baseline for individuals and identify those at risk for cognitive impairment. Mind Checks contribute to early detection and treatment of cognitive decline. Available by appointment. Please call 844-373-4400 to schedule a day and time most convenient for you. Click here to learn more about who and why should consider a screening.

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  • Brain Boosters: Everyday Activities that Build Cognitive Reserve

    Learn easy, science-backed habits that support memory, focus, and long-term brain health. Discover small changes you can make every day to protect and strengthen your mind. Presented by Deborah Morse, MSG To RSVP, please call (949) 470-3062

  • The Brain Health Blueprint: A 6-Week Interactive Roadmap to a Healthier Mind

    The Brain Health Blueprint is a 6-week interactive series designed to empower adults to protect their brain and reduce dementia risk using evidence-based lifestyle strategies. Grounded in the 6 Pillars of Brain Health, this hands-on program combines education, self-reflection, and real-world practice—such as cooking demonstrations, movement labs, memory games, stress-relief techniques, and personalized goal-setting. Participants

  • Boost Your Brain: Simple Daily Habits for Cognitive Health

    Keeping your brain healthy doesn’t require complicated routines or drastic lifestyle changes. Small, consistent habits practiced each day can support memory, focus, and overall cognitive function as we age. In this engaging class, participants will explore practical, science-based strategies that help keep the brain active and resilient. Learn how physical activity, mental stimulation, quality sleep,

  • Mind Your Mood: Stress, Emotions, and Brain Health

    Our emotional well-being plays a powerful role in brain health. Chronic stress, anxiety, and depression can impact memory, attention, and overall cognitive functioning. In this class, participants will explore the connection between mental health and brain health and learn how emotional wellness influences long-term cognitive resilience. The session will introduce practical strategies for managing stress,

  • The Brain Health Blueprint: A 6-Week Interactive Roadmap to a Healthier Mind

    The Brain Health Blueprint is a 6-week interactive series designed to empower adults to protect their brain and reduce dementia risk using evidence-based lifestyle strategies. Grounded in the 6 Pillars of Brain Health, this hands-on program combines education, self-reflection, and real-world practice—such as cooking demonstrations, movement labs, memory games, stress-relief techniques, and personalized goal-setting. Participants

  • Mind Your Mood: Stress, Emotions, and Brain Health

    Discover how your mood and emotional well-being directly impact your memory, focus, and overall brain health. In this engaging class, you’ll learn how chronic stress and unmanaged emotions can affect your cognitive function—and explore practical strategies to protect your brain. Gain tools to manage stress, boost resilience, and support emotional balance for a healthier mind

  • Mind Your Mood: Stress, Emotions, and Brain Health

    Understand the powerful connection between mood and brain health. Learn strategies to manage stress, anxiety, and depression while strengthening emotional resilience. Presented by Kristen Maahs To RSVP, please call (714) 327-7550

  • My Brain Health Plan

    Create your own personalized roadmap for better brain health using proven strategies across lifestyle, nutrition, movement, and mental fitness. Leave with clear, realistic steps you can start right away. Presented by Lauren Weiss To RSVP, please call (949) 470-3062

  • Remember This! Everyday Tips That Work

    Struggling with forgetfulness? Learn practical, science-backed memory strategies you can use right away to stay organized, focused, and confident in daily life. Presented by Claire Popka To RSVP, please call (949) 724-6900

  • Brain Boosters: Everyday Activities that Build Cognitive Reserve

    Learn easy, science-backed habits that support memory, focus, and long-term brain health. Discover small changes you can make every day to protect and strengthen your mind. Presented by Kim Bailey To RSVP, please call (949) 498-3322

  • The Importance of Sleep on Cognition

    Fullerton Community Center 340 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA, United States

    Sleep is one of the most important — and often overlooked — factors in maintaining brain health. During sleep, the brain consolidates memories, regulates mood, and clears waste products that build up throughout the day. When sleep is disrupted, it can affect concentration, decision-making, and long-term cognitive health. This class explores why sleep is essential

  • Mind Fit: Optimize Your Brain Health

    Susi Q Senior Center 380 Third Street, Laguna Beach, United States

    Your brain health is shaped by the choices you make every day. Mind Fit: Optimize Your Brain Health explores the lifestyle habits that help support memory, focus, and long-term cognitive wellness. In this engaging and practical session, participants will learn how factors such as mental stimulation, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress management, and social connection

  • The Importance of Sleep on Cognition

    Costa Mesa Senior Center 695 W 19th St., Costa Mesa, CA, United States

    Sleep is one of the most important — and often overlooked — factors in maintaining brain health. During sleep, the brain consolidates memories, regulates mood, and clears waste products that build up throughout the day. When sleep is disrupted, it can affect concentration, decision-making, and long-term cognitive health. This class explores why sleep is essential

  • Mind Matters: The Role of Heart Health (Online)

    Online Webinar

    What’s good for the heart is also good for the brain. Growing research shows that cardiovascular health plays a critical role in protecting memory, thinking, and overall cognitive function. Conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and poor circulation can affect blood flow to the brain and increase the risk of cognitive decline

  • My Brain Health Plan

    Dorothy Visser Senior Center 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente, CA, United States

    Supporting brain health is not about one single habit—it is about the combination of daily lifestyle choices that influence how the brain functions over time. In this interactive session, participants explore key lifestyle factors that support cognitive wellness, including mental stimulation, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress management, and social connection. The class introduces evidence-based strategies

  • My Brain Health Roadmap

    Yorba Linda Community Center 4501 Casa Loma Ave., Yorba Linda, CA, United States

    Supporting brain health is not about one single habit—it is about the combination of daily lifestyle choices that influence how the brain functions over time. In this interactive session, participants explore key lifestyle factors that support cognitive wellness, including mental stimulation, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress management, and social connection. The class introduces evidence-based strategies

  • The Brain Health Blueprint: A 6-Week Interactive Roadmap to a Healthier Mind: Your Brain, Your Future: How to Protect Your Mind as You Age (Online)

    Online Webinar

    Your brain health is shaped by the habits you build every day. In this engaging six-week series, participants will explore the key lifestyle factors that research shows support memory, thinking, and long-term cognitive wellness. Using the Brain Health Blueprint framework, each session focuses on one pillar of brain health, helping participants understand how everyday choices—such

  • The Brain Health Blueprint: A 6-Week Interactive Roadmap to a Healthier Mind: Feeding the Brain: Foods that Protect Memory (Online)

    Online Webinar

    Your brain health is shaped by the habits you build every day. In this engaging six-week series, participants will explore the key lifestyle factors that research shows support memory, thinking, and long-term cognitive wellness. Using the Brain Health Blueprint framework, each session focuses on one pillar of brain health, helping participants understand how everyday choices—such

  • The Power of Music for the Brain

    Costa Mesa Senior Center 695 W 19th St., Costa Mesa, CA, United States

    Music has a unique ability to engage the brain, evoke memories, and influence mood. Research shows that music activates multiple areas of the brain involved in emotion, memory, and movement. In this class, participants will explore how music affects the brain and how it can be used to support emotional well-being, connection, and engagement. The

  • Digital Overload: Protecting Your Brain in a Tech-Heavy World (Online)

    Online Webinar

    Smartphones, constant notifications, social media, and endless streams of information have dramatically changed the way our brains process and store information. While technology offers many benefits, excessive digital stimulation can contribute to mental fatigue, reduced focus, disrupted sleep, and increased stress. In this thought-provoking class, participants will explore how digital overload affects attention, memory, and

  • My Brain Health Plan (Online)

    Online Webinar

    Supporting brain health is not about one single habit—it is about the combination of daily lifestyle choices that influence how the brain functions over time. In this interactive session, participants explore key lifestyle factors that support cognitive wellness, including mental stimulation, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress management, and social connection. The class introduces evidence-based strategies

  • The Brain Health Blueprint: A 6-Week Interactive Roadmap to a Healthier Mind: Keep Your Mind Sharp: Activities That Strengthen Memory and Thinking (Online)

    Online Webinar

    Your brain health is shaped by the habits you build every day. In this engaging six-week series, participants will explore the key lifestyle factors that research shows support memory, thinking, and long-term cognitive wellness. Using the Brain Health Blueprint framework, each session focuses on one pillar of brain health, helping participants understand how everyday choices—such

  • The Brain Health Blueprint: A 6-Week Interactive Roadmap to a Healthier Mind: Move More, Think Better: How Exercise Protects the Brain (Online)

    Online Webinar

    Your brain health is shaped by the habits you build every day. In this engaging six-week series, participants will explore the key lifestyle factors that research shows support memory, thinking, and long-term cognitive wellness. Using the Brain Health Blueprint framework, each session focuses on one pillar of brain health, helping participants understand how everyday choices—such

  • The Brain Health Blueprint: A 6-Week Interactive Roadmap to a Healthier Mind: Calm the Mind, Rest the Brain: The Power of Sleep and Stress Relief (Online)

    Online Webinar

    your brain health is shaped by the habits you build every day. In this engaging six-week series, participants will explore the key lifestyle factors that research shows support memory, thinking, and long-term cognitive wellness. Using the Brain Health Blueprint framework, each session focuses on one pillar of brain health, helping participants understand how everyday choices—such

  • The Brain Health Blueprint: A 6-Week Interactive Roadmap to a Healthier Mind: Putting It All Together: Build Your Personal Brain Health Plan (Online)

    Online Webinar

    Your brain health is shaped by the habits you build every day. In this engaging six-week series, participants will explore the key lifestyle factors that research shows support memory, thinking, and long-term cognitive wellness. Using the Brain Health Blueprint framework, each session focuses on one pillar of brain health, helping participants understand how everyday choices—such

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