At a glance
CDC's Healthy Brain Resource Center (HBRC) offers helpful information and materials to support public health professionals in their Healthy Brain Initiative planning, education, implementation, and evaluation efforts. This page offers an overview of HBRC content and information on how to navigate the Center. Stories from the Field highlight the achievements of Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's project and the National Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) project award recipients.
CDC's Healthy Brain Resource Center (HBRC) offers helpful information and materials to support public health professionals in their Healthy Brain Initiative planning, education, implementation, and evaluation efforts. This page offers an overview of HBRC content and information on how to navigate the Center. Stories from the Field highlight the achievements of Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's project and the National Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) project award recipients.
About the Healthy Brain Resource Center
The Healthy Brain Resource Center (HBRC) provides users with credible public information and materials to support implementation of the National Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map actions.
- It serves as a centralized clearinghouse for over 400 brain health and caregiving resources from various organizations.
- HBRC resources are easily accessible for state, local, and tribal public health agencies.
You can search by HBI Road Map topic, populations of interest, social determinants of health, language, or resource type.
Stories from the Field are also available as examples for others. These stories highlight achievements in advancing brain health from award recipients of CDC's Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Project and the National Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) project.
How to use the HBRC
HBRC User Manual
This user manual is a guide for users of the HBRC. It includes general information as well as guidance on how to access and navigate the HBRC. Hyperlinked table of contents provides easy access to specific sections of the document.
Orientation video
The following 60-minute presentation shows how to search for resources and how to submit new resources for consideration. The HBRC conducts quarterly scans for new resources and accepts suggestions for new content.
HBRC: Stories From the Field
The Healthy Brain Resource Center's Stories from the Field highlight the achievements of award recipients from the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's project and the National Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) projects. Click on the links below to see short graphic stories about select recipients and their work.
- Alzheimer’s Association’s Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map Strategists: Systems Change Agents Building Capacity to Address Brain Health in Local Health Departments
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Develops First Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) State Plan
- Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Uses Data Analysis to Inform Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) State Plan
- Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Provides Technical Assistance to Health Care Facilities to Meet State Statute