Building a Brain-Healthy Lifestyle

Monday, October 12, 2026
6:00 PM-7:30 PM PT

Pleasant Hill Community Center, Pavilion Room

320 Civic Drive

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Join renowned public health scientist Dr. Rachel Whitmer for an engaging look at the science of lifelong brain health and learn practical, evidence-based strategies to prevent or delay dementia. Dr. Whitmer shares her expertise on genetic risk factors, lifestyle interventions, and the latest research on cognitive resilience, all aimed at protecting brain health throughout our lives and reducing risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Learn what you can do today to promote healthy aging and protect your brain for years to come. Especially relevant for adults in midlife and beyond. 

 

Hosted by:

UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center 

With locations in Sacramento & Walnut Creek 

Research • Clinical Trials • Education • Community Outreach

 

Questions? Contact Jennifer Navarro 

916-871-6991 / jmhnavarro@health.ucdavis.edu

Featured Presenter

Rachel Whitmer

As Co-Director of the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Dr. Whitmer has pioneered work to bring population science and epidemiology to Alzheimer’s research. Whitmer was the first to identify the contribution of early life cardiometabolic and behavioral factors on risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and is one of the leaders of the US POINTER study, a landmark lifestyle intervention trial. 

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