BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK 2002

Oregon's Child: Everyone's Business (OCEB) is a statewide collaboration of public and private organizations promoting the healthy development of young children. We are excited to be participating once again in Brain Awareness Week, March 9-17, 2002.

We invite local communities to join us in observing Brain Awareness Week. To assist you in organizing a public awareness effort in your area, we have enclosed in this web folder a number of resources, including:

• "Life of the Brain" Program Overview, Activity Schedule & Partner List
• Local proclamation template
• Press guidelines
• News release template
• Talking points
• Bookmark template
• Suggested Reading and Web Sites on Brain Development

Local partners receiving similar packets include local commissions on children and families, child care resource and referral agencies, Head Start programs, public libraries, Healthy Start programs, and county health departments. We encourage you to collaborate with these organizations as you plan Brain Awareness Week activities in your area.