2019_jaarverslag.pdf
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… respective department at Radboud UMC in Nijmegen). Furthermore, Albert Leentjens (Division 1, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology) was promoted to a clinical chair in neuropsychiatry. 2019 was also a very active year for our programme of workshops and conferences hosted by MHeNs researchers. The 13th Translational Neuroscience workshop, organized by Prof Bert Joosten, Dr Nynke van den Hoogen and Roel van Reij (Division 3, Department of Anaesthesiology) had the topic “Pain and … instead of “risk”, “brain health” rather than “dementia”), and campaign material visualizing the three campaign themes: “eat healthy”, “exercise regularly”, and “stay curious”. Difference in awareness before and after the campaign was assessed by an online questionnaire in two independent samples of more than 1200 adults. Overall, awareness of dementia risk reduction did not change over time. However, one out of five random persons in Limburg had heard of the campaign, and these people were … • Organization of more than one public event per week (n=52; lecture, workshop or other community activities) • 400 billboards with the campaign message were visible for throughout the Province of Limburg. CAMPAIGN WEBSITE • More than 10.000 website visits (www.wezijnzelfhetmedicijn.nl) • Online campaign posters are downloaded more than 5.500 times in total MEDIA • Over 65 media outlets (e.g. newspaper item, radio-interview) • Campaign tweets reached 200.000 people • Facebook messages reached more …