Become a Brain Builder

You do not need a title, organization or specialized expertise to help build Ohio’s brain capital. A Brain Builder is anyone who chooses to learn, share and take practical action that supports healthier brains, stronger minds and greater human potential.

What Is a Brain Builder?

Brain Builders help make brain capital easier to understand and more visible in everyday life. They bring useful ideas into their families, schools, workplaces and communities and encourage others to recognize that brain health and brain skills can be protected and strengthened across the lifespan.

Brain Builders help make brain capital easier to understand and more visible in everyday life. They bring useful ideas into their families, schools, workplaces and communities and encourage others to recognize that brain health and brain skills can be protected and strengthened across the lifespan.

Start Where You Are

Brain Builders may be students, parents, caregivers, educators, employees, neighbors, advocates, community leaders or simply curious people who want to help Ohio thrive.

Individuals are welcome, and informal groups can participate together. Organizations interested in formal collaboration should visit Partner With OBCA.

Small Actions Can Open Bigger Possibilities

Learn

Build your understanding of brain health, brain skills and the everyday conditions that help people learn, adapt, connect and thrive.

Practice

Use credible, practical ideas to support your own brain health and skills and encourage brain-positive choices in the places where you live, learn and work.

Pass along useful OBCA resources, introduce brain capital to someone new or start a conversation in your community or network.

Participate

Share your perspective, respond to future calls for input and take part in public-education campaigns, events or other opportunities as they become available.

Invite Others

Help more people see how brain capital connects to their own lives and Ohio's shared future.

Tools to Help You Learn and Share

OBCA is developing a Brain Builder toolkit with plain-language information and practical resources that individuals and small groups can use. As materials become available, this page can become their permanent home.

The toolkit may include:

A concise introduction to brain capital
Practical brain-positive actions
Shareable graphics and talking points
Ideas for starting conversations at work, school or in the community
Ways to participate in current OBCA initiatives
Status label if not yet available: Coming Soon