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Newsletter Highlights
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| • | New Merch, Classes and Services
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| • | Previous & Upcoming Events
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| • | Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness
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| • | PIPs Plate: Black Bean Tacos and Cucumber Fries
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| • | Caregiver’s Corner: Education and Resources
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| • | Keep On Moving: Japanese Walking
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| • | Workbook Giveaway Raffle!!
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| Fall is FINALLY here y’all!!
| I’ve been patiently waiting for the fall season particularly because it reminds me of home / Philly!!
| This October 2026, we are catching up on PIP activities this past summer and what’s coming up for the fall!!
| Keep reading to stay in the loop!
| | Pathways to Healthy Living Workbook
| We are excited to announce PIP’s Pathway to Healthy Living Workbook Series!!
| Make healthy living fun, practical, and engaging with the Pathway to Healthy Living™ 3-in-1 Learning Workbook—a preventive health resource designed to support everyday wellness through simple, actionable habits.
| With 40+ pages, this workbook combines learning sheets, puzzles, activity sheets, worksheets, and tracking tools to build awareness and encourage healthier choices around nutrition, hydration, movement, sleep, and emotional well-being!
| Digital & Physical Copies Now Available!!
| | Visit the website directly to purchase PIP merchandise, workbooks digital learning sheets and classes now available!!
| | | Join us for these upcoming classes!
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| | | This Summer was jam-packed with education, tons of community interaction, and most of all, prevention and awareness!! The Fall is picking up as well!
| PIP cannot do it alone! Thank you to all the organizations that partnered with PIP and individual donors; your contributions empower and educate our community!
| | • | National Night Out @ Hyatt Park, 10/6
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| | • | Fall Into Wellness Blood Drive and Health Fair, 9/26
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| | • | Two Legacies, One Harvest: Farmasis/Dianne’s Call Anniversary Celebration, 9/26
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| | • | Hopkare 3rd Annual Geriatric Summit: Diabetes Management in Older Adults, 9/16
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| | • | Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center’s SHIELD Program | Pre Diabetes Nutrition, 9/15
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| | • | 5th Sunday Health Initiatives for 2026: Stop the Drop: Low BS Prevention and Management, 8/30
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| | • | Haskell Heights Vacation Bible School and Men’s Health Workshop, 6/16-6/20
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| | • | Ag and Art Tour @ The Grow Farm, 6/7
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| | | | | | | | Interested in a presentation for your organization?! No problem!
| Schedule a group presentation for yourself or others today! Need help planning a health event? We’d love to help!
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s Awareness
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Alzheimer’s Disease is the condition that my Mom Mom Ollie was diagnosed with and later inspired my interest in nursing, geriatrics and preventive health care. Learning about risk factors and common causes of Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as the impact of caregiving, helped me build a motto that would eventually become Prevention is Possible!
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One of PIP's mission pillars is advocacy. Seeing the power of advocacy up close through collecting donations and speaking with people walking down in Old City Philly, signing up volunteers at the annual Walk to Alzheimer’s, or in Washington, DC at the annual Day on the Hill initiative with my mom were memorable and impactful experiences that I cherish.
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October is the Alzheimer’s Walk here in South Carolina!! Find your local walk here. This year I’m joining Hopkare’s Team for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s! Donate to our team here !
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Check out my featured interview in June’s edition of the South Carolina Voyager to learn more about my story — past, present, and future!!
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Before you scroll by, take a few minutes to take a tour of the brain and Alzheimer’s prevention!
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What’s Going On?! Public Health News
| This month we’re focusing on brain health! Check out these latest news stories to catch up on all things brain health and research!
| | • | Habits To Protect Your Brain - Neurosurgeon Dr. Sanja Gupta discusses the exciting new updates in brain health research at this year’s World Government Summit!
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| | | • | Exciting New Research - A recent Alzheimer’s study demonstrates positive results for the removal of brain plaque, which leads to the destruction of brain cells!
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| | | • | How to Keep Your Brain Young – Learn how simple daily habits can help clear harmful proteins (amyloid and tau) from the brain and reduce the risk of diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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| | | • | Nobel Prize: Using Light to Study the Brain – Stanford professor Karl Deisseroth was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering work in “Optogenetics” – will effect our ability to control and study nerve cells using light, including neural circuits relevant to neurological and psychiatric disorders.
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| | Free Water Recipe Card
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| Water Recipe Ideas
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| Salad & Dressing
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| | | Black Bean Tacos and Cucumber Fries
| Black bean tacos are this month’s PIPs Plate feature: affordable, quick, filling, heart-healthy, and bowel-moving—and seriously delicious! Pair them with Cucumber Fries for a fresh, flavorful side that keeps the meal light on carbohydrates, especially since the beans and tortilla already provide a source of carbs. Go for whole grains or make your own wraps!
| To your Cucumber Fries, add some of PIP's favorite toppings like Chow Chow, banana peppers, fresh herbs, and a sprinkle of your favorite herbs and spices. Finish with a drizzle of olive or avocado oil for a boost of healthy, unsaturated fat and just enough moisture to bring everything together—without loading up on heavy salad dressing!
| Simple ingredients, big flavor, and plenty of goodness in every bite!
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| | | Caregiver’s Corner
| Free Resources for Caregivers
| | As a caregiver, going, going, going can become the norm. Caring for everyone else can often mean putting your own needs on the back burner. But here’s the thing: an unwatched pot on the back burner will eventually boil over—and an unattended caregiver can, too.
| Caregivers are at increased risk for stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, and other health concerns when their own physical and emotional needs are consistently neglected.
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| Complete this brief form and let us know what caregiving resources and topics you’d like to read about!
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Let’s Move:
| Japanese Walking alternates between three minutes of fast walking and three minutes of slow walking for a total of 30 minutes – this alternation of intensity/interval walking improves cardiovascular health, including your heart and brain!! Japanese walking can be done standing up or sitting down; it’s great for any age. Easy for kids and older adults, tired after coming home from work, sit down and get moving! – Let’s MOVE!!
| | PIP loves fun movement! Dance is a benefical form of physical activity in more ways than one! Learn more about the power of dance – Why dancing could be the ultimate brain workout!!
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We are so excited to announce that our Pathways to Healthy Living Workbooks are now available! All you have to do is leave us a review to enter our free raffle. One monthly winner will receive a free digital or physical copy of the Pathways to Healthy Living Workbook.
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Visit the website directly to purchase your copy today! We’d love to hear your feedback!
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