About the Brain Care Score
The Global Brain Care Coalition (GBCC) is using the Brain Care Score (BCS) to lead a new global movement in preventive brain health. The BCS gives individuals and communities the tools to take charge of lifelong brain health—reducing the risk not only of dementia, stroke, and late-life depression, but also heart disease, diabetes, and several types of cancer.
This represents a major shift—from treating brain diseases after they appear to actively promoting brain care for life. Unlike traditional risk scores, the BCS was created to motivate both individuals and healthcare providers to make meaningful changes that protect the brain and body over time.
Understanding Your Brain Care Score
Your personal Brain Care Score is built around three key areas:
- Physical: Measures like blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and BMI. These numbers can improve with guidance from your healthcare provider and small, steady lifestyle changes.
- Lifestyle: Habits such as diet, alcohol use, smoking, exercise, and sleep. Even small improvements in one area can make a big difference in your overall score.
- Social Emotional: Stress management, strong relationships, and a sense of purpose all play a vital role in your brain’s long-term health.
By improving your score and maintaining it month after month, and year after year, you’re taking powerful steps to protect your brain as you grow and thrive.
Taking Action
Once you’ve received your Brain Care Score, look for areas where there’s room to grow. You don’t need to change everything overnight—just start with one meaningful step. Maybe that means getting a bit more sleep, going for a short daily walk, or making a healthier food choice.
Every small action counts. Because conditions like stroke, dementia, and depression share many of the same preventable risk factors, each positive change creates a ripple effect across your long-term brain and body health.
Share and Inspire Others
The Brain Care Score is a tool that can benefit your loved ones and community. Share your score and what you’re learning with family, friends, or local groups to inspire them to take their own steps toward better brain health. Together, small changes in many lives can grow into a larger movement, creating healthier communities and a brighter future for everyone.
Think of your Brain Care Score not as a test, but as a toolkit for taking care of yourself and helping others do the sameone day, one choice at a time.