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Three poster designs for Turning Diagnosis Into a Global Message of Resilience — formatted for the 7th World Parkinson Congress, Phoenix, AZ · May 2026.
Billboard — The 5-Second Message
Key findings at a glance for conference walk-bys
WPC 2026 · Poster ID 726
100% of students connected with the narrative.
Zero prior awareness needed.
Culturally grounded storytelling closes the neurological literacy gap — one classroom at a time.
The Mrs. Bayou Bounce — Book One: Resilience
Tyaisha Blount-Dillon, MS-BSET
The Thriving Brain & Development Project Inc. · Aly Creative, LLC
7th World Parkinson Congress · Phoenix, AZ · May 2026
Finding 1 · Neurological Literacy Gap
of students had no prior awareness of Parkinson's disease before the session
Osborne High School, n=50, April 2026
Finding 2 · Narrative Connection
connected with the story through family, culture, music, resilience & community
Read–Discuss–Reveal model, 10 groups × 5 students
Finding 3 · Learning Effect
of students with limited prior awareness gained new brain health knowledge via the book
39/40 students newly enlightened post-session
Finding 4 · Health Equity Signal
in Parkinson's research funding supported through the first African American family featured in a national Parkinson's Foundation campaign
National Parkinson Foundation · Awareness Campaign
Acknowledgements
The Thriving Brain & Development Project Inc. · Aly Creative, LLC · Osborne High School, Cobb County, GA · National Parkinson Foundation · 7th World Parkinson Congress Book Nook Selection
Presenter
Tyaisha Blount-Dillon, MS-BSET
tbdillon.com
Health Equity · Narrative Medicine
Medicine treats the body. Storytelling heals the heart.
Behind every diagnosis is a family learning how to dance again.
"Peeling back the onion" — seeing the patient, not the pathology.
— Student, Osborne High School
"I relate to Will's challenges even without a formal diagnosis."
— Student, session 3
"If Mom can be strong, I can keep trying too."
— The Mrs. Bayou Bounce, p. 17
Tyaisha Blount-Dillon, MS-BSET
Founder & Executive Director, The Thriving Brain & Development Project Inc.
WPC 2026 · Poster ID 726 · Book Nook Selection
Turning Diagnosis Into a Global Message of Resilience — A Narrative-Based Brain Health Intervention
Parkinson's is underdiagnosed in communities of color. Structural barriers and mistrust compound the gap. The Mrs. Bayou Bounce centers voices too often left out of the clinical conversation.
- ›Empathy training for neurology residents
- ›Patient educator onboarding tool
- ›Cultural humility curriculum (med schools)
- ›Family-centered care framework
- ›Destigmatization in diverse communities
The "Author Reveal" moment created a measurable emotional shift — students moved from passive reading to active meaning-making.
Strategic Pathway
Hospitals
Empathy & resident training
Med Schools
Cultural humility
CSR Partners
Book distribution
Schools
Brain health literacy
7th World Parkinson Congress · Phoenix, AZ · May 2026 · Poster ID 726
tbdillon.com
Narrative Medicine — Health Equity Focus
Qualitative lens for clinicians and CSR partners
Academic Conference Poster — Portrait Format
Print-ready portrait poster in the standard academic conference style
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