Brainiacs (3/22/14) begins with announcements and the full speech of Liz Gerdeman of the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado, speaking at the Brainstorm Conference in Boulder on March 14, 2014.

Then 39 minutes of the program is devoted to a New Mexico production called "In Harm's Way: Traumatic Brain Injury in Young Children, Brain Injury Awareness for Head Start Providers." This program features a host of top drawer national experts in brain injury and shaken baby syndrom discussing the identification criteria for TBI in children ages 0 to 4.

Host Nancy Ulrich visits with State Senator Michael Johnston at the Colorado State Capitol.  Their discussion focuses on current issues before the legislature, including education and the budget.

This Brainiacs includes a program from New Mexico entitled: "The Critical Link: CHRs & Traumatic Brain Injury in Indian Country," which features Dr. James Malek, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, and Director of Research, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana.

At 35 minutes, it provides startling information that Native Americans seem to experience more TBIs than the general population of the USA, then explores why.  

CHRs are Community Health Representatives.