Enalan

Fort Lauderdale at sunset Enalan Communications, Inc., is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida based-company providing health care information services to consumers and companies that focus on health care information delivery. We provide publishing services for authors and consultation on web site and text design.

A principal in the company is Dr. Ray Ownby, formerly Professor at the University of Miami and now engaged in editorial and development work with Enalan. Dr. Ownby is the author of numerous works on memory and cognition in older adults, and in the effects that cognitive changes have on users' interactions with information. Dr. Ownby assists in consultation on how older adults interact with web sites and other technological devices. Enalan also provides consultation on health literacy interventions and technologies that support them. We support an alpha version of a tailored information intervention aimed at improving older adults' medication adherence, the initial development of which was supported by a grant to Dr. Ownby from the National Institute on Aging.

Books

For the Love of Rachel

For the Love of Rachel cover For the Love of Rachel is a father's engrossing tale of his journey to find a family. When he first met his wife Susan, things looked rosy almost immediately. But when they began to try to have a baby, complications arose. After multiple attempts, Susan became pregnant with Rachel. Rachel was born prematurely, though, and was in the neonatal intensive care unit for the first months of her life. It was touch and go for months, but Rachel finally left the hospital and came home. When David and Susan decided to have another child, they adopted Amy in China. For the Love of Rachel is the heartwarming story of what these adventures taught David about the values of family and love. Mom's Choice Award logo

For the Love of Rachel is available on-line from the Enalan bookstore. CLICK HERE to go to the store. It's affiliated with Amazon. The link will open in a new window.

Miami Brain Fitness Program

The Miami Brain Fitness Program provides a detailed and practical approach to keeping your brain fit after age 50. Written by Dr. Ray Ownby, former director of the University of Miami Memory Disorders Program, the book provides an evidence-based approach to maintaining your mental abilities as you get older. Cutting through the hype about expensive dietary supplements and computer software programs, Dr. Ownby lays out a concrete plan to get your brain back in shape.

Consulting Services

Health Literacy

Health literacy is defined as the ability to understand health information and apply it to help you become more health. Studies, including one of our own, have shown that the majority of websites are written in a way that make them hard for users to understand. Adjusting to users' health literacy needs is an important aspect of usability.

Web Usability

Web usability is the quality of web sites that makes you either love them, and think they're easy to use, or hate them and think they're difficult. Usability is important for all websites, but it's especially important if your website targets users aged 40 or older. Our research has shown that there are ways to make websites easier for adults over 40 to use. A bonus is that if you make a site easier for older people to use, it's also going to be easier for younger people to use. Consultation with us can help you spot problem areas for the users you want to attract and make your site easier for them to use.

Enalan Store

Interested in Enalan books? You can find them in our store. It's affiliated with Amazon:

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Miami Brain Fitness News

Miami Brain Fitness

The Miami Brain Fitness Program -- Integrating Computers, Diet, and Exercise for Optimal Brain Health

Brain Fitness Tip of the Week: Should You Focus or Let Your Mind Wander?
An interesting study is reported in the online version of Discover magazine suggesting that mind wandering is an important part of mental functioning. You can find the article here. Researchers asked people to pay attention to a task while their brain activity was recorded in a special scanner called a functional magnetic resonance imager (fMRI). [...]
Brain Fitness Tip of the Week: More on Supplements for Brain Fitness
Dietary supplements for brain fitness are controversial. This is at least in part because of two important facts: Very little research shows that any supplement has a positive effect on brain fitness, and Many supplements are costly, and some may have negative side effects such as interactions with prescription medications. The first fact means that it’s very hard [...]
Brain Fitness Tip of the Week: Best Strategies for Training
I’ve seen a lively discussion in some groups about the best ways to do brain training. The discussion revolves around not only what to do but also how long and how often someone should do the training. As with most things about brain training, there isn’t much good research to guide you. [...]