EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGEL

Public education & awareness: promote understanding, fairness, access and justice for those with epilepsy. Promoted awareness about epilepsy and efla through community events, website and social media so that more people are informed and inspired to join the fight to end epilepsy together. Promoted awareness to grow the number of grassroot advocates. Efla led state efforts to educate the california legislature and other key stakeholders regarding a current law that discriminates against people with the diagnosis of epilepsy. Efla supported state and federal measures that benefit people with epilepsy, and continued involvement with various advocacy coalitions with similar goals. In conjunction with the epilepsy foundation of america, we participated in nationwide advocacy through the public policy institute and teens speak up to advocate for more funding for epilepsy research and public health education and engage young people as advocates. Education to the public-at-large was delivered through seizure recognition and first aid trainings to employers, schools, and through partner community agencies. Efla participated in the california school nurses organization's annual conference to update school nurses on the latest treatments in epilepsy and how best to support students with seizures.