Als United Ohio Inc

Public awareness: als united ohio provides in-service training to healthcare providers so they are better prepared to care for als patients. Staff and volunteers speak to community organizations, school groups, and the general public about als and the need for local services, support and about the need for research to find effective treatments and a cure for als. The organization's staff work with local radio stations, newspapers/publications and television stations to acquire coverage when possible to educate the general public about als, our free services and to encourage the public to attend our chapter-sponsored events. The organization partners with local athletic teams - major league and minor league baseball) to host lou gehrig day events to honor an individual with als, to provide information about the disease and to direct others with als to the free services the organization provides.

Advocacy and research: als united ohio supports scientific research grants to find the cause, treatments and cure for als. In addition to financial support, the als united ohio actively develops relationships with local als researchers, inviting them to present their new projects and their findings to als united ohio support groups and to write articles for posting in the organization's newsletter. The organization also facilitates opportunities for local als researchers to educate patients about specific research projects and drug trials and to recruit patients to voluntarily participate in those efforts. The organization partners with als volunteers to educate members of the the ohio congressional delegation about als and the need to increase awareness and resources to people affected by this disease. The organization's staff and volunteers meet with various state of ohio legislators to educate them about als, about the free services we provide in the community and the need for additional resources to help support people in ohio with als.