American Parkinson Disease Assoc

Patient services and educational programs - apda aims to support every person and every family impacted by parkinson's. Through its nationwide system of chapters, information & referral (i&r) centers, and community partners. Apda uniquely delivers education, support and patient services to anyone with parkinson's disease and their families each day. 11 information and referral centers are grant funded along with community grants across in the us to expand the reach in underserved communities. Apda conducted over 30 patient education webinars virtually and in person regarding education on topics that address the symptoms, treatments, and challenges of living with parkinson's disease and has reached over 93,996 views. Apda offered 33 national support group programs "press", parkinson's roadmap for education and support services, in 26 markets and 30 connecting through art programs in 22 markets. Apda provides vetted pd information via factsheets and booklets with 179,000 downloads and mailings across the us.

Research - apda proudly invests in eight centers for advanced research and supports grants to fund the most promising science focused on discovering the cause(s) and finding the cure for parkinson's disease. Since its founding in 1961, apda has been a funding partner in many of the major pd scientific breakthroughs.