Patient-advocacy United States Page 2 - patient advocacy membership organizations

Community Catalyst is a national non-profit advocacy organization working to build the consumer and community leadership that is required to transform the American health system. We believe that this transformation will happen when consumers are fully ...

The NCCC developed the cervical cancer/HPV Quilts project that travels the country and helps to place a personal face on the battle against cervical cancer. The NCCC began the nations FREE Pap Test Day held the second Friday of January for women that have ...

The Genetic Alliance is an international coalition of more than 600 advocacy organizations representing millions of members that is dedicated to providing support and resources to everyone impacted by genetic conditions. The Genetic Alliance Nondiscrimination ...

Patient Privacy Rights is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Austin, TX. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah Peel, Patient Privacy Rights is dedicated to ensuring Americans control all access to their health records.

The Ohio Hospital Association is the nation's first state-level hospital association and currently represents over 170 hospitals and 40 health systems throughout Ohio. Established in 1915, OHA works with member hospitals to meet the health care needs of ...

The AOA is a national, non-profit advocacy and educational organization based in Washington, DC. Founded in 1995, the AOA's mission is to promote the recognition of obesity as a disease, to educate the public about the health risks of obesity, and to advocate ...

The AFA is a national, non-profit organization serving the United States through its national office in New York City, and is a leader in providing men and women, health care professionals, public officials and the media, both nationally and internationally ...

About The Leapfrog Group - On behalf of the millions of Americans for whom many of the nation's largest corporations and public agencies buy health benefits, The Leapfrog Group (www.leapfroggroup.org) aims to use its members' collective leverage to initiate ...

The Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association serves the needs of CVS patients worldwide, their families, and the growing medical community studying CVS. CVSA has grown from a handful of interested parents and professionals in 1993 into a network that includes ...

Founded in 1932, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is an organization with an international membership of more than 10,000 individuals from 80 countries. The College is committed to serving the clinically oriented digestive disease specialist ...

S.C.A.R.E., Inc. was founded in September of 1994 by Deborah and Ivor Pannell, a husband and wife team who are based in the Bronx, NY. They founded S.C.A.R.E. out of their frustration at problems Ivor was facing as an adult sickle cell defier as well as ...

The mission of the Patty Boshell Pancreatic Cancer Foundation is to advance research, education, awareness and patient advocacy related to pancreatic cancer by:

The NAF is operated by a talented volunteer Board of Directors and an Advisory Board comprising members with diverse backgrounds in healthcare, nonprofit management, neuropathy research, law, patient advocacy and government. Each lends his or her extraordinary ...

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and genetic research. The Foundation supports scientists at leading medical ...

About GMHC: GMHC is a not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community- based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS. Its mission is to reduce the spread of HIV disease, help people with HIV maintain and improve their ...

The International Myeloma Foundation is the oldest and largest myeloma organization, reaching more than 125,000 members in 113 countries worldwide. A 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients and their ...

Since 2001, the Consejo de Latinos Unidos has been the leading national non-profit advocacy organization that investigates and documents cases of hospital price gouging of the uninsured. Typically, hospitals charge the uninsured three or four times as ...

Center for Medical Consumers "Founded in 1976 the Center for Medical Consumers is a non-profit advocacy organization active in both statewide and national efforts to improve the quality of health care. We are entirely supported by private contributions ...

Health Advocate, Inc., the nation's leading health advocacy and assistance company, serves more than 10 million Americans nationwide through its more than 3,000 client relationships. Since our founding in 2001, we have been helping members navigate the ...

Hep-C ALERT offers the new cervical cancer vaccine called Gardasil® to women between 19 and 26 years old. HPV (human papillomavirus) is the infectious agent responsible for nearly 70% of all cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts.

The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) is a national non-profit organization providing the patient voice in improving access to, and reimbursement for, high-quality healthcare through regulatory and legislative reform at the state and federal ...

BCAN was founded by Diane Zipursky Quale and her husband, John Quale. John is a bladder cancer survivor who was initially diagnosed in July 2000. His experience covers a wide range of bladder cancer treatments, including removal of his right kidney, systemic ...

The Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, Inc. is an international organization that serves those who are affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other related neurobiological Spectrum Disorders. The goals of the Foundation are: give support to ...

The Lymphatic Research Foundation (LRF) is offering additional support to outstanding NIH-funded F32 Postdoctoral Fellows who are currently working in the field of lymphatic research. LRF, a not-for-profit organization, is committed to promoting and supporting ...

Psoriasis is a noncontagious, genetic disease that results when faulty signals in the immune system prompt skin cells to regenerate too quickly, causing red, scaly lesions that can crack and bleed. It often affects the elbows, knees, scalp and torso but ...