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People with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Face Disproportionate Rates of Harm in Hospital Setting
NEW YORK & MIAMI (November 18, 2024) – The Parkinson’s Foundation published a new article in the December issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety titled “Protecting Parkinson’s Patients: Hospital Care Standards to Avoid Preventable Harm.”
Parkinson’s Foundation Requests Applications for 2025 Community Grants
NEW YORK & MIAMI (November 12, 2024) — The Parkinson’s Foundation has announced it is accepting applications for $1 million in community grant funding. The 2025 community grants cycle will support health, wellness and educational programs that address unmet needs in local Parkinson’s disease (PD) communities.
Parkinson’s Foundation Expands Moving Day Walk
MIAMI & NEW YORK (September 3, 2024) – Today, the Parkinson’s Foundation announced the Fall 2024 event lineup for Moving Day, A Walk for Parkinson’s. Moving Day is the Foundation’s signature fundraising event and a movement for more awareness, funding and a better understanding of Parkinson's disease (PD).
In The News
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten shares personal journey with Parkinson's disease
CBS Miami
October 14, 2024
"Life is not promised, you never know what's coming up and, in my case, I found out Parkinson's is going to be part of my life going forward," said CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten, who is sharing his personal journey with Parkinson's disease.
EXCLUSIVE: I was diagnosed with Parkinson's at 44 after working in a chemical plant for two decades- I believe there's a link
The Daily Mail
October 13, 2024
Foundation advocate Benjamin Bement spent nearly two decades working in a chemical plant before he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at 44 years old. Now 55, the Louisiana native told DailyMail.com he thinks the nearly daily exposure to dozens of chemicals had something to do with his early-onset diagnosis.
Show and Tell: Portland woman completes 50-state marathon challenge
FOX 12 Oregon
October 7, 2024
A goal set 28 years ago has come to fruition for local Peggy Faber. Tony Martinez has her story in this Show and Tell.
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