Local, Statewide and Nationwide
Parkinson's Disease
A movement disorder that is both chronic and progressive that occurs when cells in the brain malfunction.
Advocacy, Services and Support
Patient Support, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
An organization whose primary mission relates to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patient advocacy, education, or direct support programs to address patient specific needs. These organizations may peripherally participate in other activities like legislative advocacy, but patient support is their focus. Programs that help individuals navigate through the maze of the health care system. Personal health care advocates are trained health care workers, often nurses, or volunteers familiar with the health care system who work independently of any health care institution.
Patient Support, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Patient Support, Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
An organization whose primary mission relates to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patient advocacy, education, or direct support programs to address patient specific needs. These organizations may peripherally participate in other activities like legislative advocacy, but patient support is their focus. Programs that help individuals navigate through the maze of the health care system. Personal health care advocates are trained health care workers, often nurses, or volunteers familiar with the health care system who work independently of any health care institution.
Patient Support for Multiple Sclerosis
Local
Patient Support, Alzheimer's Disease
An organization whose primary mission relates to Alzheimer’s Disease patient advocacy, education, or direct support programs to address patient specific needs. These organizations may peripherally participate in other activities like legislative advocacy, but patient support is their focus. Programs that help individuals navigate through the maze of the health care system. Personal health care advocates are trained health care workers, often nurses, or volunteers familiar with the health care system who work independently of any health care institution.
Patient Support, Alzheimer's Association - Greater Richmond Chapter
Patient Support, Charlottesville
Patient Support, Harrisonburg
Patient Support, Lynchburg
Patient Support, Roanoke
Patient Support, McLean
Patient Support, Alzheimer's Disease
Patient Support, Alzheimer's Disease
Patient Support, Parkinson's Disease
An organization whose primary mission relates to Parkinson’s Disease patient advocacy, education, or direct support programs to address patient specific needs. These organizations may peripherally participate in other activities like legislative advocacy, but patient support is their focus. Programs that help individuals navigate through the maze of the health care system. Personal health care advocates are trained health care workers, often nurses, or volunteers familiar with the health care system who work independently of any health care institution.
Patient Support, Parkinson's Disease
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A disorder affecting individuals who have experienced a psychologically traumatizing event which is characterized by reexperiencing the event through recurrent and intrusive recollections or dreams of the event, or the sudden feeling that the event was recurring; numbing of responsiveness or reduced involvement with the external world beginning sometime after the trauma; and/or one or a combination of other symptoms including hyper-alertness or exaggerated startle response, sleep disturbance, guilt about surviving if others have not, memory or concentration impairment, avoidance of memories that recall the trauma and intensification of symptoms when exposed to events that symbolize or resemble the trauma.
Sexual Violence Survivor Treatment
Public Awareness
Groups and organizations involved in increasing public education about issues relating to health, aging, disabilities, civic and social services.
Client Services Public Awareness
Public Information and Education
Public Education