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Go to slide: 1: "Public Health Challenges for Parkinson's Disease in the US" 2: Context and Goals 3: US Health Care System 4: PD Organizations in the US 5: Political Strength 6: NIH PD Research Agenda 7: Public Health Action Plan for PD 8: Public Health Concept 9: Scientific Tools of Public Health 10: Emphasis on Prevention 11: Literature Review on 12: Current Public Health 13: Sources of Information 14: Costs of Parkinson’s Disease 15: Cost and Resource Use 16: PD Use of Services 17: Elevated Comorbidities with PD 18: Costs of Parkinson’s Disease 19: Physician Care 20: Access to Comprehensive Care 21: PDF Access Survey 22: Access to Specialty Physician Services 23: Specialty Physician Care 24: Use of Comprehensive Services 25: Access to Comprehensive Care 26: Summary of Findings 27: Challenges for Public health 28: Focus on Quality 29: A True Mover and Shaker

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PD Organizations in the US – Not only is the health system fragmented, but the PD community is also. We have multiple organizations with a history of varying degrees of cooperation. Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) National Parkinson’s Foundation (NPF) American Parkinson’s Disease Assn. (APDA) Michael J. Fox Foundation (formerly Parkinson’s Action Network) State and Independent organizations I am pleased a merger agreement has been reached between PDF and NPF to be called the Parkinson’s Foundation. Prospects for consolidation have never been greater.

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