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APDA Illinois-National Young Parkinson's I&R center
Susan Reese, R.N.,
L.C.S.W., Coordinator
Michael Rezak,
M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director
| Welcome to the American Parkinson Disease Association Information and Referral Center,located at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Illinois. Our Center is part of a network of APDA Information and Referral Centers throughout the United States. We are a national center serving the needs of the young-onset Parkinson's population and also a regional center for all people with Parkinson's in the state of Illinois and northern Indiana.
If you are under the age of 50 and have been diagnosed with Parkinson disease, go to the "Young Parkinson's Information & Referral Center" for information specific to your needs and concerns.
If you are from Illinois or northern Indiana, go to "Illinois Information & Referral Center" for information about local resources. If you are from a state other than Illinois or Indiana, you can call 1.888.400.APDA (2732) to be automatically connected with an APDA Information & Referral Center in your geographic area.
What is APDA? The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. was founded in 1961 to "ease the burden and find a cure" for Parkinson's disease. Headquartered in New York, the organization focuses its energies on research, patient services, education and raising public awareness of the disease. The APDA national office also coordinates the efforts of chapters and information and referral centers across the nation. In 1998 the APDA budget for research exceeded one million dollars. Annually the APDA scientific advisory board reviews grant requests and submits recommendations for the funding of researchers whose work shows promise for yielding new breakthroughs or improved treatments for Parkinson's disease.
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