Over the years, the Michigan Parkinson Foundation has attempted to keep pace with the needs of people with Parkinson's, their families and health professionals. Through a strategic planning process, the following have been developed as guiding principles:

Our Mission: > To educate and provide support to people with Parkinson's and related disorders, their loved ones and care partners, and the physicians and other allied health professionals who diagnose and treat those affected by the illness. > To support research into the mechanisms underlying the disease and therapeutic strategies aimed at reducing the burden of illness. > To engage and enlist the support of institutions and individuals whose activities impact the needs of people with Parkinson's and related disorders.

Our Vision:

MPF is committed to be the chief source of information and support throughout Michigan to people with Parkinson's and related disorders, as well as those who care for them.

Our Goal:

No person with Parkinson's should be without responsive, quality care and support.

Strategic Objectives > Advocacy: To elevate the level of care for individuals with Parkinson's and related diseases through legislative and philanthropic advocacy. > Program: To provide continuously improving care to people with Parkinson's by identifying needs, prioritizing them and establishing programs to meet the needs. > Funding: To secure MPF’s financial future so as to enable it to fulfill its mission. > Marketing: To become recognized as the prime referral source for Parkinson's disease by establishing a statewide presence. > Access: To improve access to information on Parkinson's and services for its treatment.

The Michigan Parkinson Foundation is an independent organization and has no formal affiliation with any national group. We maintain excellent working relationships with those organizations. For further information on other groups:

Funders:

MPF programs are supported by your gifts and by grants from the following major program sponsors:
Community Health Charities
Michigan Department of Community Health
Michigan Public Health Institute

Link:

National Parkinson Foundation
www.parkinson.org
Bob Hope Parkinson’s Research Center
1501 NW 9th Avenue
Miami, FLA 33136-1494
(800) 327-4545

Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF)
www.pdf.org
1359 Broadway, Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018
(800) 457-6676

American Parkinson Disease Foundation (APDA)
1250 Hylan Boulevard, Suite 4B
Staten Island, New York 10305-1946

APDA Young Parkinson’s Information and Referral Center
Glenbrook Hospital, 2100 Pfingsten Road
Glenview, IL 60025
(800) 223-9776

Parkinson’s Society of Canada
4211 Yonge Streeet, Suite 316
Toronto, ON M2P 2!9
(416) 227-9700 (800) 565-3000

If you reside in Grand Rapids, MI area
Parkinson’s Association of Western Michigan
3501 Lake Eastbrook Blvd., SE, Suite 144,
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Ph: (616) 954-8077

Additional Website Resources:

www.caregiving.com
www.nfcacares.org (National Family Caregivers Association)
www.braintalk.org (Brain Talk Communities – Dept. of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital)
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parkinsonsdisease.html
www.neurologychannel.com
www.yopa.org (Young Onset Parkinson’s Association)
www.wemove.org
www.neurology.medscape.com/Medscape/Nurses
www.neurosurgery.mgh.Harvard.edu
www.worldpdcongress.org
www.pdtrials.com