Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines Nonprofits in California

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OUR MISSION IS ENDING HIV IN SONOMA COUNTY WHILE SUPPORTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.SINCE OUR BEGINNING IN 1983, FACE TO FACE HAS ADDRESSED THE EVER-CHANGING CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN SONOMA COUNTY.TO THIS END, WE OFFER HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO SONOMA COUNTY AND WE EMPOWER CLIENTS LIVING WITH HIV WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDING HOUSING ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS COUNSELING, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND TRANSPORTATION. WE STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND HIV POLICY ADVOCACY ON A LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL.THE HIV/AIDS ENVIRONMENT IS CHANGING DUE TO ADVANCES IN MEDICAL CARE. AN HIV DIAGNOSIS IS NO LONGER AN IMMINENT DEATH SENTENCE. INSTEAD, THE FOCUS BECOMES ELIMINATING NEW INFECTIONS AND SUPPORTING HIV/AIDS-AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE AN INDEPENDENT AND HEALTHY LIFE FOR MANY YEARS. FACE TO FACE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE ESSENTIAL CARE NECESSARY TO HELP RECONNECT OUR CLIENTS WITH THEIR

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The goal of this organization is to raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations within the Voluntary Health Associations and Medical Disciplines major group area.

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THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY IS A PROFESSIONAL PHYSICIAN MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING 2,800 MEMBERS. THE MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF MEDICAL DOCTORS AND DOCTORS OF OSTEOPATHY REPRESENTING ALL MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, AS WELL AS RESIDENTS IN TRAINING AND MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MEDICINE, THE CARE OF WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS, THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO PROMOTE THE BETTERMENT OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.

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FOSTER THE PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER

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TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND BUILD COMMUNITY FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HEMOPHILIA OR OTHER BLEEDING DISORDERS, BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT EDUCATE, ADVOCATE AND SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

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TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

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CANCER CAREPOINT IS DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING SUPPORT FOR CANCER PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN SILICON VALLEY THROUGH PERSONALIZED, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING, ASSISTANCE, RESOURCES AND EDUCATION.

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EPILEPSY SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP AND FOSTER A PROGRAM FOR THE PERSONAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PHILOSOPHICAL BETTERMENT OF ALL PERSONS WITH EPILEPSY, AND TO PROVIDE RECOGNITION AND RESPECT AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

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TO PROVIDE SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS AND TRAINEES WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, RELIABLE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE PITUITARY GLAND AND THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PITUITARY GLAND RELATED DISEASES, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND TO PROVIDE A UNIQUELY INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE.

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TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE HIV PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR GAY MEN AND BISEXUAL MEN. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFO.

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TO DEVELOP AND GUIDE YOUNG ADULTS WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.

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BREATHE CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO REGION IS DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING HEALTHY AIR AND PREVENTING LUNG AND OTHER AIR-POLLUTION RELATED DISEASES BY PARTNERING WITH YOUTH, ADVOCATING PUBLIC POLICY, SUPPORTING AIR POLLUTION RESEARCH, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC.

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CREATE CURES FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING CREATIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AIMED AT ENSURING HEALTHY LIVES, IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF ALL AGES AND REDUCING MORTALITY DUE TO NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES LIKE CANCER, DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR AND NUERODEGENERATIVE DISEASE AS WELL AS OBESITY. WE WANT EVERYONE, EVEN PATIENTS WITHOUT FINANCIAL MEANS TO BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM NEW KNOWLEDGE AND LIVE A HEALTHY, LONG LIFE.THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PREVENT ILLNESS AND PROMOTE LONGER, HEALTHIER, AND CONSEQUENTLY HAPPIER LIVES AS FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AS DESCRIBED IN THE "UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS" PROCLAIMED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN PARIS IN 1948.

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PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES SERVING THE HIV/AIDS & LGBTW COMMUNITIES

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR AUTISM RESEARCH (NFAR) IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE WITH AUTISM THROUGH EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

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TO SERVE THE FELLOWSHIP OF ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS (ACA) WORLDWIDE AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY TO HELP THOSE SEEKING RECOVERY FROM THE EFFECTS OF AN UPBRINGING IN AN ALCOHOLIC OR OTHERWISE DYSFUNCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT.

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EDUCATING ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS AND ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCHERS IN NEW ADVANCES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN ARTHROPLASTY.

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A NATIONAL MELANOMA TISSUE BANK OF ANNOTATED FRESH FROZEN PRIMARY MELANOMA TISSUE IS A FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH TOOL THAT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR RESEARCH. MTBC SPENT TEN YEARS CREATING THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO OPEN THIS BANK. THIS PROCESS HAS ENTAILED, WITH THE HELP OF OUR RESEARCH INVESTIGATORS, THEIR INSTITUTIONAL STAFF, AND OUR ATTORNEYS DESIGNING THE BIOINFORMATICS, WRITING THE RESEARCH PROTOCOL, CREATING THE UNDERLYING MANUAL, GENERATING THE CONSORTIUM CONTRACTS AND IN GENERAL CREATING THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE NEEDED TO FUNCTION AS A CONSORTIUM. IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE OPENED FOUR SITES IN THE US, AND ALL ARE COLLECTING TISSUE AND DATA. ONCE A CRITICAL MASS HAS BEEN COLLECTED (400+ TISSUES), WE WILL OPEN THE BANK, ITS DATA, AND ITS TISSUE, TO OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS.

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TO SUPPORT, TRAIN, AND EMPLOY PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR LOW VISION AND INCREASE THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAD AN INDEPENDENT AND FULFILLING LIFE.

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TO RAISE THE STANDARDS, PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS IN ANESTHESIOLOGY.