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- EIN 68-0214101
- 9259638938
- PO Box 16009 San Diego CA 92176 USA
- http://www.lymedisease.org
- Lymenews
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health, Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: LymeDisease.org's mission is to improve quality of life for people with tick-borne diseases through education, advocacy, support, physician training, research and influencing health policy.
Results: What We Do > Communicate with the Lyme community through print, email, websites, Facebook and Twitter. > Shape health policy through advocacy, legal and ethical analysis, education, physician training, and medical research. > Take the pulse of the Lyme community through patient surveys. > Provide support and information through our network of online state-based groups. > Publish regularly in peer-reviewed medical and health policy publications. > Fund research at institutions like Stony Brook, Stanford, and UC Davis. > Help train healthcare professionals.
Target demographics: people with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and their families and caregivers
Direct beneficiaries per year: tens of thousands of people.
Geographic areas served: nationwide
Programs: patient advocacy, online support in our state groups, website, blogs, Facebook and Twitter, research grants, education stipends, brochures and our publication, The Lyme Times.