Don't forget to register! The Victory Summit® Healthy Brains / Healthy Communities event is a FREE community event focused on engaging community members in learning about neurologic health, the basics of Parkinson’s, and what resources and experts exist in their community to help them live well. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3UCsml6 Thank you to our event sponsors: Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals, and Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc., to our grant sponsor: AbbVie, and to our event partners: Michigan Parkinson Foundation (MPF), North Flint Neighborhood Action Council, Michigan Medicine, and Hamilton Community Health Network. --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #event #TheVictorySummit #community #brainhealth
Davis Phinney Foundation
Wellness and Fitness Services
Louisville, CO 1,946 followers
Our mission is to help people with Parkinson's live well today.
About us
The Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s is unique in the Parkinson’s community. Our mission is to help people living with Parkinson’s to live well today. We provide programs and research that deliver inspiration, information and tools that enable people living with Parkinson’s to take more control in managing their disease and experience a better quality of life. The Davis Phinney Foundation was founded in 2004 by Olympic medal-winner and cycling great, Davis Phinney, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2000 at the age of 40.
- Website
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http://www.davisphinneyfoundation.org
External link for Davis Phinney Foundation
- Industry
- Wellness and Fitness Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Louisville, CO
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- The Victory Summit national symposia series, Ambassador program for outreach and information in local communities, Information and tools to help people with Parkinson's improve their quality of life, and The Every Victory Counts manual
Locations
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Primary
357 South McCaslin Blvd
Suite 105
Louisville, CO 80027, US
Employees at Davis Phinney Foundation
Updates
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Witness your impact! Our 2023 Annual Report highlights the incredible achievements and milestones we've reached together over the past year. Please read through it to witness the tangible impact of your support. Read the report here: https://bit.ly/4aluh3n --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #annualreport #impact #support #achievements
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Coming this week: Unfiltered: Flipping the Script. Do you "have" Parkinson’s or do you "live with" Parkinson’s? Do you "fight" your diagnosis? If so, can you do something “wrong” and “lose the battle”? In this episode of the Parkinson’s Podcast Unfiltered, Heather and Kat discuss the significance of the words we use when talking about our lives. Don't miss it! Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite listening app, or to our YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3wKEsAH --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #unfiltered #words #language #podcast #subscribe
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Mental health issues in people with Parkinson’s can be interdependent on factors of daily life including dependency on caregivers, inability to participate in daily activities and hobbies, and decline in physical and cognitive health. These changes are often difficult to accept and may contribute to declining mental health. Read the blog post here: https://bit.ly/3yv3vsi --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #mentalhealth #livewell #emotionalhealth #blog
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If you could use some extra support as a care partner, please join us for our monthly Care Partner Meetup on, June 4 at 12 pm MDT. Co-founder Connie Carpenter Phinney and Ambassadors and care partners Pat Donahoo and Gail Gitin discuss the concerns, challenges, and questions that many Parkinson’s care partners have today. Register for the meetup here: https://bit.ly/3LDnNRk --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #meetup #carepartner #support #register
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and in this month’s HPC Leader Highlight, we feature Doug Reid: a Davis Phinney Foundation Ambassador who lives with young onset Parkinson’s (YOPD) and who has navigated mental health challenges as part of his journey with Parkinson’s. Read the highlight here: https://bit.ly/3VaXLg4 --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #mentalhealth #YOPD #mentalhealthawareness #highlight
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Parkinson’s influences sexual health and relationships in myriad ways, and the topic can be uncomfortable to discuss. Join us for this episode of The Parkinson’s Podcast: Unfiltered, wherein co-hosts Heather and Kat dive into some of the ways Parkinson’s influences sexual health, intimacy, and relationships. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4brRXVj --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #sexualhealth #intimacy #relationships #podcast
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More news about GLP1 receptor agonists–the same class of drug as Ozempic–and Parkinson’s. AI’s role in accelerating treatments. Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s “fingerprints.” New pesticides-and-Parkinson’s discoveries. Here’s what’s new in the world of Parkinson’s this month. Read the blog post here: https://bit.ly/3QUQ4bA --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #medication #research #blog #whatsnew
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In this episode of The Parkinson’s Podcast, Sia Urroz interviews Sidney to learn more about NexStride and how it can help improve your gait. Listen to the episode here: https://bit.ly/3UTIuPm --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #podcast #NexStride #gait #mobility
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In this video, Director of Education and Content Devon Fulford talks with four members of the Davis Phinney Foundation’s women’s panel about how Parkinson’s continues to influence their relationships. Watch the recording here: https://bit.ly/3QSXeNa --- #parkinsons #parkinsonsawareness #parkinsonsdisease #webinar #women #relationships #recording