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Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
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With nearly 300 chapters, branches and support groups in 32 states, the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is the nation's leading non-profit voluntary health organization dedicated to finding the causes and cure for lupus. Our mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, support individuals and families affected by the disease, increase awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public, and find the causes and cure. Research, education, and patient services are at the heart of LFA's programs.
As the field's national leader, the LFA plays a key role in bringing together all stakeholders -including researchers, clinicians, government officials, industry leaders, and other national partnering organizations - to focus national attention on lupus and its impact, stimulate additional public and private-sector investment in research, and provide support and hope to individuals and families who are directly and indirectly impacted by lupus. The LFA Board of Directors has established a wide-ranging strategic plan aimed at advancing lupus as a significant national and international public health issue.
It has been nearly 40 years since a new drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration specifically for lupus. The LFA is working to bring down barriers that have obstructed progress on this disease. To help accomplish this important goal, the LFA launched a Five-Year Research Support Program to advance biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, behavioral and translational research that will help accelerate the pace of medical discovery in lupus with a goal of making clinical trials more feasible. Working with policy makers and industry leaders, the LFA seeks to expand public funding for research and encourage pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to make substantive investments to develop safer and more effective treatments.
