On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, thousands of policy advocates across the country will virtually rally together to urge elected officials to take steps to better understand and address environmental risk factors for Parkinson disease and atypical parkinsonisms.
Led by the Unified Parkinson’s Advocacy Council, the Parkinson’s National Day of Action is entirely virtual, and it only takes a few minutes to participate! On September 17, participants in the National Day of Action will:
- Sign a petition to the White House urging them to ban paraquat, a harmful herbicide thought to increase Parkinson’s risk by as much as 500 percent.
- Send an email to Congress to ask them to cosponsor the HEALTHY BRAINS Act (H.R. 9233), a new bill that would direct the federal government to research environmental risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s.
- Share their story on social media channels using #Act4PD
More than 1 million Americans live with Parkinson’s, the second most common and fastest growing neurological disease. The good news? You can help us get closer to a cure by participating in the Parkinson’s National Day of Action!
