Useful Parkinson's Disease Organizations

American Parkinson Disease Association 135 Parkinson Avenue Staten Island, NY   10305-1425 apda@apdaparkinson.org http://www.apdaparkinson.org Tel: 718-981-8001 800-223-2732 Calif: 800-908-2732 Fax: 718-981-4399

National Parkinson Foundation 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue Bob Hope Road Miami, FL   33136-1494 contact@parkinson.org http://www.parkinson.org Tel: 305-243-6666 800-327-4545 Fax: 305-243-5595

Parkinson Alliance P.O. Box 308 Kingston, NJ   08528-0308 admin@parkinsonalliance.org http://www.parkinsonalliance.org Tel: 609-688-0870 800-579-8440 Fax: 609-688-0875

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Grand Central Station P.O. Box 4777 New York, NY   10163 http://www.michaeljfox.org Tel: 212-509-0995

Parkinson's Action Network (PAN) 1025 Vermont Ave., NW Suite 1120 Washington, DC   20005 info@parkinsonsaction.org http://www.parkinsonsaction.org Tel: 800-850-4726 202-638-4101 Fax: 202-638-7257

Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) 1359 Broadway Suite 1509 New York, NY   10018 info@pdf.org http://www.pdf.org Tel: 212-923-4700 800-457-6676 Fax: 212-923-4778

Parkinson's Institute 1170 Morse Avenue Sunnyvale, CA   94089-1605 outreach@parkinsonsinstitute.org http://www.parkinsonsinstitute.org Tel: 408-734-2800 800-786-2958 Fax: 408-734-8522

Parkinson's Resource Organization 74-090 El Paseo Suite 102 Palm Desert, CA   92260-4135 info@parkinsonsresource.org http://www.parkinsonsresource.org Tel: 760-773-5628 310-476-7030 877-775-4111 Fax: 760-773-9803

WE MOVE (Worldwide Education & Awareness for Movement Disorders) 204 West 84th Street New York, NY   10024 wemove@wemove.org http://www.wemove.org Tel: 212-875-8312 Fax: 212-875-8389

Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation Mt. Sinai Medical Center One Gustave L. Levy Place P.O. Box 1490 New York, NY   10029 Bachmann.Strauss@mssm.edu http://www.dystonia-parkinsons.org Tel: 212-241-5614 Fax: 212-987-0662



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