Advocacy

Itching for a Cure Walk

The first ever walk for eczema, the National Eczema Association’s Itching for a Cure 5K, took place on April 28, 2012 in Asheville, North Carolina, and was a tremendous success!  

More than 250 walkers of all ages participated on the beautiful University of North Carolina-Asheville campus. WLOS TV Anchor Tammy Watford was the emcee and did a live broadcast from the event. Mix 96.5 WOXL Radio Morning Show Hosts Tammy & Strickland kept the tunes and the crowd going and also had live broadcasts from the event.

The National Eczema Association is grateful for the efforts of Itching for a Cure

Action & Advocacy - Federal Research Funding

We must advocate together to increase federal funding for research on eczema so that more of our public tax dollars are appropriated by Congress to key national research institutions like the NIH (National Institutes of Health) and CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and other federal agencies for eczema research needs.

Action & Advocacy

At the National Eczema Association our goal is to find answers for all who struggle with eczema.

We are guided by an uncompromising passion to understand this complex skin disease and hasten the discovery of a cure for the causes of eczema. We are committed to raising public awareness about eczema, its effects on children, families, and society, and to giving hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disease. We also seek to raise funds to facilitate effective treatment and research on eczema. We are dedicated to uncovering the biology of eczema and developing effective treatments through research funding.

Print and TV Media Tips

Make plans now to contact your local media to arrange for a personal interview. Newspapers generally prefer to run stories about people in their local area. Also be aware of opportunities on television, radio, and other print media.

National Jewish Health Receives Grant to Provide Atopic Dermatitis Education to Denver Pediatric Clinics

National Jewish Health (NJH) has received an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to improve the care of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis in a medically underserved population. The one-year $586,511 independent medical educational program grant from GSK will be used by NJH to train health care providers and team members from Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics (RMYC) to better diagnose and manage their atopic dermatitis patients, and ultimately improve patient care and quality of life in the Denver metropolitan area.

“Undiagnosed and untreated atopic dermatitis can have a crippling

Itching to Know

To my great delight, a new t-shirt came in the mail the other day. Not only is it the bright sunshine yellow I feel drawn to on these gray winter days, but it also represents a new dawning for NEA. The logo on my yellow t will be on our first official t-shirt for our inaugural fund-raising walk, Itching for a Cure, in April 2012.