Government Relations:
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The 2011 Children's Congress was once again a great success! This year, the Eastern PA Chapter was represented by three young delegates, Hannah Rowan, Ashley Dasika, and Samantha Dasika! The delegates were able to meet Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Crystal Bowersox, Mary Tyler Moore, Gary Hall, along with a number of other celebrities as well as tour the sites of DC and testify within the halls of Congress.
Read below and find out how you can become an advocate for JDRF. For more information on government relations, please contact Tarra Ketley at 610.227.0361 or email her at tketley@jdrf.org.
Sign up as an Advocate - JDRF advocates are moms, dads, siblings, friends, kids and adults like you. Together, our advocates make up one of the most powerful and passionate groups of volunteers in history raising awareness and support for vital issues that will advance research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.
JDRF Advocacy Information - Not since AIDS activists stormed scientific meetings in the 1980s has a patient group done more to set the agenda of medical research . Click here to find out Who We Are, What We Do, How Far We've Come and How You Can Help.
JDRF Advocacy Issues - Click here to find out more information about the current Government Relations issues JDRF is working on including Funding, Transplant Policies, SCNT and others.
Artificial Pancreas Project - To make the artificial pancreas a reality, JDRF has begun an aggressive campaign to research the benefits of continuous glucose monitoring and artificial pancreas technology on patients with type 1 diabetes. We will also play a role in speeding approval and health insurance coverage of these treatments and devices.
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