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LET’S PUT AN END TO PANCREAS DISEASE
Enough
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LET’S PUT AN END TO PANCREAS DISEASE
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Our Impact
$5 Million
Awarded over 5 million
in grants
$.93 of every dollar raised
supports NPF programs
Endorses over 170
Centers of Excellence
Over 30 programs for
patients and physicians
What Is The Pancreas?
The pancreas is an organ and a gland. Glands are organs that produce and release substances into the body. The pancreas contains glands that release substances to help with digestion and control blood sugar. Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are common pancreatic conditions. Other pancreas conditions include pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
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Black/African American Guide to Pancreas Disease
Cookbook & Pocket Guide
The NPF Healthy Family Recipes for Pancreas Disease includes recipes for pancreatitis patients (chronic and pediatrics) as well as pancreatic cancer. There is even a kid-friendly section. Available to purchase or download a free e-flip version. It is complemented by our Eat Healthy, Live Better pocket guide.
Camp Hope
Ways To Get Involved
Join a chapter
Volunteers fuel awareness of pancreatic diseases while helping promote events and expand patient, public, and professional education.
Share your story
Sharing your personal or caregiver experience with pancreas disease helps create awareness while supporting and advocating for others.
Fundraise
Help us fund vital pancreatic research programs by hosting an event such as golf, run, gala, sporting event or even a bake sale.
Every dollar counts!
Legacy giving
Giving in memory can help fund groundbreaking pancreatic research programs while honoring the memory of your loved one.
Birthday giving
Celebrate your birthday and help our fight against pancreas disease by creating a Facebook birthday campaign in 6 simple steps.
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Alternatively, click one of the following buttons to see a list of pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer centers by state.
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Mental Health and Pancreatic Disease
MENTAL HEALTH: DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR FEELINGS
Your feelings are yours, and they are valid. No one has the right to tell you what you should or should not be feeling (not even yourself). In mindfulness practice, one of the first lessons learned is the art of acknowledging and ...noticing your feelings without judgment.⠀
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For instance, instead of getting upset with yourself because you feel you’re overreacting to an insensitive joke, tell yourself: “I acknowledge that I feel angry,” or, “I notice that I’m feeling upset.” ⠀
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Acknowledging your feelings not only validates them but limits the negative self-talk you might be having about what you’re feeling. And if someone else tries to tell you your feelings are “wrong”? Well, that says more about them than it says about you.
Thank you Mental Health America
#NationalPancreasFoundation #MHA #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #mentalhealthrecovery #mentalwellness #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthamerica
DOWNLOAD YOUR OKI GALA IMAGES
The photo gallery from our OKI gala on April 15th, 2023 at Cincinnati Music Hall is ready! Our National Pancreas Foundation gala was a huge success and guests had a wonderful evening enjoying awards, an auction, and entertainment.
Congratulations to our ...2023 Honorees!
Nobility in Science
Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Legacy Award
Darwin Conwell, MD, MSc, FACG
University of Kentucky
Courage Awards
Isabella Pedraja
Caroline "Callie" Boyce
Adriana Cowdin
Brianna Lucas
Regional Volunteer Of The Year
June Strayer
Thank you to our sponsors!
Cincinnati Children's | Abbivie | Nationwide Children's | Immunovia
View the gallery and download your favorite images.
GALLERY LINK: https://kourtneyfossaluzzaphotography.passgallery.com/-courageforacuregala/gallery
Mental Health and Pancreatic Disease: Webinar #2 in series
Join us for an important discussion to talk about how mental health affects those living with pancreas disease.
We want to hear from our patients! Please take 5 minutes to fill out our anonymous survey on mental health. ...Results and answers will be discussed throughout the webinar. Deadline to fill it out is May 15th! www.surveymonkey.com/r/JL3T9GW
Mental Health America
America Parades, PhD
Chief Social Impact Officer
• Will provide an overview of MHA
• Share info from our focus group with lived-experience folks
• Results from the NPF community and mental health survey
The Pancreatitis Patient’s Journey with Mental Health
Adriana Cowdin
NPF Board of Directors
• Adriana will share her pancreatitis story and how that has impacted her mental health.
• She will also touch on what has worked for her and resources she has used,
Anjali Uma Pandit, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Northwestern Medicine
• Dr. Pandit will share her experience in working with individuals who are diagnosed with pancreatic illness and supporting mental health components
• Relay how can doctors better equip themselves to address mental health for individuals they work with
Q&A
REGISTER: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vJJwh3fOR6WAtHrPpq9h6g#/registration
Please SHARE for AWARENESS!
#NationalPancreasFoundation #NPF #education #learning #community #knowledge #mentalhealth #MHA #pancreashealth #awareness
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR CHICAGO GALA AND CELEBRATION
Get ready for a fun evening including awards, an auction and entertainment!
DATE: October 13th, 2023 | TIME: 7:00-11:00 p.m.
LOCATION: The Drake Hotel 140 East Walton Place Chicago
TICKET COST: $250
Link to purchase ...tickets: https://e.givesmart.com/events/viz/#Chicagogala2023
#ChicagoGala #CourageForACure #Fundraiser #pancreasdisease #NPFgala #pancreaticcancer #pancreatitis #nationalpancreasfoundation #NPF
What is A Pancreatic Cyst?
Pancreatic cysts are groups of sac-like pockets of fluid in the pancreas, forming the head body and tail of the pancreas.
Source: Health Life Media
This informative article covers:
What is a pancreatic cyst
Tpyes of Cysts
Symptoms
...Causes
ARTICLE: https://healthlifemedia.com/healthy/pancreatic-cyst/
#pancreaticcysts #nationalpancreasfoundation #NPF #pancreashealth #pancreasdisease
DASH for Detection & DASHing at a Distance (Virtually) is June 10th
Every June, DASHers come together in support of a cause that’s bigger than them. Join the Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation community, pancreatic cancer warriors, and their families by participating in the ...#DASHforDetection 5K Walk or Run on Saturday, June 10!
DASHers participating in this family-friendly event will be treated to an official race shirt, post-race treats, kid’s games, and more at the Post-Race Party! Festivities kickoff at 8AM at Montrose Harbor or virtually wherever participants are.
Sign up now💜 http://www.dashfordetection.com/
Please LIKE and SHARE for AWARENESS!
#RolfeFoundation, #DASHforDetection, #EarlyDetection, #KnowMyRisk, #PancreaticCancer, #PancreaticCancerResearch, #PancreaticCancerAwareness, #CancerAwareness
Watch @NatPancFdn Education Event Replay about Nutritional Considerations in Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer.
Replay Link:
PRESENTERS: (2:40) Nutritional Considerations for Patients with Pancreatic Disease Anna Evans Phillips, MD MS University of Pittsburgh Medical...
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