SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION GREATER WASHINGTON DC CHAPTER INCORPORATED

SUPPORT: TO HELP PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES COPE WITH SCLERODERMA THROUGH MUTUAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS, PEER COUNSELING, PHYSICIAN REFERRALS AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION.EDUCATION: TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION THROUGH PATIENT AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS, LITERATURE AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS.RESEARCH: TO STIMULATE AND SUPPORT RESEARCH TO IMPROVE TREATMENT AND ULTIMATELY FIND THE CAUSE OF AND CURE FOR SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISEASES.