ALTERNATING HEMIPLEGIA OF CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION INC
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to find the cause(s) of AHC, develop effective treatments and ultimately find a cure, while providing support to the families and children with AHC by funding research to accomplish these goals. Secondarily, we strive to promote proper diagnosis, educate health care professionals, the public and related organizations, encourage the worldwide exchange of information and advance the development of an international database of all AHC patients.
About This Cause
The Goals of the AHCF are to: Promote research into the cause(s) of AHC; Fund research into new treatments of, and ultimately a cure for AHC. We actively promote proper diagnosis through education of health care professionals. We strive to teach the public, educational and social professionals the characteristics of AHC and needs of the children who exhibit them. We work to provide support to the families and caregivers of AHC patients including an annual Family Conference. We promote awareness of AHC because of the rare nature of the syndrome through media, literature, events and outreach to medical, educational, social and government agencies. We collaborate with organizations worldwide working toward developing an international support organization and database of patients with AHC and encourage the exchange of information to further these goals. The AHCF organization and families hold numerous AHCF endorsed fundraisers, working to accomplish the above goals.