The Global Declaration on Parkinson's Disease

Guidelines For Launching The Global Declaration

Identify a suitable event that is important to your organisation (i.e. Anniversary, World Parkinson's Disease Day etc.,) where it will be possible to promote and advocate the needs of people with Parkinson's and their families as widely as possible to People with Parkinson's, Carers and healthcare professionals

Invite important representatives that will encourage media coverage (i.e. Health Minister, Patrons, national celebrities) to attend the event and to sign the Declaration raising the profile of your organisation and that of Parkinson's disease
Make the signing of the Declaration a focal point of the event and encourage delegates to also sign the Declaration thereby supporting its aims and objectives to improve quality of life
Publicise and promote the day's event and media coverage by reporting this to your members and health care professionals via your national journals and website

Send reports and pictures to Lizzie Graham, Secretary-General, EPDA and Co-ordinator of the Working Group on PD via email/CD to lizzie@epda.eu.com
These reports and pictures will be added to the EPDA Global Declaration and World PD Day web pages
Hang the signed Declaration in a prominent position within your organisation
Monitor if there has been a change in awareness after the event and build on this to effect change and heighten the profile of your organisation and Parkinson's disease