The Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County is proud to work in close partnership with Epilepsy California, we work to pass legislation that supports individuals with seizure disorders. Together we have helped secure laws that protect students in schools, patient access to medications, and seizure first aid and rescue medication trainings throughout the State.
Epilepsy California is the recognized, unified voice of people with epilepsy throughout California. We are pro-active in developing a statewide epilepsy agenda, and advocate within state government and state agencies for public policy which ensures the rights of people affected by epilepsy to fully participate as contributing members of their communities.
Epilepsy California represents 1 million people in California with epilepsy and their family members. One in every 10 Americans will experience a seizure during his or her lifetime. Every three minutes a new person is diagnosed with epilepsy.
We also work in close partnership with our National Epilepsy Foundation advocating on behalf of people with epilepsy and their family members and caregivers to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures and save lives. Our National Foundation works with thousands of grassroots advocates across the country to support policies that are advantageous to the epilepsy community on the federal and state level.
 Priorities include:
Epilepsy can affect anyone with a brain. And anyone with a brain can affect epilepsy.Â
The Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County supports the rights of patients and families living with seizures and epilepsy to access physician directed care, including medical marijuana.
The Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County calls for an end to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) restrictions that limit clinical trials and research into medical marijuana for epilepsy.
The Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County believes that an end to seizures should not be determined by one’s zip code.
The Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County will be doing the following to support improved access and research into medical marijuana:
With your help, The Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County leads the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures and save lives.
The Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving the San Diego community since 1954.
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