H.J.S Lupus Foundation

More About Henrietta Jerry Smith (HJS) Lupus Foundation

 

The Henrietta Jerry Smith (HJS) Lupus Foundation is dedicated to driving research that advances the science and medical treatment of Lupus through the power of education. We help lead groundbreaking research initiatives, fund innovative studies, and increase the public awareness of lupus and its effects on communities.

 

We help educate and increase the public awareness of lupus by hosting quarterly events around key U.S cities to educate people suffering from the disease and those who are likely to get the disease in the future. We perform successful marketing analysis to identify key communities, host quarterly events, and get community leaders, government officials, and business owners involved in the fight for lupus. We host events in a friendly, fun, and engaging environment and provide educational  resources to people suffering from the disease within these communities.  We gather donations and funds from these events to help patients fund with their healthcare costs,  translate research into useful programs and help healthcare professionals create new tools to diagnose, treat, and care for these individuals. We also help conduct outreach efforts to increase public understanding of lupus, and share stories of those affected with Lupus through our  Lupus Awareness program.

 

Our events wish to inspire, motivate, and connect people within the region by educating people about the effects of lupus, its symptoms, treatment, and how to treat the disease before it spreads.

 

We want to increase the awareness of lupus in the community and help minority women and children understand the dangers of lupus and how it affects the body. Our events will help people learn about lupus and equip them with useful information about its symptoms, treatments and causes to prevent minorities women and children from contracting the disease. The event will help people think about the big impact that lupus have in our communities and how it damages and destroy the lives of our women and children. The event will be inclusive across culture groups because many minority groups are affected by lupus. We hope to bring many minority groups together and prevent outbreaks of lupus throughout the community.  

 

We also aggressively seeks to advance the science and medicine of lupus by collaborating with experts from many medical specialties to help identify the most urgent scientific challenges and aggressively pursue an agenda to find answers to the most difficult questions concerning lupus. We provide education & support and we are here to listen, provide answers, and give caring support to people with lupus.

 

Our national group of HJS advocates help answer questions, provide tools, resources, and referrals to doctors who treat lupus, and help guide individuals and their families affected by lupus toward a better quality of life. We advocate on behalf of all people with lupus, their families, and the health professionals who care for them. We educate government officials and industry leaders on the urgent need to expand public and private investment in lupus research, education programs, and support services.