Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission is pleased to host the Partnership For Prescription Assistance's "Help is Here Express" tour bus in Defiance on 02/07/08 from 10:00am - 2:00pm.
Feel free to contact Angie Franklin at 419-784-5136 or afranklin@nocac.org if you need more information.
"Help Is Here Express' Bus Tour Comes to Defiance
To Help Patients in Need Access Prescription Medicines
The "Help is Here Express' bus tour will be in Defiance on Thursday, February 7th, stopping at the Northwest Ohio Community Action Commission to help uninsured and financially-struggling Ohioans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. The bus tour is part of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) " a nationwide effort sponsored by America's pharmaceutical research companies " raising awareness of patient assistance programs and the need to effectively address the rising and alarming rates of chronic disease in the United States. Patients can also learn about new medicines in development to fight chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and asthma.
To date, the PPA has helped nearly 5 million patients, including more than 240,000 Ohioans. Since its launch in April 2005, the PPA bus tour has visited all 50 states and more than 1,500 cities to raise awareness about patient assistance programs. The "Help is Here Express" is staffed by trained specialists able to quickly help uninsured patients in need access information on more than 475 patient assistance programs, including nearly 200 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. When the "Help is Here Express" moves on, patients can visit PPA's easy-to-use Web site (www.pparx.org) or call the toll-free phone number (1-888-4PPA-NOW) where trained operators field calls in 150 languages.
WHEN: Thursday, February 7, 2008
10 am " 2 pm
WHERE:Northwestern Ohio Community Action
Commission
NOCAC-PATH Center
1933 E. Second Street, Defiance
(in the Plaza parking lot)
WHO: Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission