NEA’s Eczema Awareness Month Engages and Empowers the Eczema Community to Unhide the Realities of this Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disease that Burdens…

This year's month-long stakeholder engagement efforts focus on providing education, support and resources for people living with eczema through NEA's ongoing #UnhideECZEMA campaign, and heightening awareness/self-awareness of the eczema experience through #GetEczemaWise, an empowering campaign.

People of all races, ages, and skin types suffer from eczema, which refers to a group of chronic and acute symptoms that typically cause skin itch, sleep disturbance, inflammation, and/or a rash-like appearance. There are seven different types of eczema and it is possible to have more than one type. 3

Eczema has the highest effect on disability-associated life years for patients with skin diseases worldwide.4 The disease burden of eczema includes various painful and often debilitating physical, mental and emotional effects, as conveyed in NEA's Eczema Awareness Month video.

Eczema Facts

Learn more eczema facts: https://nationaleczema.org/research/eczema-facts/

At a time when eczema sufferers face additional challenges imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, the eczema community has reason to see hope on the horizon. "We are in the midst of an unprecedented era of discovery and promise for the future of eczema, thanks to new medications in the pipeline, scientific research underway, and evolving insights into the lived experience and treatment preferences that can advance innovative and targeted therapies for this burdensome skin disease," comments Julie Block, NEA President and CEO.

NEA's Eczema Awareness Month 2020 is supported in part by the following sponsors: Sanofi Genzyme/Regeneron; AbbVie; Eli Lilly; Water Wipes; Baby Dove; CeraVe, and Dermavant.

About National Eczema Association (NEA)Founded in 1988, NEA is the largest, 501(c)(3) non-profit, US patient advocacy organization serving people affected by eczema. NEA's mission is to improve the health and quality of life for individuals with eczema through research, support, and education. For more on NEA, visit: https://nationaleczema.org.

References

SOURCE National Eczema Association

National Eczema Association | Symptoms, Support, Treatment and Research

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