National Psoriasis Foundation: College-Age Psoriasis Awareness Campaign (CAPAC)

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College-age Psoriasis Awareness Campaign

Young adulthood can be a particularly exciting—and stressful—time of life. But it's even more challenging for young people with psoriasis who sometimes have to endure stares and social rejection.

The College-Age Psoriasis Awareness Campaign (CAPAC) has been created to educate young adults ages 18 to 25 about the physical, emotional and social impact of psoriasis, a noncontagious, common and chronic disease.

CAPAC press release - Visual fact sheet

Free booklet offer

We are pleased to offer a college-age awareness brochure, Psoriasis 101: Learning to Live in the Skin You're In. This 12-page booklet is designed to educate young adults with psoriasis, and their peers.

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Meet Sharma, David and Dr. Feldman

Sharma Kiesner, 22, graduated the University of Hartford in Connecticut in May 2006 with degrees in Economics/Finance and Marketing. Sharma was diagnosed with psoriasis 11 years ago, and has had a severe form of psoriasis for the majority of this time. In 2005, she was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. Despite the fact that she must work hard to manage her condition, Sharma's motto has always been, "I have psoriasis but it doesn't have me." Living life to the fullest is something she believes in strongly.

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Sharma Kiesner

David Vartanian

David Vartanian, 21, is a senior at California State University, Fresno, where he majors in Business Administration and Marketing. He was diagnosed with mild to moderate psoriasis four years ago but does not let it interfere with his active lifestyle.

David maintains a positive outlook as he manages his psoriasis. As he says, "Everyone has something, this is just what I happen to have." David is open to talking about psoriasis with his peers to dispel some of the myths about the disease.

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Steven Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., is professor of dermatology, pathology and public health sciences at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. He directs the Center for Dermatology Research, a health services research center whose mission is to improve the care of patients with skin disease. His chief clinical interest is psoriasis and his passion is to help guide how patients with psoriasis are treated. His research studies are transforming how dermatologists understand and manipulate patients' use of topical medications over the course of chronic disease.

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Steven Feldman, M.D., Ph.D.

The College-Age Psoriasis Awareness Campaign (CAPAC) has been made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Galderma Laboratories.

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