PLF’s executive director was interviewed by Yitzi Weiner for Thrive Global’s “5 Things I Wish I Knew” “While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments do the best they can, C. diff and other HAIs are likely undercounted. Policymakers should ensure that the public knows …
Last week, the Peggy Lillis Foundation hosted a historic convening of C. diff advocates and other stakeholders in Washington, D.C. Starting on April 8, PLF brought together 30 members of our Advocates Council from 14 states for three days of education, networking and advocacy. All 30 members either had C. …
On Thursday, April 27, 2017, 60 people attended the Peggy Lillis Foundation’s (PLF) second Advocates Summit & National Strategy Meeting in New York City. Experts in the fields of medicine, public health, activism, microbiology and more came together to offer ten fascinating presentations and panel discussions to help 20 volunteer …
In August 2015, we hosted the first-ever Advocate Summit for C. diff survivors and family members who are committed to fulfilling the Peggy Lillis Foundation of a world where clostridium difficile infections are rare, treatable and survivable. While at the Summit, 10 of our new advocates sat down to share …
Grassroots advocates for disease prevention are breaking new ground in the field of public health. Just weeks ago, several Californians joined people from around the country touched by a deadly disease that few Americans discuss to be trained as advocates. Their mission is fighting Clostridium difficile or C. …
