100 IAPMD community members participated in our Community Priority Survey. This online survey asked IAPMD community members to rate IAPMD’s five priority areas in order of importance. The majority (87.2%) of survey participants identified themselves as a “Patient” while the remaining participants identified as a Friend, Health Care Provider, Family Member, Mental Health Provider, or Partner.

As IAPMD continues to develop a five-year strategic plan, we invited our community members to prioritize our five focus areas in order of importance to you. 1 = Most Important, 5 = Least Important.

34% of repondants rated Care & Support as the number one priority, followed closely by Research & Prevention (28.9%), Education & Awareness (27.8%), Funding (8.2%), and lastly Advocacy & Public Policy (1%).

Participants were also asked to share why they rated these priority areas as they did and the feedback was highly informative. Here are just a few of the many comments we received.

Do the survey results line up with your priorities? Tell us below!