About BLARE

BLARE is a community of voices sharing personal stories of those impacted by chronic illness and disease to drive change—person to person, neighborhood by neighborhood—improving health outcomes for all through awareness, advocacy, and research.

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Working alongside those diagnosed with a chronic condition or disease, we help improve their health journey by offering navigational support, resources for health and social needs, and tools for self-advocacy.    

We provide virtual and in-person evidence-based programming to individuals and caregivers in trusted spaces. Our vision is equitable healthcare, access to resources and the best health outcomes for all.​Blare, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, amplifies the voices of those impacted by chronic illness and disease through awareness, advocacy, and scientific research.  ​We provide virtual and in-person evidence-based programming to individuals and caregivers, right where they live. ​Working alongside those diagnosed with a chronic condition or disease, we help improve their health journey by offering navigational support, resources for health and social needs, and tools for self-advocacy.

Our Mission

Our mission is to promote advocacy, expand awareness, and advance scientific research with one collective voice. Blare does this work in-person and online in shared spaces to uplift the voices of all those impacted by a chronic or disease dia​gnosis.

Our Vision

Our vision is equitable healthcare, access to resources, and the best health outcomes for all.  

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Why No​w?

133 million Americans – nearly half the population – are living with at least one chronic condition today. 

By 2030 that number is projected to rise to 170 million. BLARE is dedicated to driving awareness, advocacy, and research to tackle this urgent public health issue.

Primary Risk Factors 

Smoking, Poor Nutrition, Physical Inactivity, and Excessive Alcohol Use.

Other Risk Factors Include

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High Cholesterol, Overweight or Obesity, and High Blood Glucose.

Non-Medical Factors

Access to healthy food, clean water, safe neighborhoods, educational resources, and financial stability, affect our health.To promote the best health outcomes, the medical community must address these needs beyond the clinic.
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