EPILEPSY is not a red issue or a blue issue.  It is a PURPLE Issue.
Almost 3 million adults in the United States have epilepsy.
About 456,000 U.S. children 17 and younger have active epilepsy.
These are your family members, your neighbors and your colleagues.
This is YOU.

What Happened?
On April 1, 2025, Reductions in Force (RIF) Notices were issued to staff members in the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Epilepsy Program. The Epilepsy Community has counted on the work, the voice and the programs of the CDC Epilepsy Program for decades.

The future of the CDC Epilepsy Program is unclear.  These staff reductions will halt progress in preventing, treating and managing epilepsy.

This is our call to action!

Urge your members of Congress to take action and reverse these CDC Epilepsy Program staff cuts and protect funding for the program moving forward.