For millions of Americans and millions more worldwide, psoriasis is a daily impediment, one that dramatically and negatively impacts their quality of life.

Psoriasis Network Support Organization is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, voluntary health agency concerned with the quality of life for individual’s living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. With the ultimate goal of finding a cure and ending the stigma often associated with the condition.

Although it is a fairly common chronic inflammatory disorder, there isn’t much research or data relating to psoriasis in ethnicities other than Caucasians. Making it difficult to accurately identify psoriasis in darker skin tones, and as a result it’s often misdiagnosed.

Awareness, education, clinical evidence, and resources for treatment of psoriasis in people of color are desperately needed.

Through education, research, and targeted awareness campaigns PNS aims to work in a number of ways: Partnering with relevant healthcare organizations and medical professionals, providing support through our network, support groups (meet-ups) and special events like the annual walk to raise awareness for individuals affected by Psoriasis/Psoriatic Arthritis and their families.