全球唐氏综合征基金会公布2026教育奖：7.5万美元授予美加10家机构 Pasadena机构入选
总部位于 Denver 的全球唐氏综合征基金会（Global Down Syndrome Foundation，简称 GLOBAL）10月22日公布2026年度 GLOBAL 教育奖（GLOBAL Education Awards）得主：共7.5万美元授予美国与加拿大10家机构，表彰其在唐氏综合征研究、医疗护理、健康与福祉领域拓展服务可及性与公众教育的新项目。
该奖项自2011年设立以来，GLOBAL 已累计发放超过138万美元、共379笔奖助，覆盖39个州与8个国家的会员机构。本年度获奖项目预计惠及近1,000人，包括唐氏综合征人士、家属、医护人员、研究人员与社区伙伴；资助方向涵盖心理健康支持、阿尔茨海默病研究教育、职业治疗、营养与医疗资源对接等。
本届10家获奖机构与项目为：印第安纳州 Fortville 的 Black Down Syndrome Association（家庭团聚大会）；加州 Pasadena 的 Club 21 Learning and Resource Center（「Growing Into You」性教育与自我倡导项目）；阿拉巴马州 Vestavia Hills 的 Down Syndrome Alabama（「LACE UP」健康健身计划）；内华达州 Las Vegas 的 Down Syndrome Connections Nevada（年度 Las Vegas 唐氏综合征大会）；德克萨斯州 Fort Worth 的 Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas（与 Texas Christian University 合作的「Friday Frogs」职业治疗项目）；明尼苏达州 Saint Paul 的 Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota（西语家庭心理健康支持）；华盛顿州 Seattle 的 Down Syndrome Center of Puget Sound（成人技能培养项目）；加拿大 Edmonton 的 Edmonton Down Syndrome Society（家庭资源导航服务）；马里兰州 Baltimore 的 Down Syndrome Association of Maryland（老龄与记忆项目）；以及马萨诸塞州波士顿（Boston）的 Boston University DS-TO-THE-MAX 共同研究团队（唐氏综合征老龄化影像发声研究）。
GLOBAL 总裁兼首席执行官 Michelle Sie Whitten 表示：「GLOBAL 的工作已帮助唐氏综合征人士的预期寿命延长了十年。作为一位23岁唐氏综合征女儿的母亲，没有什么比多陪女儿过十个生日更有意义。但科学突破只有触及需要的人才有意义——我们依靠出色的本地会员机构，把研究与医疗最佳实践转化为更可及的护理与更好的健康结果。」
获奖机构 Down Syndrome Center of Puget Sound 执行主任 Rosie van Coevorden 医生表示，该中心的技能培养项目获奖将帮助当地家庭获得这些宝贵的服务与机会；Down Syndrome Alabama 执行主任 Missy Haughery 表示，GLOBAL 在政府倡导方面的投入促成了美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）全院唐氏综合征研究计划的设立，并带来了寿命延长与健康结果改善。
Global Down Syndrome Foundation Awards $75,000 to 10 Organizations in U.S. and Canada
The Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL), based in Denver, Colorado, announced on October 22 the recipients of its competitive 2026 GLOBAL Education Awards: $75,000 awarded to 10 organizations across the United States and Canada, recognizing new programs that expand access and education in Down syndrome research, medical care, healthcare and wellness.
Since launching the awards program in 2011, GLOBAL has provided more than $1.38 million through 379 awards to member organizations in 39 states and eight countries. This year's funded programs are expected to benefit nearly 1,000 individuals with Down syndrome, family members, healthcare professionals, researchers and community partners, addressing needs from mental health support and Alzheimer's research education to occupational therapy, nutrition and access to medical resources.
The 10 recipients are: the Black Down Syndrome Association of Fortville, Indiana (Family Reunion Conference); Club 21 Learning and Resource Center of Pasadena, California ("Growing Into You," a sexuality, relationships and self-advocacy program); Down Syndrome Alabama of Vestavia Hills (the LACE UP health and wellness initiative); Down Syndrome Connections Nevada of Las Vegas (annual Las Vegas Down Syndrome Conference); the Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas in Fort Worth (the "Friday Frogs" occupational therapy program with Texas Christian University); the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota in Saint Paul (mental health support for Spanish-speaking families); the Down Syndrome Center of Puget Sound in Seattle, Washington (Adult Skill-Building Program); the Edmonton Down Syndrome Society in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (family resource navigation services); the Down Syndrome Association of Maryland in Baltimore (Aging & Memory Program); and Boston University's DS-TO-THE-MAX co-research team in Boston, Massachusetts (a photovoice study on aging).
"GLOBAL's work has helped add ten years to the life expectancy of people with Down syndrome. As the mother of a 23-year-old daughter with Down syndrome, I can't think of anything more meaningful than ten more birthdays with my daughter," said GLOBAL President and CEO Michelle Sie Whitten. "But scientific breakthroughs are only meaningful if they reach the people who need them. We count on our amazing local member organizations to turn research and medical best practices into greater access to care and better health outcomes for people with Down syndrome everywhere."
Dr. Rosie van Coevorden, executive director of the Down Syndrome Center of Puget Sound, said the award for the center's Skill-Building Program will help ensure local families have access to the services and opportunities it provides. Missy Haughery, executive director of Down Syndrome Alabama, credited GLOBAL's government advocacy with helping create an NIH-wide Down syndrome research program, alongside increased lifespan and improved health outcomes.
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图片来源：图：Down Syndrome Center of Puget Sound 获奖团队手持全球唐氏综合征基金会（GLOBAL）教育奖证书合影。全球唐氏综合征基金会官方发布照片。Photo: Award recipients at the Down Syndrome Center of Puget Sound holding a GLOBAL Education Award certificate. Photo courtesy of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation.
