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National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Organized in 1960, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects, analyzes, and disseminates data on health in the United States. Using surveys and registration systems, data systems have... Details >
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center, Health Resources and Services Administration 
The National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center was established in 1980 to provide information and educational materials on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), apnea, and related issues. I... Details >
Office of Cancer Information Products and Systems
The Office of Cancer Information Products and Services manages the production of evidence-based information summaries on cancer topics including treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, supportive ... Details >
American Chronic Pain Association
The American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) is a nonprofit organization with more than 800 chapters in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Russia, Australia, and New Zealand. The organization provide... Details >
Association for Death Education and Counseling
This is a multidisciplinary professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in death education, bereavement counseling, and care of the dying. Visit this organization's web site and get in... Details >
Cancer Care
Cancer Care is dedicated to helping people face the many challenges of a cancer diagnosis. Cancer Care provides free professional support services including counseling, education, financial assistance... Details >
Caring Institute
Inspired by Mother Teresa, the Caring Institute was founded in 1985 to honor and promote the values of caring, integrity, and public service. The Caring Institute (CI) believes that the solution to m... Details >
Children's Hospice International
Children's Hospice International (CHI) was founded in 1983 as a non-profit organization to promote hospice support through pediatric care facilities -- providing support and resources for children wit... Details >
Compassion & Choices
Created in 2005 by the unification of Compassion In Dying and End-of Life Choices, Compassion & Choices supports, educates and advocates for choice and care at the end of life. As the oldest and larg... Details >
Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends, Inc. (TCF) is a nationwide nonprofit self-help organization offering support to bereaved families following the death of a child. TCF's mission is to assist families toward ... Details >
Dougy Center, The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
The Dougy Center is a local support group where children, teens, and their families who are grieving a death can share experiences as they move through the healing process. Individuals and organizatio... Details >
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association is a professional membership association, the purpose of which is to exchange information, experiences, and ideas; to promote understanding of the specialties... Details >
Hospice Association of America
This national organization represents more than 2,800 hospices and thousands of caregivers and volunteers who serve terminally ill patients and their families. HAA is the largest lobbying group for ho... Details >
Hospice Education Institute
The Hospice Education Institute is a nonprofit organization that serves health and caring professionals and the general public. The Institute provides information about hospices and palliative care s... Details >
Hospice Foundation of America
Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care for terminally ill ... Details >
Hygeia™ Foundation, Inc.
The mission of this organization is "to use and make universally available 'new technologies' to assuage the hurt, grieving and sorrow which accompany the loss of a pregnancy or newborn child and to a... Details >
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Established in 1978, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is a nonprofit organization whose mission is advocacy for the rights of terminally ill Americans. NHPCO is the largest nonpr... Details >
National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics
The National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (NRCBL) is a specialized, non-circulating collection of over 27,000 books, and over 200,000 articles culled from journals, legal publications, re... Details >
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation seeks to transform the experience of childhood illness through programs that heal children's spirits, foster a sense of community and help alleviate pain and... Details >