Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor ODEP acts as a catalyst for job formation for people with disabilities through policy analysis and grants, outreach and education, technical assistance, and the promotion and development of best pract... Details > List reviewed web resources |
U.S. Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Administration on Aging (AoA), created by the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1965, is the only federal agency devoted exclusively to the concerns and potential of older Americans. Help for the elder... Details > List reviewed web resources |
AARP ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) AARP is the nation's leading organization for people age 50 and older. It serves their needs and interests through information and education, advocacy, and community services provided by a network of... Details > List reviewed web resources |
AcademyHealth ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy was established in June 2000 as the result of a merger between the Alpha Center and the Association for Health Services Research. The Academ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Alliance for Aging Research ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The independent, not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research was founded in 1986 to promote medical research into human aging. Since then, the Alliance has grown to become the nation's leading citizen ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the mental health and well-being of older people and improving the care of those ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR) is dedicated to enhancing quality of life by promoting creative and active lifestyles through meaningful physical activity, recrea... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) is committed to advancing the vision of healthy, affordable, ethical, long-term care for America. The Association represents 5,600... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Civil Liberties Union ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights -- litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual f... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Council of the Blind ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is composed primarily of blind persons involved in 50 active State and 20 professional and special-interest organizations. ACB strives to strengthen vocational... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Foundation for AIDS Research ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) AmFAR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research (both basic-biomedical and clinical research), AIDS prevention, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. To fu... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Humane Association, Children's Division ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Children's Division of the American Humane Association established in 1877, is a nonprofit national association of organizations and individuals working for the protection of children from abuse a... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Medical Women's Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Medical Women's Association is an organization of over 13,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to supporting women physicians and the care of the woman patient. The America... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Mental Health Counselors Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1976, the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) is the only organization working exclusively for mental health counselors. Mental health counselors believe in the dignity an... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Pain Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Pain Foundation (APF) is an independent, nonprofit organization serving people with pain through information, advocacy, and support. The mission of organization is to improve the quality ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Pharmacists Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is the organization whose members are recognized in society as essential in all patient care settings for optimal medication use that improves health, welln... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Society of Safety Engineers ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. ASSE's mission is to foster the technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge,... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Syringomyelia Alliance Project, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Syringomyelia Alliance Project Inc. (ASAP), is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1988. Its main goals are to be a support network and information clearinghouse for people who ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Annie E. Casey Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is to fost... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Arthritis Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Arthritis Foundation is the only nationwide, nonprofit health organization helping take greater control of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, control and cure arthritis and related diseases-... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1986, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program and research efforts for the improvement of heal... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Asian and Pacific Islander Tobacco Education Network ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Asian and Pacific Islander Tobacco Education Network (APITEN) was formed in 1990 with the mission to organize individuals and organizations to advocate for tobacco-free Asian and Pacific Islander ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The purpose of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) is to act as an advocate on issues important to Asian-American medical students; promote the health of Asian communities... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL) is a national network of organizations and individuals working towards social justice and a tobacco-free Asian American and Pac... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH), is a nonprofit, membership organization that exists in the interest of people who have traditionally been labeled severely intellectually and... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists (AGLP) is involved in the following activities to accomplish its goal: publishes a quarterly newsletter and the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychothera... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is a non-profit health organization dedicated to finding a cure for and controlling asthma and allergies. Founded in 1953, AAFA serves the 60 millio... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, founded in 1970, is a nonprofit, international organization that provides support, information and advocacy to families of children with cancer and to p... Details > List reviewed web resources |
CARE (Cardiac Arrhythmias Research and Education Foundation, Inc.) ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Cardiac Arrhythmias Research and Education (C.A.R.E.) Foundation provides support for families affected by inherited heart rhythm disorder. C.A.R.E is an advocate for patients rights and sponsors pub... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Center for Science in the Public Interest ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), founded in 1971, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the public with information about food safety, the food industry, and governme... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Center for Women Policy Studies ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Center for Women Policy Studies (CWPS) is an independent, nonprofit multiethnic feminist policy research and advocacy institution founded in 1972. The Center's programs address: educational equi... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Child Welfare League of America ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is an association of more than 1,000 public and not-for-profit agencies devoted to improving life for more than 2.5 million at-risk children and youths and t... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Childreach - PlanUSA ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1937, PlanUSA is an international humanitarian, child-focused development organization without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Children's Defense Fund ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to child advocacy, which strives to protect all children--and particularly children of low-income and minority families--through... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Children's Partnership ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) This national nonprofit organization undertakes research and policy analysis, publishes reports and multimedia materials, and forges new alliances among parents, policymakers and the private sector on... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is an advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Asian Pacific American children in New York City. CACF is ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Council of Citizens with Low Vision (CCLV) is an advocacy membership organization for partially sighted people. It aims to establish their right to make full use of their vision through the necess... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Families USA ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) This is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Families USA works at the national, state ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Family Care Research Program ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Family Care Research Program is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort of faculty from the Michigan State University Colleges of Nursing and Human Medicine and the Department of Family Practice. Th... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Family Caregiver Alliance ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Family Caregiver Alliance improves the quality of life for caregivers through education, research, services and advocacy.
Through its National Center on Caregiving, FCA offers information on curren... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Family Resource Center on Disabilities ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Family Resource Center on Disabilities provides assistance to parents of children with disabilities in order to assure that these children have access to the full range of services and benefits av... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Family Voices ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Family Voices, a national grassroots network of families and friends, advocates for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Farm Animal Reform Movement, Vegetarian Information Service ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM), Vegetarian Information Service compiles and distributes information on vegetarianism and on impacts of intensive animal agriculture on animal welfare, consumer... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Federation for Children with Special Needs ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Federation for Children with Special Needs is a coalition of parents' organizations in Massachusetts concerned with a variety of disabling conditions and the lead center of a national network of p... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Food Research and Action Center ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Food and Research Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national organization working to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. Founded in 1970 as a public interest law firm, FRA... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Global Health Council ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Global Health Council (GHC), formerly the National Council for International Health, is a private and voluntary organization of concerned groups and individuals working together to promote more ef... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Gray Panthers ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Gray Panthers, organized in 1970, is a national organization of intergenerational activists dedicated to social change. Whether at the local, state or federal level, Gray Panthers fight to change ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Healthy Teen Network, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Healthy Teen Network, Inc., formerly the National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention, Inc. (NOAPPP), is an interdisciplinary 501(c)(3) membership association for leader... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Interamerican College Of Physicians and Surgeons ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Interamerican College Of Physicians and Surgeons is a nonprofit organization founded in 1979 to promote cooperation among U.S. Hispanic physicians and to advance their professional and educational nee... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Learning Disabilities Association of America ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA), formerly the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD), was founded in 1964 as a national, nonprofit organization of... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Lighthouse International ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Lighthouse International provides direct services and information to help people who are blind (or with low vision) lead independent lives. The Lighthouse also conducts professional and continuing-ed... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Men's Health Network ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Men's Health Network (MHN) is a non-profit educational organization comprised of physicians, researchers, public health workers, other health professionals, and , individuals. MHN is committed to impr... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Midwives Alliance of North America ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1982, the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) is an organization of North American midwives and their advocates. MANA's central mission is to promote midwifery as a quality health car... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Alliance for Hispanic Health ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Alliance for Hispanic Health (formerly National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations [COSSMHO]) serves as a resource center for Hispanic-oriented health and human... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Association for Home Care & Hospice ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is the nation's largest trade association that represents the interests of home care agencies, hospices, and home care aide organizations. Its m... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) is a private, nonprofit organization that represents the interests of approximately 665 Area Agencies on Aging and more than 2330 title VI nat... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Association of School Nurses ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) improves the health and educational success of children and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance school nursing practice. The purpos... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Association of Social Workers, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) was founded in 1955 as a professional organization for social workers from a merger of seven predecessor organizations. It promotes the professional ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, formed in 1978, is a national membership organization that represents grassroots organizations and individuals working to assist and empower battered ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Coalition on Health Care ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) is the nation's largest and most broadly representative alliance working to improve America's health care. The Coalition is comprised of almost 100 groups ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Consumers League ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The mission of the National Consumers League (NCL) is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. NCL is a private, nonprofit advocac... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.(NCADD), founded in 1944, is a national, nonprofit organization combating alcoholism, other drug addictions, and related problems. NCADD's ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Council on Patient Information and Education ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) founded in 1982, is a nonprofit coalition of over 120 government, consumer, patient advocacy and public health organizations whose mis... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1984, this organization's mission is to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courts. There are approximately 710 CASA programs across the country with some 4... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Down Syndrome Society ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) envisions a world in which all people with Down syndrome have the opportunity to realize their life aspirations. NDSS is committed to being the national leade... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Family Partnership ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Family Partnership (NFP)--formerly the National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth--is a nonprofit organization begun in 1980 to help concerned parents prevent adolescent drug use.... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Federation of the Blind ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), established in 1940 as an organization of blind persons, serves as both an advocacy and a public information vehicle. NFB contacts newly blind persons to h... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, formerly The Society for the Rehabilitation of the Facially Disfigured, was founded to help provide treatment and reconstructive surgery to facially ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Fragile X Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Fragile X Foundation unites the fragile X community to enrich lives through educational and emotional support, promote public and professional awareness, and advance research toward impro... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), formerly The National Gay Task Force (NGTF), is a gay civil rights advocacy organization. It promotes full equal rights for lesbians and gay men throug... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Hispanic Medical Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1994, National Hispanic Medical Association acts as a representative for the 26,000 licensed physicians and 1,800 full-time Hispanic medical faculty dedicated to teaching medical and health... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) 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 > List reviewed web resources |
National Organization for Victim Assistance ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) is a private, nonprofit organization of victim and witness assistance practitioners, criminal justice professionals, researchers, former victims,... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1960 with a mission to promote the special aspects of child development which relate specifically to multiple birth children, this nonprofit network of some 475 local clubs represents over ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Since its inception in 1995 by Gail Hayward, the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) has been committed to raising awareness of ovarian cancer in communities across the country through education ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Perinatal Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Perinatal Association (NPA) is a multidisciplinary group concerned with perinatal health issues from preconception through infancy. Our members foster optimal perinatal health and qualit... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Rehabilitation Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) was founded in 1925 to promote the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities through advocacy, professional development, and public education. S... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Rural Health Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is a membership organization dedicated to the improvement of health care services in rural areas. NRHA acts as a clearinghouse for information on rural he... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Society of Genetic Counselors ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC), formed in 1978, is a leading voice, authority and advocate for the genetic counseling profession. NSGC promotes the genetic counseling profession as... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Therapeutic Recreation Society ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Therapeutic Recreation Society, a branch of the National Recreation and Park Association, is a membership organization with the belief that leisure and recreation should be available to a... Details > List reviewed web resources |
NCOA Headquarters ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1950, The National Council on the Aging is the nation's first charitable organization to serve as a national voice and powerful advocate on behalf of older Americans. NCOA is an innovator, ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Nevus Outreach, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Nevus Outreach is dedicated to improving awareness and providing support for people affected by congenital pigmented nevi, and finding a cure.... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) This international organization gives its members an opportunity to share experiences and exchange ideas on how to cope with Noonan Syndrome. The NSSG offers forums where physicians and other profess... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Older Women's League ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Older Women's League (OWL), founded in 1980, educates the public on issues affecting midlife and older women. Nationally, and through its local chapters, OWL seeks to influence public policy on th... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Paralyzed Veterans of America ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded following World War II to meet the needs of veterans who were paralyzed as a result of disease or injury to the spinal cord. Paralyzed Veterans is supported ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Partnership for Organ Donation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Partnership for Organ Donation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving lives by closing the gap between the number of organ transplants that are possible and t... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Points of Light Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Points of Light Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is to engage more people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems. Th... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) A nonprofit consumer information and advocacy program, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) was established in 1992 with a mission to raise consumers' awareness of how technology affects personal pr... Details > List reviewed web resources |
PTA National Headquarters ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National PTA, founded in 1897, comprises 6.5 million members in the 50 States, Washington, DC, the European Congress, and Pacific Congress (serving the Department of Defense schools oversees). The... Details > List reviewed web resources |
School Nutrition Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The School Nutrition Association (SNA)--formerly the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA)--was established in 1946, the year the National School Lunch Act became law. Today, the SNA contin... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Screening for Mental Health, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Screening for Mental Health (SMH) is a non-profit organization that provides community-based (in-person) and interactive (telephone and online) programs of mental health education and screening for de... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) is a national, private, nonprofit advocacy organization which affirms that sexuality is a natural part of living. Incorporated in 1... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Society for Women's Health Research ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Established in 1990, the Society for Women's Health Research (formerly the Society for the Advancement of Women’s Health Research) is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to improving the heal... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Voices for America's Children ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Voices for America’s Children is a nonpartisan, national organization committed to speaking out for the well-being of children at the federal, state and local levels of government. Since 1984, Voices ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Women's Sports Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, the Women's Sports Foundation is a national charitable educational organization seeking to advance the well-being and leadership skills of girls and women through ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
World Hunger Education Service ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917072044im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The World Hunger Education Service is a nonprofit organization with a small paid staff, assisted by volunteers, that disseminates information on the world hunger problem. The Service sees food in a b... Details > List reviewed web resources |