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The Clearinghouse provides information to people with disabilities, or anyone requesting information, by doing research and providing documents in response to inquiries. The information provided incl... Details >
The NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases ~ National Resource Center provides patients, health professionals, and the public with an important link to resources and information on metabolic bone ... Details >
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created to encourage employers and employees to reduce workplace hazards and implemen... Details >
The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve the health of racial and ethnic populations through the development of effective health policies and programs that help to eliminate di... Details >
The Rural Information Center (RIC) provides information and referral services to local, state, and federal government officials; community organizations; rural electric and telephone cooperatives; lib... Details >
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 >
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially ... Details >
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 >
The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) is an independent, not-for-profit organization founded in 1973. Services include over 40 publications which address brain tumors, their treatment, and copi... Details >
The American Kidney Fund (AKF), is a non-profit health organization providing limited grants to needy dialysis patients, transplant recipients and kidney donors to help cover treatment-specific expens... Details >
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) was established to promote the public health, to encourage scientific research, and to maintain and improve high standards of medical education in osteopathi... Details >
For over 90 years the American Social Health Association (ASHA) has focused on the education and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Through its offices in Washington, DC, and Research Trian... Details >
The Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, formerly the Cancer Research Foundation of America, is a national, non-profit health foundation whose mission is the prevention and early detection of ca... Details >
The mission of the Children Craniofacial Association (CCA) is to improve the quality of life for facially disfigured individuals and their families. Nationally and internationally, CCA addresses the ... Details >
The Cooley's Anemia Foundation was founded in 1954 to work on a cure for Cooley's anemia and to provide support for patients and their families. The Foundation has 18 affiliated chapters that provide... Details >
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was established in 1955 to find new treatments for cystic fibrosis and ultimately the cure. The Foundation also strives to lengthen and improve the quality of life for ... Details >
The mission of The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments, and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, ... Details >
The Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation was founded in 1962 to help combat gastrointestinal diseases. The Foundation raises funds to support research at the Center for the Study of Digestive Diseas... Details >
This independent health care philanthropy group is focused on four main areas: health policy, reproductive health, HIV policy, and health and development in South Africa. Grants are awarded annually--... Details >
The Hereditary Disease Foundation focuses on Huntington’s disease, a fatal, autosomal-dominant neurological illness causing involuntary movements, severe emotional disturbance and cognitive decline. B... Details >
The Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) is an organization of over 30 chapters and affiliates nationwide. The Society provides written and audiovisual materials pertaining to all aspects o... Details >
The International Myeloma Foundation, (IMF), founded in 1990, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for multiple myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure. IMF disseminates ... Details >
The Iron Overload Diseases Association (IODA) was organized to serve hemochromatosis patients and families, to encourage research and public information, and to press for earlier diagnosis and more ef... Details >
Mercy Medical Airlift is a non-profit organization which acts on the local, state and national level. It is a charitable and charitably-assisted air medical transportation program. Its purpose is to... Details >
Mercy Medical Airlift is a non-profit organization which acts on the local, state and national level. It is a charitable and charitably-assisted air medical transportation program. Its purpose is to... Details >
The mission of Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc. is to facilitate the timely diagnosis and optimal care of individuals affected by myasthenia gravis and closely related disorders and to im... Details >
The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) is a non-profit organization established in 1957. The Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of persons aaffected by ataxia through support, education and ... Details >
The Oncology Nursing Society, ONS, was officially incorporated in 1975. ONS is a national specialty nursing organization of more than 33,000 registered nurses and other healthcare professionals dedica... Details >
The mission of the Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF) is to seek the cause, improve the clinical treatment and discover a cure for Hyperoxaluria and Oxalosis.... Details >
The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF), founded in 1957, is a leading national presence in Parkinson’s disease research, patient education and public advocacy. PDF is working for the nearly one mi... Details >
Prevent Blindness America, formerly known as the National Society to Prevent Blindness (NSPB), was founded in 1908. It promotes the prevention of blindness through a comprehensive program of communit... Details >
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, N.J., is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. It concentrates its grantmaking in four goal areas: t... Details >
The Xeroderma Pigmentosum Society was founded to raise awareness about XP, a life-threatening, sun-sensitive, genetic disorder; to provide support to patients and their families through information, p... Details >