Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | |
| P.O. Box 5801 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20824 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-352-9424 (301) 496-5751 |
| TDD: | (301) 468-5981 |
| Web Address: | www.ninds.nih.gov |
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a part of the National Institutes of Health, is the leading U.S. federal government agency supporting research on brain and nervous system disorders. It provides the public with educational materials and information about these disorders. | |
| American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association | |
| 7272 Greenville Avenue | |
| Dallas, TX 75231 | |
| Phone: | 1-888-4-STROKE (1-888-478-7653) |
| Web Address: | www.strokeassociation.org |
This association provides information and referrals to local self-help groups for people who have had a stroke and for their families. Pamphlets and other information can be obtained by calling the Dallas office. | |
| Family Caregiver Alliance | |
| 180 Montgomery Street | |
| Suite 1100 | |
| San Francisco, CA 94104 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-445-8106 (415) 434-3388 |
| E-mail: | info@caregiver.org |
| Web Address: | www.caregiver.org |
This organization supports and assists people who are providing long-term care at home. It also provides education, research, services, and advocacy. | |
| National Institutes of Health Senior Health | |
| 9000 Rockville Pike | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892 | |
| Phone: | (301) 496-4000 |
| E-mail: | custserv@nlm.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov |
This Web site for older adults offers aging-related health information. The site was developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIHSeniorHealth features up-to-date health information from NIH. In addition, the American Geriatrics Society provides independent review of some of the material found on this Web site. The Web site's senior-friendly features include large print, simple navigation, and short, easy-to-read segments of information. A visitor to this Web site can click special buttons to hear the text aloud, make the text larger, or turn on higher contrast for easier viewing. | |
| National Stroke Association | |
| 9707 East Easter Lane, Building B | |
| Centennial, CO 80112 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-STROKES (1-800-787-6537) |
| Fax: | (303) 649-1328 |
| E-mail: | info@stroke.org |
| Web Address: | www.stroke.org |
This association provides education, information, referrals, and research on stroke. | |
