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| American Academy of Family Physicians | |
| P.O. Box 11210 | |
| Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-1210 | |
| Web Address: | www.familydoctor.org |
The American Academy of Family Physicians produces a variety of health-related educational materials. Its Web site offers a health library and bulletin board, news, and comments sections. | |
| Brain Injury Association of America | |
| Phone: | 1-800-444-6443 (703) 761-0750 |
| Fax: | (703) 761-0755 |
| Web Address: | www.biausa.org |
The mission of the Brain Injury Association of America is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education, and advocacy. The organization has a network of state and local chapters and support groups across the United States. Its Web site also has information on traumatic brain injury and a national directory of brain injury services. | |
| BrainLine | |
| Phone: | (703) 998-2020 |
| Email: | info@BrainLine.org |
| Web Address: | www.brainline.org |
BrainLine offers information and resources about preventing, treating, and living with traumatic brain injury. Their Web site includes many multimedia options including "Ask the Expert," personal stories and videos, and webcasts about traumatic brain injury. BrainLine is also available in Spanish. | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): National Center for Injury Prevention and Control | |
| 1600 Clifton Road | |
| Atlanta, GA 30333 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) |
| TDD: | 1-888-232-6348 |
| Email: | cdcinfo@cdc.gov |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/injury |
The National Center for Injury Prevention is a branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its mission is to prevent injuries and violence, and reduce their consequences. Its Web site provides information and updates on topics such as home and recreational safety, motor vehicle safety, violence prevention, injury response, and traumatic brain injury. | |
| KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens | |
| 10140 Centurion Parkway North | |
| Jacksonville, FL 32256 | |
| Phone: | (904) 697-4100 |
| Fax: | (904) 697-4125 |
| Web Address: | www.kidshealth.org |
This Web site is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This Web site offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly e-mails about your area of interest. | |
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: July 23, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine | |
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