Kawasaki Disease: Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource
| KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens | |
| Nemours Foundation | |
| Web Address: | www.kidshealth.org |
This Web site provides 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 emails about your area of interest. | |
Organizations
| 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. | |
| American Heart Association (AHA) | |
| 7272 Greenville Avenue | |
| Dallas, TX 75231 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721) |
| Web Address: | www.americanheart.org |
Call the American Heart Association (AHA) to find your nearest local or state AHA group. AHA can provide brochures and information about support groups and community programs, including Mended Hearts, a nationwide organization whose members visit people with heart problems and provide information and support. AHA's Web site also has information on physical activity, diet, and various heart-related conditions. | |
| Kawasaki Disease Foundation | |
| P.O. Box 45 | |
| Boxford, MA 01921 | |
| Phone: | (978) 356–2070 |
| Fax: | (978) 356-2079 |
| E-mail: | info@kdfoundation.org |
| Web Address: | http://www.kdfoundation.org |
The Kawasaki Disease Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to issues related to Kawasaki disease. | |
| Last updated: | February 09, 2007 |
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| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Stanford T. Shulman, MD - Pediatrics |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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