Heart Disease Health Center
Kawasaki Disease - Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource
| KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens | |
| Nemours Foundation | |
| Web Address: | www.kidshealth.org |
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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. |
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Organizations
| American Academy of Family Physicians | |
| P.O. Box 11210 | |
| Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-1210 | |
| Web Address: | www.familydoctor.org |
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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. |
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| American Heart Association (AHA) | |
| 7272 Greenville Avenue | |
| Dallas, TX 75231 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721) |
| Web Address: | www.americanheart.org |
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Call the American Heart Association (AHA) to find your nearest local or state AHA group. The AHA can provide brochures and information on support groups and community programs, including Mended Hearts, a nationwide organization whose members visit heart patients and provide information and support. AHA's Web site also has health information on various heart-related conditions. |
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| 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 |
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The Kawasaki Disease Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to issues related to Kawasaki disease. |
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| MUMS: National Parent-to-Parent Network | |
| 150 Custer Court | |
| Green Bay, WI 54301-1243 | |
| Phone: | 1-877-336-5333 (parents only) toll-free (920) 336-5333 |
| Fax: | (920) 339-0995 |
| E-mail: | mums@netnet.net |
| Web Address: | www.netnet.net/mums |
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MUMS is a national parent-to-parent organization for parents or caregivers of a child with any disability, rare or common disorder, chromosomal abnormality, or health condition. The organization's main purpose is to provide support to parents in the form of a networking system that matches them with other parents whose children have the same or a similar condition. |
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WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise



