Consumer Health Guide: Agencies & Organizations

The American Academy of Dermatology is the largest, most influential and most representative of all dermatologic associations. With a membership of more than 14,000, it represents virtually all practicing dermatologists in the United States.

The American Council for Headache Education (ACHE) is a nonprofit patient-health professional partnership dedicated to advancing the treatment and management of headache and to raising the public awareness of headache as a valid, biologically based illness.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1953, is the leading patient organization for people with asthma and allergies. AAFA develops health education, organizes state and national advocacy efforts and funds research to find better treatments and cures.

The National Stroke Association (NSA) is the only national organization in the United States that focuses 100% of its efforts on stroke.

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