medicalreporter.health.org The Medical Reporter, an independent, educational health magazine on the Web for enlightened healthcare consumers, emphasizing patient education, patient advocacy, patient rights, and medical information www.aascin.org The American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses (AASCIN) is dedicated to promoting quality care for individuals with spinal cord impairment (SCI). This is achieved by advancing nursing practice through education, research, advocacy, health care policy, and collaboration with consumers and health care delivery systems. Founded in 1983, AASCIN is the only nursing organization devoted exclusively to promoting excellence in meeting the nursing care needs of individuals with SCI. www.cpdmi.org The Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness is composed of state-wide, non-profit advocacy, consumer, family and provider organizations who advocate for adequate, quality public services for citizens of North Carolina with Mental Illness www.fight.org Philadelphia FIGHT is a comprehensive AIDS service organization providing primary care, consumer education, advocacy and research on potential treatments and vaccines. www.healthlinkplus.org HealthLink Plus: Your consumer health prescription to general health, health care providers, medical research, insurance, wellness, mental health, and alternative medicine. Topics include government sites, doctor finders, Medicare/Medicaid, nutrition, sports medicine, advocacy and support groups, and mind-body medicine. www.hospicepatients.org Hospice Patients Alliance is a consumer advocacy resource center for hospice patients, families, caregivers; promoting hospice patient rights, revealing what NO hospice will tell you; providing information on HCFA Medicare hospice regulations, working to promote quality hospice care and stop illegal involuntary euthanasia and stop angels of death. metanoia.org Metanoia: Martha Ainsworth: consumer education on e-therapy, online therapy, suicide prevention, internet counseling, psychotherapy and spirituality. mhselfhelp.org The National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse is a national technical assistance center for mental health consumers. Information about advocacy, self-advocacy, grant opportunities, free online publications. www.nccnhr.org The National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, a national non-profit consumer advocacy organization for nursing home residents, offers information on staffing in nursing homes, citizen advocacy groups, long term care ombudsman programs, how family members can advocate for good care, and government policies, laws and regulations affecting residents. The site includes fact sheets on malnutrition, neglect and abuse, restraints, and resident rights as well as listings of agencies and organizations to contact regarding complaints about poor nursing home care. efhm.com Empowerment for Healthy Minds, mental health consumer advocacy in Virginia, We work toward a bright future for those with mental illness, We are consumer-run and looking for volunteers, We appreciate feedback from everyone |