Consumer and Professional Associations
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
1080 Montreal Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55116
Phone (651) 695-2791 or (651) 695-2717
Internet: http://www.aan.com
A professional organization representing neurologists worldwide.
American Headache Society® Committee for Headache Education
19 Mantua Road
Mt. Royal, NJ 08061
Phone: (856) 423-0043 or 800-255-ACHE
Fax: (856) 423-0082
E-mail: achehq@talley.com
Internet: http://www.achenet.org
The American Headache Society® Committee for Headache Education (ACHE) is a not-for-profit alliance of headache sufferers and physicians who are working together to improve the quality of care and information available to people with chronic or severe headache conditions. Our primary mission is education — we help people with headache understand their disorder and their options for self-care, medical treatments, and prevention.
American Headache Society (AHS)
19 Mantua Road
Mount Royal, NJ 08061
Phone: (856) 423-0043
Fax: (856) 423-0082
E-mail: ahshq@talley.com
Internet: http://www.americanheadachesociety.org/
The American Headache Society (AHS) is a professional society of health care providers dedicated to the study and treatment of headache and face pain. AHS brings physicians from various fields and specialties together to share concepts and developments about headache and related conditions. AHS's objectives are to promote the exchange of information and ideas concerning the causes and treatments of headache and related painful disorders. AHS activities include an annual scientific meeting, comprehensive headache symposia, publication of the journal Headache, and sponsorship of the American Council for Headache Education (ACHE).
(Please note that AHS changed its name from the American Association for the Study of Headache in January 2000.)
The American Institute of Stress
Phone: (914) 693-1200
International Headache Society (IHS)
Cephalalgia Editorial Office
Headache Group
Institute of Neurology
Queen Square
London WC1N 3BG
UK
Phone: +44 (0) 020 7829 8749
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 714 591
Internet: http://www.i-h-s.org
International professional organization for specialists in the study and treatment of headache. Publishes the journal Cephalalgia.
National Headache Foundation (NHF)
820 N. Orleans, Suite 217
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (888) NHF-5552 or (312) 274-2650
E-mail: info@headaches.org
Internet: http://www.headaches.org
Founded in 1970, the NHF provides its 20,000 members with a quarterly newsletter (Head Lines) and other educational materials about headache and its treatment. Local support groups around the U.S. provide information and help for headache sufferers.
The National Sleep Foundation
1522 K Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 347-3471
Fax: (202) 347-3472
Internet: http://www.sleepfoundation.org
Can provide more information on sleeplessness.
