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GENERAL BRAIN INJURY INFORMATION
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT
BRAIN INJURY
RESEARCH
BRAIN INJURY
PREVENTION
BRAIN INJURY
CAREGIVER INFORMATION
INJURY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
GENERAL BRAIN INJURY
INFORMATION
www.bianh.org/library.htm
The Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire maintains
a tremendous library of
articles on every conceivable subject related to
brain injury.
www.neure.com
The Neurotrauma Registry - an inclusive national and
international resource list for those with acquired
brain injury, spinal cord injury, or who have sustained
other complex neurotrauma.
www.braininjurytexas.com
Neurobehavioral Resources, LTD. (NBR) is a post acute
rehabilitation facility nationally recognized as
providing leading edge neurobehavioral rehabilitation.
www.americanheart.org
and
www.strokeassociation.org
The American Heart Association and the American Stroke
Association sites include an extensive glossary, links,
access to free magazine subscriptions and information.
www.abledata.com
Federally funded project providing information on
assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment.
www.braincenter.org
Your doorway to information regarding acquired brain
injury, including stroke, trauma, anoxia, infection, and
tumors.
www.brainindex.com
Provides links to other informative sites on the web
that pertain to brain injury.
www.headinjury.com
This site is a dynamic, interactive, self-directed
learning center.
www.headinjurylaw.com
Sponsored by Harvey A. Hyman, attorney, and provides
information regarding brain injury and legal services.
www.nccam.nih.gov
The web site of the National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine.
www.neuroskills.com
Centre for Neuro Skills site for sources of information,
services and products relating to TBI, brain injury
recovery and post acute rehab.
www.vh.org/adult/patient/neurosurgery/braininjury/index.html
A Guide for Families and Friends from the University of
Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
www.tbi.org
The
Perspectives Network, Inc.'s primary focus is positive
communication between persons with brain injury, family
members/ caregivers/friends of persons with brain
injury, those many professionals who treat persons with
brain injury and community members in order to create
positive changes and enhance public awareness and
knowledge of acquired/traumatic brain injury.
www.tbiguide.com
Traumatic Brain Injury Guide by Dr. Glen Johnson.
www.tbihelp.org
A web site owned and operated by Jamaica Hospital
Medical Center, NY to enhance, expand and extend the
quality of care available to caregivers and survivors of TBI.
www.tbidoc.com
A Neuropsychology Home Page is devoted to the
understanding of brain injury, and the
neuropsychologist's role in identifying, proving and
treating brain injury.
www.tbiinfo.com
Basic information about brain injury.
www.waiting.com
A page dedicated to those who are waiting while someone
is in a coma.
www.worksupport.com
Employment information and support.
National
Resource Center for TBI
From Virginia Commonwealth University, this resource
center provides relevant, practical information for
professionals, persons with brain injury and family
members. Site provides resources, chat room, ideas and
gives information on training and conferences.
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT
Brain Injury
Society
Referrals, consumer and legal advocacy, and support
groups. NYS Medicaid Waiver Provider Services,
educational forums, and decision support.
Brain
Injury Support Group of Portland
Cafe Plus
A social group for people who have survived head
injury. Meets every Sat. 12 to 4, p.m., est. Refreshments,
Companionship and much more!
Head Injury
Hotline
A non profit clearinghouse founded and operated by head
injury survivors since 1985. It is a place where
visitors can get information, join a discussion group,
build advocacy skills, and self-care skills. The site
integrates resources from diverse organizations
including support groups, rehabilitation, and research
sites, as well as lay and professional journals and
more.
Pensacola Brain Network
Survivors and caregiver
oriented - monthly meetings.
TPN Inc.
Provides
forums and resources for persons with brain injury,
their families, caregivers, friends and the
professionals who serve them. Their goals are to
promote a sense of community, and to increase public
awareness of brain injury.
TBI
Support Fund
Founded in 1995 provides
financial and emotional support to needy TBI survivors.
Giving limited to New Hampshire residents.
Traumatic Brain
Injury
Dedicated to survivors and all who wish
to learn more about traumatic brain injury.
BRAIN INJURY RESEARCH
www.tbindc.org
The
Traumatic Brain Injury National Data Center (TBINDC) at
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education
Center is the coordinating center for the research and
dissemination efforts of the Traumatic Brain Injury
Model Systems (TBIMS) program funded by the National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
The TBI Model Systems consist of 16 comprehensive
systems of care distributed throughout the United States
that conduct innovative research and provide “model”
care to persons who experience traumatic brain injury.
The TBIMS program seeks to improve the lives of persons
who experience traumatic brain injury, their families
and their communities by creating and disseminating new
knowledge about the course, treatment and outcomes
relating to their condition.
www.ninds.nih.gov
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke Research.
www.cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention site provides credible information to enhance
health decisions and promote health through strong
partnerships.
www.dana.org
The Dana Alliance for Brain
Initiatives is dedicated to advancing education about
the progress and promise of brain research.
www.braininjuryresearch.org
The Brain Injury
Research Center of the Institute for Rehabilitation and
Research, Baylor College of Medicine.
http://depts.washington.edu/rehab/tbi
University of Washington's Department of Rehabilitation
Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems web site whose
mission is to promote health, recovery, and maximum
function among persons with TBI by applying knowledge
gained from cutting edge research into their clinical
care of patients with TBI.
www.brainrestoration.com
Web site of the Margot
Anderson Foundation dedicated to creating, supporting
and accelerating massive research into safe and
effective means of restoration of brain functions.
www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/trauma/index.html
The Brain Trauma Research Center at the University of
Pittsburgh is an interdisciplinary program designed to
study laboratory and clinical models of traumatic brain
injury and make important contributions to understanding
the progress of traumatic brain injuries and how best to
treat them.
BRAIN INJURY PREVENTION
http://www.safekids.org
An excellent site for
general information regarding safety tips and resources
for injury prevention. Also includes product recalls and
laws and regulations concerning child safety.
http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc
Harborview
Injury and Prevention Resource Center
http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/emtp/injury.htm
Injury
prevention information from the WA State Department of
Health; Saved-by-the Helmet Club application.
http://www.chp.edu/besafe/index.php
Children’s Hospital
of Pittsburgh has a wonderful user-friendly site with
information regarding safety issues that can be used by
parents and professionals, and is a great interactive
teaching tool for kids.
http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html
Another great interactive website for kids.
BRAIN INJURY CAREGIVER INFORMATION
www.caregiver.com
Topic specific newsletters, on
line discussion lists, back issue articles of Today's
Caregiver magazine and chat rooms.
www.caregiver.org
Practical, hands-on information
for caregivers to assist in care, planning, stress
relief and locating and using community resources such
as in-home or day care services.
www.legacyhealth.org
Caregiver information and
support.
www.caregiving.org
National Alliance for Care
giving
provides Tips for Care giving.
www.nfcacares.org
National Family Caregivers
Association web site.
INJURY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
www.benefitscheckup.org
The National Council on
the Aging provides a free, easy-to-use service that
identifies federal and state assistance programs.
BenefitsCheckUp can identify programs that you may
be eligible for and how to apply for them.
www.themedicineprogram.com
Their function, in
cooperation with the physician, is to assist patients
who may qualify to enroll in one or more of the many
patient assistance programs now available. These
programs provide prescription medicine free-of-charge
to individuals in need, regardless of age, if they meet
the sponsor's criteria.
www.thecanadiandrugstore.com
Provides patients with
access to lower priced prescription medications from a
mail order Canadian pharmacy.
www.helpingpatients.org
A directory of
programs that provide drugs to physicians whose patients
could not otherwise afford them. Includes how to make a
request for assistance, what prescription medicines are
covered and basic eligibility criteria.
www.rxassist.org
Provides health care providers
with information on accessing more than 100
pharmaceutical manufacturers' patient assistance
programs.
www.medicare.gov/Prescription/Home.asp
Description
of Medicare endorsed Rx Discount program.
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