Useful Links

Recommended resources

Community contacts in New Zealand

The Stroke Foundation of New Zealand

Telephone: 0800 STROKE (787653)
Website: http://www.stroke.org.nz
Email: strokenz@stroke.org.nz
Evidence-based stroke guidelines: http://www.nzgg.org.nz

Heart Foundation of New Zealand (National)

Website: http://www.everybody.co.nz/page-5254eb5a-6ba2-496c-97bc-6e58cfc84fe3.aspx

Neurological Foundation of New Zealand

Website: http://www.neurological.org.nz/

New Zealand Rehabilitation Association, Incorporated

Website: http://rehabilitation.org.nz/index.php?pr=Home_Page

GrownUps New Zealand

Website: http://www.grownups.co.nz/community/

The Brain Injury Association of Auckland

Website: http://www.biaauckland.org.nz/

Disability Services, New Zealand Ministry of Health Manatu Hauora.

Website: http://www.moh.govt.nz/disability

Community contacts in Australia

National Stroke Foundation

Suite 304, Level 3
167-169 Queen St
Melbourne
VIC 3000
Phone: 61 3 9670 1000

Fax: 61 3 9670 9300
Freecall: 1800 787 653

Website: http://www.strokefoundation.com.au

The Brain Foundation of Australia

Website: http://www.brainfoundation.org.au/welcome_to_brain_australia

Stroke Recovery Association NSW

Website: http://www.strokensw.org.au/

Community contacts in UK

Stroke Association. Stroke House

240 City Road, London. EC1V 2PR
Telephone: 020 7566 0300
Website: http://www.stroke.org.uk

Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland

65 North Castle Street
Edinburgh EH2 3LT
Tel.: +44 (0) 131 225 6963
Fax: +44 (0) 131 220 6313
Website: http://www.chss.org.uk

Northen Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association

21 Dublin Road, Belfast BT2 7HB
Tel.: +44 (0) 28 9032 0184
Fax: +44 (0) 28 9033 3487
Website: http://www.nichsa.com

To find out more information from The Stroke Association or to find the nearest information point for your area in the UK, see the Website: http://www.stroke.org.uk/county.htm

Community contacts in the USA

American Stroke Association

7272 Greenville Ave
Dallas, Texas 75231
Tel.: 888-4-STROKE, 800-553-6321
Website: http://www.strokeassociation.org

National Family Caregivers Association

10400 Connecticut Ave
#500, Kensington, MD 20895-3944
Tel.: 800-896-3650
Website: http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org

National Stroke Association

9707 E. Easter Lane
Englewood, CO 80112-3747
Tel.: 303-649-9299, 800-STROKES
Website: http://www.stroke.org

To find out more information from the American Stroke Association or to find the nearest information point for your area in the USA, see the Website: local.strokeassociation.org

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Education

NIH Neurological Institute
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824 Voice: (800) 352-9424 or (301) 496-5751
Website: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/stroke.htm

Community contacts in Canada

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

222 Queen Street, Suite 1402
Ottawa, ON K1P 5V9
Telephone (613)569-4361
Fax (613)569-3278

To find out more information from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or to find the nearest information point for your area in Canada, see the Website: ww2.heartandstroke.ca/Page.asp?PageID=97#Info

Stroke Recovery Canada

Website: http://www.strokerecoverycanada.com/srcEnglish/english/homeEnglish.asp

Community contacts in South Africa

The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa

PO Box 15139, Vlaeberg 8018
Telephone: (021) 447 4222
Fax: (021) 447 0322

Email: heart@heartfoundation.co.za

To find out more information from the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa, or to find the nearest information point for your area in South Africa, see the Website: http://www.heartfoundation.co.za/contact.php

The World Stroke Federation

750 E. Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
TEL: 315 492 5840
FAX: 315 637 6226/492 5521

E-mail: crystalfoose@cgh.org
Website: worldstrokefederation.org

International

MEDLINEplus

Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stroke.html

The Hazel K. Goddess Fund for Stroke Research in Women

785 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021-3552
Phone: (212) 713-6789
Fax: (212) 288-2160

Email: rlande@thegoddessfund.org
Website: http://www.thegoddessfund.org/

The European Stroke Initiative

Website: http://www.eusi-stroke.com

The Internet Stroke Center

Website: http://www.strokecenter.org/pat/index.html

The World Federation of Neurology

Website: http://www.wfneurology.org/