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/



