In addition, NHF provides the latest information on headache causes and treatments in educational brochures and audio and videotapes. A toll-free phone line assists nearly 50,000 callers annually, and NHF support groups are operating in more than 35 cities across the country. On request, NHF provides callers with state lists of NHF physician members. To draw nationwide attention to the serious nature of chronic headache, NHF sponsors National Headache Awareness Week, next scheduled for June 6-12, 1999. NHF funds research, attends professional association meetings and awards the Seymour Diamond Clinical Fellowship in Headache Education.
Headaches dramatically affect lives.
Further, by utilizing the resources of the NHF, quality of life can be improved for the 45 million Americans who live with the invisible handicap of headache. Because research is the cornerstone for the development of new diagnostic techniques and treatment options, NHF provides grants in these areas. Since our inception, we have funded more than 115 projects related to headache. Projects have been conducted at Harvard Medical School, Yale University School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, The Menninger Foundation, Dartmouth Medical School, Scripps Clinic and other institutions. Direct cost estimation for headache pain patients Prevention of migraine headaches with pulsing electromagnetic fields.