Health
HEALTH charities cure diseases, treat and support our sick and disabled, seek improvements in medical treatments, and promote public understanding and awareness of particular health risks, diseases and disabilities. We classified HEALTH charities in four Causes.
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Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines (279) Charities in Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines are multipurpose organizations that seek cures for particular diseases and disorders or promote particular medical disciplines by providing direct services, advocating for public understanding and support, and supporting targeted medical research. |
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Patient and Family Support (137) Patient and Family Support organizations offer wish granting programs, camping programs, housing or travel assistance and other services for family members and patients that are diagnosed with a serious illness. |
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Treatment and Prevention Services (89) Treatment and Prevention Services charities are devoted to providing direct medical services and educating the public on ways to prevent diseases and reduce health risks. |
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Medical Research (66) Medical Research organizations focus the bulk of their efforts on researching causes and cures of disease and developing new treatments. |
Did you know?
- An estimated total of 571,850 Americans will die of cancer this year (2011), the nation's second-leading killer after heart disease. In the Us, cancer accounts for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths.
- In a national survey, total cash compensation levels for executives and managers at profit and nonprofit hospitals rose 7.2 percent during fiscal year 2005.
- Your body produces four to five billion red blood cells in an hour.
- Tobacco companies spend $28 on marketing for every $1 state governments spend on prevention.
- Since 2001, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS has estimated that roughly five million people were newly infected each year, even though billions of dollars have been spent in the last four years on prevention and treatment.
- In 2003, 2.3 million 12- to 17-year-olds -- almost one in 10 -- abused at least one controlled prescription drug.
- Over the last 30 years the rate of childhood obesity has tripled among youngsters aged 6 to 11 and has doubled for those aged 2 to 5 and 12 to 19.
- Since 1982, the standard size of a hamburger has increased 112 percent. Bagels are 95 percent bigger than they were two decades ago and servings of pasta have gone up 480 percent.
- MS is the most common neurological disease affecting young to middle-aged adults and is typically diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50.
- Every 49 minutes, an American is spinal cord injured.
