Medical/Health Resources
Almost Home Kids provides a bridge from hospital to home through an innovative community-based care system for children with medical complexities. It responds to the needs of families, trains caregivers, offers respite care, advocates for accessibility and inclusion and educates healthcare professionals.
Almost Home Kids offers transitional, respite and respite transportation care. It has locations in Chicago, Naperville and Peoria.
AMA Physician Select provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Information about allergies and asthma. You can find out the pollen and spore counts for the area in which you live or plan to travel to.
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrician Referral Service is intended for use by the general public to allow them quick access to information on pediatricians.
American Board of Medical Specialties
Access to board certification status, location by city, state, and specialty of any physician certified by one or more of the 24 Member Boards of the ABMS.
American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association
The American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association (ACPA) is a non-profit association of individuals and healthcare professionals who are interested in clinical care and research advancements for those affected by cleft and craniofacial conditions.
ACPA provides important information for families, patients and professionals on topics associated with cleft or craniofacial care as well as educational materials in English and Spanish, scholarship information and more.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is committed to ensuring that all people with speech, language and hearing disorders receive services to help them communicate effectively.
The ASHA website provides resources to help you understand communication and communication disorders.
American Transplant Foundation’s Patient Assistance Program
The American Transplant Foundation’s Patient Assistance Program (PAP) is a privately funded financial assistance program that helps living donors cover lost wages during their recovery from surgery and helps transplant recipients maintain health insurance coverage and access to immunosuppressant medications. This program is available nationwide and is focused on the most financially vulnerable patients and their families.
Apraxia Kids is a nonprofit that strengthens the support systems in the lives of children with apraxia of speech. Its website provides resource guides and information about conferences, webinars, support groups and more.
The Ariana Rye Foundation helps children up to age 18 with developmental disabilities and complex medical medical needs get equipment to foster their social, mental and physical development. Families in need, from anywhere in the United States, can apply for help. Requests for equipment can include feeding or bath chairs, car seats, adaptive strollers, mats, wedges, specialty swings, sensory equipment and more.
The application, requirements for applying, and the annual application deadline are posted on its website.
Families can apply once per year. The one-time equipment grant provides up to $1000 per child.