Latino Organization for Liver Awareness (L.O.L.A.)
http://www.lola-national.org/
L.O.L.A. is the first national bilingual organization dedicated to raising awareness, prevention, education and resource/referral services to the Latino/American community and other underserved populations who suffer from liver disease and/or in need of transplant. L.O.L.A. also provides educational information, monthly support group meetings, culturally appropriate counseling and presentations to community based organization, correctional facilities and corporations. In addition, L.O.L.A. strongly encourages organ and tissue donation within the Latino/American population in the United States.
(Nonprofit site)
Language – English and
Spanish http://www.lola-national.org/index_s.htm
Focus – Liver disease

Organización Latina Para Crear Conciencia Sobre el Hígado (L.O.L.A.)
http://www.lola-national.org/index_s.htm
Fundada en 1994, LOLA es la primera organización bicultural y bilingüe nacional dedicada a crear conciencia sobre la enfermedad de hígado por medio de material informativo, programas comunitarios de prevención y educación, servicio de referido y tratamiento, grupos de apoyo, boletín informativo trimestral, presentaciones educativas de VHC en cárceles y campañas de VHC públicas educativas para las comunidades latinas y americanas y otras poblaciones subservidas sufriendo de enfermedad de hígado en los Estados Unidos..
(Nonprofit site)
Language – Spanish and
English http://www.lola-national.org/
Focus – Liver disease

National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nei.nih.gov

The National Eye Institute (NEI) was established by Congress in 1968 to protect and prolong the vision of the American people. As one of the Federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. This research leads to sight-saving treatments, reduces visual impairment and blindness, and improves the quality of life for people of all ages.

Part of the NEI mission is to develop public and professional education programs that help prevent blindness, reduce visual impairment, and increase awareness of services and devices that are available for people with low vision. To meet these objectives, the NEI has established the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP), a partnership of over 65 professional, civic, and voluntary organizations and government agencies concerned with eye health. The program represents an extension of the NEI's support of vision research, where results are disseminated to health professionals, patients, and the public. The NEI is also the lead Federal agency for the vision and hearing chapter in Healthy People 2010, the nation's blueprint to improve public health.

For more information about the National Eye Institute, visit the NEI web site at http://www.nei.nih.gov or write to the NEI at:

National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Drive, MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510