Urinary Incontinence in Women

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resource

American Restroom
American Restroom Association
Web Address: americanrestroom.org
 

This Web site is for people who have trouble with travel or activities that put them out of range of toilet facilities. It advocates for those who suffer any medical condition that causes them to urgently need to find a toilet when away from home.

For locations of public restrooms in many major cities in the United States and around the world, scroll down to Public Restroom Locators.


Organizations

Simon Foundation for Continence
P.O. Box 815
Wilmette, IL  60091
Phone: 1-800-23-SIMON (1-800-237-4666)
(847) 864-3913
Fax: (847) 864-9758
E-mail: jasmineschmidt@simonfoundation.org
Web Address: http://www.simonfoundation.org
 

The nonprofit Simon Foundation is dedicated to helping people cope with incontinence by educating them about cure, treatment, and management techniques. It assists in organizing self-help groups, promotes public awareness, and encourages the medical community to take more of an interest in the issue of incontinence and its treatment.


National Association for Continence (NAFC)
P.O. Box 1019
Charleston, SC  29402-1019
Phone: 1-800-BLADDER (1-800-252-3337)
(843) 377-0900
Fax: (843) 377-0905
E-mail: memberservices@nafc.org
Web Address: http://www.nafc.org
 

NAFC is a nonprofit national organization with a mission of consumer advocacy, education of the public, and information dissemination through collaboration and networking for the benefit of those with urinary incontinence. NAFC's booklet "Your Personal Guide to Bladder Health" can be ordered on the NAFC Web site.



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Author: Kathe Gallagher, MSWLast Updated: September 22, 2006
Medical Review: Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine
Avery L. Seifert, MD - Urology

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