2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the National Headache Foundation. Over those years, many things have changed -- advances in technology and medical innovations have made identifying and treating headache pain much easier. But it seems the more we know, the more we realize we have only begun to scratch the surface of this complex and often times misunderstood biological disease. That's why we need your help.

Mission

The National Headache Foundation exists to enhance the healthcare of headache sufferers. It is a source of help to sufferers' families, physicians who treat headache sufferers, allied healthcare professionals and to the public. The NHF accomplishes its mission by providing educational and informational resources, supporting headache research and advocating for the understanding of headache as a legitimate neurobiological disease.

Vision

The National Headache Foundation will be the premier educational and informational resource for the headache sufferers, their families, physicians, allied healthcare professionals and health policy decision makers. The NHF will advocate for the headache sufferers. The organization will employ the most effective means to disseminate information and knowledge to headache sufferers and non-sufferers.

If you'd like to learn more, visit the National Headache Foundation Web site at www.headaches.org .