National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia

The National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia (NATT) is a nationwide not for profit alliance of patients and medical professionals committed to raising awareness about thrombosis and thrombophilia and is dedicated to preventing and treating health problems caused by blood clots and blood clotting disorders.

NATT is headquartered in Tarrytown, New York and maintains offices in Washington D.C. and a chapter in St. Paul, Minnesota. NATT's mission is to prevent, diagnose and treat thrombosis and thrombophilia through research, education, support and advocacy. The current President is Randy Fenninger and NATT's Executive Director is Alan P. Brownstein.

In a press release dated September 26, 2007, NATT announced the award of two grants totaling $1.3 million from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200709/ai_n21914397 FindArticles - CDC Awards NATT Funding to Improve Blood Clot Awareness] U.S. Newswire, September, 2007] to “launch a national wake-up call to promote public and healthcare professional awareness of this serious medical condition that each year kills nearly 300,000 Americans.”

In March 2008, NATT launched its newly designed "Stop the Clot" website with resources for health professionals, patients and family members including healthcare provider listings, patient stories, a knowledge base of articles and reference materials on blood clots and blood clotting disorders. NATT also sponsors educational seminars and publishes materials to raise awareness of blood clotting issues.

References

External links

* [http://www.nattinfo.org NATT]
* [http://www.stoptheclot.org Official Web Site]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200709/ai_n21914397 PR News Story]
* [http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/clotting.htm CDC Blood Clotting Article]
* [http://www.fvleiden.org/ Thrombophilia Awareness Project]
* [http://www.acforum.org/ Anticoagulation Forum]
* [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/index.html National Heart Lung and Blood Institute]