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| Addnl Location City: | Charleston, SC |
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| Formerly: | Help for Incontinent People |
National Association for Continence (NAFC) is a national, private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence, voiding dysfunction, and related pelvic floor disorders.[1] [2]
NAFC's purpose is to be the leading source for public education and advocacy about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatments, and management alternatives for incontinence.[3] [4]
The NAFC was established in 1982, and initially known as 'Help for Incontinent People'.[5]
NAFC's objectives are to destigmatize incontinence, to promote preventive measures, to motivate individuals to seek treatment, and to provide collaborative advocacy and service for those who are affected by this problem.[5] [6] To achieve its objectives, NAFC offers publications and services,[1] such as: brochures detailing what every woman and man should know about bladder and bowel control, disease-specific booklets on multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson's disease, pelvic muscle exercise kits for men and women, Quality Care e-newsletter made up of articles written by leading professionals in the field, and a live webinar (online seminar) series that brings bladder and bowel health experts right to you. The National Association For Continence is supported by consumers/patients, health professionals, and industry.
NAFC has a series of educational resources relating to bladder problems.[1]
General Audience: Bladder retraining, Urinary Catheterization of Men and Women, Fecal Incontinence, Incontinence and Odor Control, Overactive bladder.
For Women: Incontinence and Childbirth, Pelvic organ prolapse, Surgical Treatment for Female stress urinary incontinence, Non-Surgical Treatment for Female stress urinary incontinence (includes instructions for Pelvic Muscle Exercises).
For Men: Male stress incontinence, enlarged prostate, Incontinence: What Every Man Should Know (includes instructions for Pelvic Muscle Exercises).