Accelerate CFS Research Initiative
The CFIDS Association of America was founded in 1987 and has established itself as the leading organization dedicated to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). It works towards its mission to make CFS widely understood, diagnosable, curable and preventable by stimulating research aimed at the early detection, objective diagnosis and effective treatment of CFS through expanded public, private and commercial investment.
The Association focuses its resources on advancing research, public policy and communications about CFS.
Click here to learn more about our Accelerate CFS Research Initiative, an expansion of our research program that began in 2008 and is building even greater momentum in 2009.
The Association works with Congress and federal health agencies to make CFS a public health priority commensurate with its high prevalence, severity and economic impact.
From the start, the CFIDS Association has been a leading source of credible information about CFS for patients, caregivers, family members, health care professionals, journalists, researchers, policymakers and thought leaders. Here are a few ways to keep up with the latest information about CFS:
- Subscribe to our free monthly e-newsletter, CFIDSLink, by clicking here Join us on Facebook by becoming a fan of our profile or our joining our cause, Solve CFS.
- Make a donation and receive publications provided exclusively to Association supporters, like the CFIDS Chronicle, our flagship print publication
- Check out the CFS continuing medical education unit, offered in partnership with Medscape, the world’s top online provider of medical education
- Check on the latest media coverage of CFS by visiting our Spark! public awareness campaign pages.
- Visit the traveling “Faces of CFS” portrait exhibit that has been on tour through public venues like shopping malls, train stations and public libraries and national conferences of health care professionals since the summer of 2006. The exhibit’s schedule is updated here.
- We’re continuously searching for new and cost-effective ways to reach people whose lives have been affected by CFS, so we hope you’ll stay in touch through one or more of these opportunities. Thank you for your interest in and support of the CFIDS Association of America.
CFIDS Association of America, Inc
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and by other names, is a complex and debilitating chronic illness that affects the brain and multiple body systems. On this portion of our website you can find detailed information about CFS, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, important research findings and how it affects the lives of those who live with it everyday.