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Celiac Organizations

The Canadian Celiac Association is a national organization dedicated to providing services and support to persons with Celiac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis through programs of Awareness, Advocacy, Education and Research.

Celiac Disease Foundation provides support, information and assistance to people affected by Celiac Disease/Dermatitis Herpetiformis (CD/DH) through programs of awareness, education, advocacy and research.

Celiac Sprue Association (CSA) – Celiacs Helping Celiacs. As a member-based, non-profit organization, CSA is dedicated to helping individuals with celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis and their families worldwide through education, information and research.

Coeliac UK – Their mission is "Improving life for Coeliacs and those with Dermatitis Herpetiformis."

La Foundation Québécoise de la Maladie Coeliaque has a mission of supporting people with celiac disease with regular up-to-date information on the disease and the gluten-free diet. It also communicates this information to a Quebec network of interested health professionals – dietitians, gastroenterologists, doctors and nurses.

Gluten Intolerance Group – Their mission is to increase awareness by providing accurate, up-to-date information and education, and to support those with gluten intolerance, celiac disease/dermatitis herpetiformis, their families, health care professionals and the general public.

National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) – The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) was formed as a national 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization to raise awareness of celiac disease among the general public and the healthcare community, and to facilitate research to better understand the causes, mechanisms, and treatment of celiac disease.

Dietetic Associations

American Dietetic Association, the professional association for dietetics professionals in the USA, has developed public fact sheets covering a wide range of topics, these brief fact sheets provide nutrition facts along with healthy eating tips and recipes. Nutrition Fact Sheets are developed in collaboration with other organizations and industry sponsors.

Eat Well, Live Well is an award winning interactive website for the public developed by Dietitians of Canada, the professional association for dietetics professionals in Canada.

Gluten-Free Living Websites

The Celiac Scene – has FREE downloadable maps that let you navigate the gluten-free diet directly to the restaurants and retailers that people with celiac disease have tried and completely trust. Their Guides for the Gluten Free™ to cities across North America take you beyond cooking...To coping! To celebrating!

The Celiac Site – Home of The Gluten Free Yellow Pages and Many Waves of Grain Business Network. The Celiac Site aims to be a portal through which the gluten-free community can network existing systems. The Celiac Site hopes to let those on a gluten-free diet know all of the options that they have in keeping gluten free.

Celiac.com – A gluten-free resource since 1995 offers key gluten-free and wheat-free on-line resources that are helpful to anyone with special dietary needs. Their purpose is to raise celiac disease awareness, and to provide people who have it with enough information to get diagnosed and treated so that they can begin to lead more comfortable and healthy lives.

Health Canada

Celiac Disease and the Safety of Oats – Health Canada's Position on the Introduction of Oats to the Diets of Individuals Diagnosed with Celiac Disease (CD).

Celiac Disease. The Gluten Connection (PDF) – a pamphlet for those diagnosed with celiac disease, as well as their friends and family and is intended to provide easy to understand information about celiac disease and the steps that can be taken to manage the disease.

Magazines

Gluten-Free Living – If you have celiac disease and follow the gluten-free diet, the articles in this magazine can help you to adjust to a gluten-free lifestyle. Their well-researched articles have set a standard for accuracy in dietary information and guidance.

Research Centers - Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University – The center is devoted to patient care, physician and patient education, and a state-of-the-art research under the directorship of Dr. Peter Green, one of the few recognized specialists on celiac disease in the United States.

The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center's mission is to raise diagnosis rates for celiac disease and meet the critical needs of people with the condition, through education, research, and advocacy.