AGING
National Council on the Aging
800-424-9046
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
800-441-AARP
AIDS
National AIDS Hotline
800-342-2437 (AIDS)
800-344-7432 (Spanish)
National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA)
202-898-0414
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
800-874-2572
CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
800-458-5231
The Foundation for Children with AIDS
617-442-7442
ALCOHOL
Women for Sobriety
800-333-1606
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
(see white pages in phone
book for local chapter)
Al-Anon Family Group Hotline
800-356-9996
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
800-NCA-CALL
Recovering Network
800-527-5344
Alcohol Rehabilitation for the Elderly
800-354-7089 or 800-344-0824 (Illinois)
MADD Victim Hotline
800-438-6233
ALLERGY/ASTHMA
The Anerican Academy of Allergy and Immunology
800-822-2762
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
800-727-8462
National Allergy and Asthma Network
703-383-4403
American Lung Association
212-315-8700
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Alzheimer's Association
800-272-3900
ANOREXIA/BULIMIA
Bulimia Anorexia Self-Help
800-227-4785
Eating Disorders Helpline Unit
800-382-2832
ARTHRITIS
The Arthritis Foundation
800-283-7800
National Clearing House on Arthritis, Muscular, Skeletal, and Skin Diseases
301-495-4484
BIRTH DEFECTS
National Clearinghouse for Infants with Disabilities and Life-threatening Conditions
800-922-9234
March of Dimes
914-997-4415
BLADDER HEALTH
Bladder Health Council of the American Foundation for Urologic Disease
800-242-2383
BLIND/VISION IMPAIRED
American Council of the Blind
800-424-8666
Blind Children's Center
800-222-3566 or 800-222-3567 (California)
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
800-548-4337
National Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation
800-683-5555
National Society to Prevent Blindness
800-331-2020
The National Eye Institute of NIH
301-496-5248
CANCER
Cancer Information Service of the National Cancer Institute
800-4-CANCER or 800-524-1234 (Hawaii)
800-638-6070 (Alaska)
AMC Cancer Research Center Information and Counseling Line
800-525-3777 or 303-233-6501 (Colorado)
American Cancer Society
800-227-2345
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
800-366-2223
National Hospice Organization
800-658-8898
CEREBRAL PALSY
United Cerebral Palsy Association
800-872-5827
Easter Seals
312-726-6200
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Hotline of Child Help USA
800-422-4453
Parents Anonymous
800-421-0353
National Council on Child Abuse
800-222-2000
National Runaway Switchboard
800-621-4000
Sudden Infant Death Sundrome (SIDS) Alliance
800-221-SIDS
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
404-332-4555
CROHN'S/COLITIS
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
800-343-3637
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
800-344-4823
DEPRESSION
National Foundation for Depressive Illness
800-248-4344
Depression after Delivery
800-944-4773
DIABETES
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
800-232-3472
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF)
800-223-1138
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
301-468-2162
DOWN'S SYNDROME
National Down's Syndrome Congress
800-232-NDSC
DRUG ABUSE/COUNSELING
American Council for Drugs
800-488-DRUG
Narcotics Anonymous Cocaine Hotline
800-347-8998
National Institute on Drug Abuse
800-662-HELP
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
800-729-6686
DYSLEXIA
Orton Dyslexia Society
800-ABCD-123 or
410-337-9459 (Maryland)
EPILEPSY
Epilepsy Foundation of America
800-332-1000
National Easter Seals Society
312-243-8400
GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) Foundation International
215-667-0131
HEADACHE
National Headache Foundation
800-843-2256 or
800-523-8858
HEAD INJURY
National Head Injury Foundation
202-296-6443
HEARING IMPAIRMENT
National Hearing Aid Helpline
800-521-5247
Better Hearing Institute
800-EAR-WELL
HEART
American Heart Association (AHA)
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231-4596
(800) 242-8721
(Local and national AHA and the AHA Cookbook
are good sources of nutritional advice.)
HOSPICE
National Hospice Organization (NHO)
800-658-8898
Children's Hospice International
800-242-4453
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
Huntington's Disease Society of America
800-343-4372
KIDNEY DISEASE
American Kidney Fund
800-638-8299
National Kidney Foundation
800-622-9010
LANGUAGE DISORDERS
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
800-638-TALK
LYME DISEASE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
(information on Lyme Disease)
404-332-4555
LUNG DISEASE
Lunglife
800-222-5864
American Lung Association
212-315-8700
LUPUS
Lupus Foundation of America
800-558-0121
MENTAL HEALTH
National Mental Health Association Information Center
800-969-6642
National Alliance for Mental Illness
800-969-NAMI
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
201-878-5669
The National Resource Center on Homelessness & Mental Illness
800-444-7415
Food & Drug Administration
(information on Panic Disorder)
301-443-3170
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
602-529-2000
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
800-541-5454
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
The American Parkinson Disease Association
800-223-2732
The National Parkinson Foundation
800-327-4545 or
800-433-7022 (Florida)
305-547-6666 (Miami)
Parkinson's Education Program
800-344-7872
POISON
Emergency number(s) can be found on the first page of your local phone book
PREGNANCY, PRENATAL CARE
(See Women's Health)
PROSTATE HEALTH
Prostate Health Council
800-242-2383
RARE DISEASES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(information on Rabies)
404-332-4555
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
800-999-6673
National Information Center for Orphan Drugs and Rare Diseases
800-456-3505
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health
301-496-5717
REYE'S SYNDROME
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
800-233-7393
SCLERODERMA
United Scleroderma Foundation
800-722-HOPE or
408-728-2202 (California)
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
National STD Hotline
800-227-8922
Sex Information and Education Council
212-819-9770
SICKLE CELL DISEASE
National Association of Sickle Cell Disease
800-421-8453
SLEEP DISORDERS
American Sleep Disorders Association
507-287-6006
SPINAL INJURIES
Spina Bifida Assoiation of America
800-621-3141
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
800-962-9639
American Paralysis Association Hotline
800-526-3456
STROKE
National Stroke Association and the Alliance for Aging
800-423-1925
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NIDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
301-496-5924
TAY-SACHS DISEASE
Tay-Sachs Disease
NIH, Child Health and
Human Development
301-496-5133
TOURETTE'S SYNDROME
Tourette's Syndrome Association
800-237-0717 or
718-224-2999 (New York)
TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME
Toxic Shock Syndrome
FDA 301-443-3170
TUBERCULOSIS
American Lung Association
212-315-8700
TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
800-225-6872 or
301-459-9888 (Maryland)
WOMAN'S HEALTH
Food & Drug Administration
(information on Birth Control)
301-443-3170
Planned Parenthood Information Line
800-248-7797
National Women's Health Network
202-347-1140
PMS Access
800-222-4767 or
608-833-4767
The International Childbirth Education Association
800-624-4934
Pregnancy Counseling Services
800-542-4453
National Abortion Federation
800-771-9100
Planned Parenthood Birth Control
212-541-7800
(for local chapter, look in the white pages of phone book)
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
404-332-4555
Center for Proper Medication Use
P.O. Box 13329
Philadelphia, PA 19101-3329
215-895-1131
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Center
800-336-4797
National Library of Medicine
800-272-4787
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
301-368-6553
Publications:
Consumer Reports on HEALTH
513-860-1178
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Handicaps
800-999-5599
National Coalition of Hispanics and Health and Human Services Organization
202-387-5000
National League of Nursing/American Public Health Association
212-582-1022
American Kidney Fund Financial Assistance
800-638-8299
Food & Drug Administration
General Information: 301-443-3170
Reporting adverse reaction to drugs
MEDWATCH
800-fda-1088
FAX 800-FDA-0178
FDA Regional Office (see
white pages in phone book)
National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)
800-999-6673
President's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports
(Department of Health and Human Services)
202-272-3430
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
(Department of Health and
Human Services)
202-245-0586
National Health Information
Center
(Department of Health
and Human Services)
301-565-4167
800-336-4797
