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 Autoimmune Diseases  Nursing Homes
 Bone Disease  Nutrition
 Cancer  Occupational Therapy
 Caregiving  Organ Donation / Transplant
 Child Abuse / Missing Children  Osteoporosis
 Clinical Trials Information  Pain Management
 Cystic Fibrosis  Parkinson's Disease
 Dentistry  Paralysis / Spinal Cord Injury
 Diabetes  Patient's Rights and Advocacy
 Digestive Diseases  Poisons / Pesticides
 Disabilities  Pregnancy / Maternal Health
 Drug Discount Programs  Rape and Incest
 End-of-Life Concerns  Rare Diseases
 Epilepsy (Seizures)  Rehabilitation
 Ethics  Safety and Injury Prevention
 Exercise  Sexual Addiction
 Flu (Influenza) Information  Sexual Education
 Food Safety  Sexually Transmitted Diseases
 Finding A Doctor  Sickle Cell Disease
 Foot Care  Skin Diseases
 Fraud Hotline  Sleep
 Genetic Diseases  Smoking Cessation Help
 Headache / Head Injury  Social Security Information
 Health Information Services  Stroke
 Hearing and Speech  Stuttering
 Heart Disease  Surgical / Facial Plastic Surgery
 Herpes  Suicide
 Home Care  Thyroid Disease
 Housing  Veterans
 Immunizations / Vaccinations  Violence
 Impotence  Vision
 Incontinence / Urinary Tract  Women's Health
 Insurance Concerns  

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP):
1-800- 424-3410
www.aarp.org

Eldercare Locator:
1-800-677-1116
www.eldercare.gov

National Caucus and Center on Black Aged:
1-202-637-8400
www.ncba-aged.org/

National Council on Aging:
1-202-479-1200
www.ncoa.org

National Hispanic Council on Aging:
1-202-479-1200
www.ncoa.org

National Institute on Aging:
1-800-222-2225
1-800-222-4225 (TTY)
www.nia.nih.gov

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging:
1-800-677-1116
www.n4a.org

Senior Citizen Hot Line:
1-800-342-9871


AIDS Info (Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services):
1-800-448-0440
1-888-480-3739 (TTY)
www.aidsinfo.nih.gov

CDC National Prevention Information Network:
1-800-458-5231
1-800-243-7012 (TTY)
1-888-282-7681 (Fax on Demand)
www.cdcnpin.org

CDC National STD/AIDS Hotline:
1-800-227-8922 English (STD)
1-800-342-2437 English (AIDS)
1-800-344-7432 Spanish (AIDS)
1-800-243-7889 (TTY)
Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline:
1-800-822-7422


ADCAREHospital Helpline:
1-800-252-6465

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group:
1-888-4AL-ANON (425-2666)
www.al-anon.alateen.org

Alcoholics Anonymous:
1-212-870-3400
www.alcoholicsanonymous.org

Alcohol and Drug Helpline:
1-800-821-4357

American Council on Alcoholism:
1-800-527-5344

Cocaine Anonymous World Services:
1-800-347-8998
www.ca.org

Narcotics Anonymous:
1-818-773-9999
www.na.org

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information:
1-800-729-6686
www.health.org

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hopeline:
1-800-622-2255

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's treatment referral service:
1-800-622-4357


American Chiropractic Association:
1-800-986-4636
www.amerchiro.org

NationalCenter for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse:
1-888-644-6226
1-866-464-3615 (TTY)
www.nccam.nih.gov/health/clearing house/


Alzheimer's Association:
1-800-272-3900 (24/7 Helpline)
1-312-335-8882 (TDD)
www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center, National Institute on Aging:
1-800-438-4380
www.alzheimers.org


Arthritis Foundation:
1-800-283-7800
www.arthritis.org

Lyme Disease Foundation:
1-800-886-5963
www.lyme.org

National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse:
1-877-226-4267
www.niams.nih.gov


American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology:
1-800-822-2762
www.aaaai.org

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America:
1-800-727-6237
www.aafa.org

Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network:
1-800-929-4040
www.foodallergy.org


American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association:
1-800-598-4668
www.aarda.org

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases:
1-877-226-4267
1-301-495-4484
www.niams.nih.gov


Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~NationalResourceCenter:
1-800-624-2663
www.osteo.org


American Brain Tumor Association:
1-800-886-2282
http://hope.abta.org

American Cancer Society, NationalCancerInformationCenter:
1-800-227-2345 (Voice/TDD/TTY)
www.cancer.org

American Institute for Cancer Research:
1-800-843-8114
www.aicr.org

Brain Tumor Society:
1-800-770-8287
www.tbts.org

Cancer Hope Network:
1-877-HOPENET (467-3638)
www.cancerhopenetwork.org

Cancer Information Service, National Cancer Institute:
1-800-422-6237
http://cis.nci.nih.gov

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation:
1-800-366-2223
www.candlelighters.org

Kidney Cancer Association:
1-800-850-9132
www.curekidneycancer.org

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:
1-800-955-4572
www.leukemia.org

National Brain Tumor Foundation:
1-800-934-2873
www.braintumor.org

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship:
1-301-650-8868
www.canceradvocacy.org

National Cancer Institute (NCI):
1-800-422-6237
www.cancer.gov

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation:
1-800-462-9273
www.komen.org

Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization:
1-800-221-2141
www.y-me.org


Aging Network Services:
1-301-657-4329
www.agingnets.com

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP):
1-800- 424-3410
www.aarp.org

Eldercare Locator (Helpline):
1-800-677-1116
www.eldercare.gov

National Alliance for Caregiving:
4720 Montgomery Lane, 5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814

www.caregiving.org

Child Find of America:
1-800-I-AM-LOST (426-5678)
1-800-A-WAY-OUT (292-9688)
www.childfindofamerica.org

Covenant House Nineline:
1-800-999-9999

Girls & BoysTown National Hotline:
1-800-448-3000
1-800-448-1833 (TDD)

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children:
1-800-843-5678
www.missingkids.com

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information:
1-800-394-3366
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov

National Child Abuse Hotline:
1-800-422-4453
www.childhelpusa.org

National Runaway Switchboard:
1-800-621-4000

National Youth Crisis Hotline:

1-800-448-4663

Clinical Trials.Gov (A service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health):
1-888-346-3656
www.clinicaltrials.gov

Veritas Medicine:
1-877-587-4257
www.veritasmedicine.com


Cystic Fibrosis Foundation:
1-800-344-4823
www.cff.org


American Dental Association:
1-800-947-4746
1-800-621-8099 (Public Information)

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research:
1-301-402-7364
www.nidcr.nih.gov


American Association of Diabetes Educators:
1-800-338-3633
www.diabeteseducator.org

American Diabetes Association:
1-800-232-3472
www.diabetes.org

Division of Diabetes Translation(National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC):
1-877-232-3422
www.cdc.gov/diabetes

National Diabetes Education Program:
1-800-438-5383
www.ndep.nih.gov

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse:
1-301-654-3327
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov


Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America:
1-800-932-2423
1-800-343-3637
www.ccfa.org

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse:
1-800-891-5389
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov


ADA& ITInformationCenter:
1-800-949-4232 (Voice/TTY)
www.adainfo.org

Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line:
1-800-514-0301
1-800-514-0308 (TTY)

Easter Seals Disability Services:
1-800-221-6827
www.easterseals.com

FACES: The National Craniofacial Association:
1-800-332-2373
www.faces-cranio.org

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy:
1-800-886-1762
www.fsma.org

Job Accommodation Network:
1-800-ADA-WORK (232-9675) (Voice/TTY)
1-800-26-7234 (Voice/TTY)
www.jan.wvu.edu

National Rehabilitation Information Center:
1-800-346-2742 (Voice/TDD)
www.naric.com

Paralyzed Veterans of America:
1-800-424-8200
www.pva.org

Scoliosis Association:
1-800-800-0669
www.scoliosis-assoc.org


AstraZeneca Foundation Patient-Assistance Program:
1-800-424-3727
www.astrazene.ca-us.com

Jansen Patient Assistance Program:
1-800-652-6227
www.janssen.com

Johnson & Johnson Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA):
1-888-477-2669
www.pparx.org

LillyAnswers:1-877-RX-LILLY
www.lillyanswers.com/en/index. html

Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards:
1-800-MEDICARE
www.medicare.gov

Pfizer Pfriends Program:
1-866-776-3700
www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com

Together Rx Access:1-800-444-4106
www.trxaccess.com

U Share Prescription Drug Discount Card:
1-800-707-3917
www.usharerx.com


Caring Connections:
1-800-989-9455
www.caringinfo.org

Funeral Consumers Alliance:
1-800-765-0107
www.funerals.org

Hospice Association of America:
1-202-546-4759
www.hospice-america.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization:
1-800-658-8898
www.nhpco.org


Epilepsy Foundation:
1-800-332-1000
www.efa.org


Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics (National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature):
1-800-633-3849
http://kennedyinstitute.georgetown. edu


Aerobics and Fitness Association of America:
1-800-446-2322 (For Professionals)
1-800-968-7263 (Consumer Hotline)
www.afaa.com

American Council on Exercise:
1-800-825-3636
www.acefitness.org

American Physical Therapy Association:
1-703-684-2782
www.apta.org

American Running Association:
1-800-776-2732
www.americanrunning.org

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports:
1-202-690-9000
www.fitness.gov

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Club:
1-800-932-8677
www.tops.org

Weight Control Information Network National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:
1-877-946-4627
http://win.niddk.nih.gov

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
1-800-232-4636
1-888-232-6348 (TTY)
www.cdc.gov/flu


Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA:
1-888-723-3366
www.cfsan.fda.gov

USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline:
1-888-674-6854
1-800-256-7072 (TTY)

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service:
1-800-344-9453
www.fws.gov


American Board of Medical Specialities:
www.abms.org

Docfinder:
http://www.docboard.org/ docfinder.html

Family Doctor:
www.familydoctor.org

Healthfinder:
www.healthfinder.gov

Medline Plus:
www.medlineplus.gov


American Podiatric Medical Association:
1-800-366-8227
www.apma.org


Health Care Fraud Hot Line:
1-800-447-8477
http://oig.hhs.gov/hotline.html


Genetic Alliance:
1-800-336-4363
www.geneticalliance.org

Genetic and Rare DiseasesInformationCenter:
1-888-205-2311
1-888-205-3223 (TTY)
rarediseases.info.nih.gov/ html/resources/info_cntr.html

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation:
1-888-663-4637
1-800-925-1855 (Spanish)
www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide /mod.html


American Council for Headache Education:
1-800-255-ACHE (2243)
www.achenet.org

Brain Injury Association:
1-800-444-6443 (Family Helpline)

National Headache Foundation:
1-888-643-5552
www.headaches.org


Angel Flight:
1-877-247-5433
www.angelflight.com

Healthfinder®:
www.healthfinder.gov

Medline Plus:
www.medlineplus.gov

Mercy Medical Airlift:
1-800-296-1217
www.mercymedical.org

National Health Information Center:
1-800-336-4797
www.health.gov/nhic

National Organization for Rare Disorders:
1-800-999-6673
www.rarediseases.org

Well Spouse Foundation:
1-800-838-0879
www.wellspouse.org


American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery:
1-703-836-4444
www.entnet.org

American Hearing Research Foundation:
1-312-726-9670
www.american-hearing.org

American Society for Deaf Children:
1-800-942-2732
www.deafchildren.org

American Tinnitus Association:
1-800-634-8978
www.ata.org

Better Hearing Institute:
1-800-327-9355
www.betterhearing.org

Dial A Hearing Screening Test:
1-800-222-3277

Modern Talking Picture Service Caption Films/Videos:
1-800-237-6213
1-813-545-8781 (TDD)

National Aphasia Association:
1-800-922-4622
www.aphasia.org

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse:
1-800-241-1044
1-800-241-1055 (TTY)
www.nidcd.nih.gov

Other Organizations and Related Links:
http://hope4hearing.org/organizs.htm


American Heart Association:
1-800-242-872
www.americanheart.org

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Information Center:
1-301-592-8573
1-240-629-3255 (TTY)
www.nhlbi.nih.gov


American Social Health Association:
1-919-361-8488
www.ashastd.org


National Association for Home Care:
1-202-547-7424

Visiting Nurse Associations of America:
1-800-426-2547
www.vnaa.org


American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging:
1-202-783-2255
www.aahsa.org

Assisted Living Federation of America:
1-703-691-8100
www.alfa.org

National Shared Housing Resource Center:
1-410-235-4454
www.nationalsharedhousing.org

NationalResourceCenter on Homelessness and Mental Illness:
1-800-444-7415
www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
1-800-333-4636
1-202-708-1112
1-202-708-1455 (TTY)
www.hud.gov/groups/seniors.cfm


National Immunization Information Hotline,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) :
1-800-232-7468
1-800-243-7889
www.cdc.gov/travel/vaccinat.htm

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System:
1-800-822-7967
www.vaers.hhs.gov


ImpotenceInformationCenter:
1-800-28-3881


American Urological Association Foundation:
1-800-242-2383
www.afud.org

IncontinenceInformationCenter:
1-800-328-3881

National Association for Continence:
1-800-252-3337
www.nafc.org

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse:
1-800-891-5390
www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov

Prostate/BPH Information Center:
1-800-328-3881

Simon Foundation for Continence:
1-800-237-4666
www.simonfoundation.org


Center for Medicare Advocacy:
1-860-456-7790
www.medicareadvocacy.org

HHS Inspector General's Hotline:
1-800-447-8477

Medicare Hotline:
1-800-638-6833
1-877-486-2048 (TTY/TTD)

National Consumers League:
1-202-835-3323
www.nclnet.org

National Insurance Consumer Helpline:
1-800-942-4242


American Association of Kidney Patients:
1-800-749-2257
www.aakp.org

American Kidney Fund:
1-800-638-8299
www.akfinc.org

National Kidney Foundation:
1-800-622-9010
www.kidney.org

PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) Foundation:
1-800-753-2873
www.pkdcure.org


Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:
1-800-233-4050
www.chadd.org

International Dyslexia Association:
1-800-222-3123
www.interdys.org


American Liver Foundation:
1-800-465-4857
www.liverfoundation.org

Hepatitis Foundation International:
1-800-891-0707
www.hepfi.org


American Lung Association:
1-800-586-4872
www.lungusa.org

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Information Center:
1-301-592-8573
1-240-629-3255 (TTY)
www.nhlbi.nih.gov

Asbestos.com, Mesothelioma Center
1-800-615-2270
http://www.asbestos.com/


The Lupus Foundation of America:
1-800-558-0121
www.lupus.org


American Psychiatric Association:
1-888-357-7924
www.psych.org

American Psychological Association:
1-800-374-2721
1-202-336-6123 (TDD/TTY)
www.apa.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill:
1-800-950-6264
www.nami.org

National Foundation for Depressive Illness:
1-800-248-4381

National Mental Health Association:
1-800-969-6642
www.nmha.org

Depression After Delivery:
1-800-944-4773
www.depressionafterdelivery.com


Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA):
1-800-345-4372

International Essential Tremor Foundation:
1-888-387-3667
www.essentialtremor.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society:
1-800-344-4867
www.nmss.org

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation:
1-800-441-7055

(See Stroke Listing):

(See Parkinson's Disease Listing):


National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform:
1-202-332-2275
www.nccnhr.org

Nursing Home Information Service, National Council of Senior Citizens:
1-202-347-8800


Meals on Wheels Association of America:
1-703-548-5558
www.mowaa.org

American Dietetic Association:
1-800-366-1655
www.eatright.org

MyPyramid.gov, USDA (Information on nutrition):
www.mypyramid.gov


American Occupational Therapy Association:
1-301-652-2682
1-800-377-8555 (TDD)
www.aota.org


Coalition on Donation:
1-804-782-4920
www.shareyourlife.org

National Bone Marrow Transplant Link:
1-800-546-5268
www.nbmtlink.org

National Foundation for Transplants:
1-800-489-3863
www.transplants.org

National Marrow Donor Program®:
1-800-627-7692
www.marrow.org

Transplant Living, United Network of Organ Sharing:
1-888-894-6361
www.transplantliving.org


National Osteoporosis Foundation:
1-800-223-9994
www.nof.org


American Pain Foundation:
1-888-615-7246
www.painfoundation.org


American Parkinson's Disease Association:
1-800-223-2732
www.apdaparkinson.org

National Parkinson's Foundation:
1-800-457-6676
www.parkinson.org

Parkinson's Disease Foundation:
1-800-457-6676
www.pdf.org


Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association:
1-800-225-0292
www.paralysis.org

NationalRehabilitationInformationCenter:
1-800-346-2742
www.naric.com

National Spinal Cord Injury Association:
1-800-962-9629
www.spinalcord.org

Paralyzed Veterans of America:
1-800-424-8200
1-800-232-1782 (Healthcare Hotline)
1-800-416-7622 (TDD)
www.pva.org


American Hospital Association:
1-312-422-3000
www.aha.org

Joint Commission-Accredited Hospital:
1-800-994-6610
www.jcaho.org


American Association of Poison Control Centers:
1-800-222-1222
www.aapcc.org

NationalLeadInformationCenter:
1-800-424-5323 (Clearinghouse)
1-800-877-8339 (TDD)
www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm

NationalPesticideInformationCenter:
1-800-858-7378 (TDD Capability)
www.npic.orst.edu

Safe Drinking Water Hotline:
1-800-426-4791


American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Institute:
1-800-232-7437
www.sids.org

DES Action USA:
1-800-DES-9288 (337-9288)
www.desaction.org

International Childbirth Education Association:
1-800-624-4934
www.icea.org

Lamaze International:
1-800-368-4404
www.lamaze.org

Liberty Godparent Home Hotline:
1-800-542-4453

National Abortion Federation:
1-800-772-9100
www.prochoice.org

National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline:
1-800-504-7081
www.hispanichealth.org/helplines. lasso

National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline:
1-800-848-5683

National Institute of Child Health and HumanDevelopmentInformationResourceCenter:
1-800-370-2943

Prenatal Care Hotline
:1-800-311-BABY (2229) (English)
1-800-504-7081 (Spanish)

Zero to Three (NationalCenter for Infants, Toddlers and Families):
1-800-899-4301
www.zerotothree.org


Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network:
1-800-656-4673
www.rainn.org


American Behcet's Disease Association:
1-800-723-4238
www.behcets.com

Cleft Palate Foundation:
1-800-242-5338
www.cleftline.org

American Leprosy Missions (Hansen's Disease):
1-800-543-3135
www.leprosy.org

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease):
1-800-782-4747
www.alsa.org

Batten's Disease Support & Research Association:
1-800-448-4570
www.bdsra.org

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association:
1-800-606-2682
www.charcot-marie-tooth.org

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) Association of America:
1-800-442-3437
www.cfids.org

Cooley's Anemia Foundation:
1-800-522-7222
www.thalassemia.org

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation:
1-800-223-8355
1-800-753-2357 (U.S. and Canada)
www.cdlsusa.org

Fibromyalgia Network:
1-800-853-2929
www.fmnetnews.com

Genetic and Rare DiseasesInformationCenter:
1-888-205-2311
1-888-205-3223 (TTY)
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/html /resources/info_cntr.html

Histiocytosis Association of America:
1-800-548-2758
www.histio.org

Huntington's Disease Society of America:
1-800-345-4372
www.hdsa.org

International Rett Syndrome Association:
1-800-818-7388
www.rettsyndrome.org

Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation:
1-888-257-1107
www.lesturnerals.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association:
1-800-344-4863
www.mdausa.org

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America:
1-800-541-5454
www.myasthenia.org

National Down Syndrome Congress:
1-800-232-6372
www.ndsccenter.org

National Down Syndrome Society Hotline:
1-800-221-4602

National Fragile X Foundation:
1-800-688-8765
www.fragilex.org

National Hansen's Disease Programs:
1-800-642-2477
www.bphc.hrsa.gov/nhdp

National Hemophilia Foundation:
1-888-(463-6643)
www.hemophilia.org

National Lymphedema Network:
1-800-541-3259
www.lymphnet.org

National Marfan Foundation:
1-800-8-MARFAN (862-7326)
www.marfan.org

Children's Tumor Foundation:
1-800-323-7938
www.ctf.org/adults

National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation:
1-800-473-2310
www.albinism.org

National Organization for Rare Disorders:
1-800-999-6673
www.rarediseases.org

National Reye's Syndrome Foundation:
1-800-233-7393
www.reyessyndrome.org

National Spasmodic Torticollis Association:
1-800-487-8385
www.torticollis.org

Neurofibromatosis, Inc. :
1-800-942-6825
www.nfinc.org

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation:
1-800-981-2663
www.oif.org

Paget Foundation (for Paget's disease of bone and related disorders):
1-800-237-2438
www.paget.org

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association:
1-800-926-4797
www.pwsausa.org

Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation:
1-877-463-6757
www.rls.org

Scleroderma Foundation:
1-800-722-4673
www.scleroderma.org

Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation:
1-800-475-6473
www.sjogrens.org

Spina Bifida Association:
1-800-621-3141
www.sbaa.org

Spondylitis Association of America:
1-800-777-8189
www.spondylitis.org

Sturge-Weber Foundation:
1-800-627-5482
www.sturge-weber.com

Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders:
1-800-716-7638
www.trisomy.org

Tourette Syndrome Association:
1-800-237-0717
www.tsa-usa.org

Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance:
1-800-225-6872
www.tsalliance.org

Turner Syndrome Society:
1-800-365-9944
www.turner-syndrome-us.org

United Cerebral Palsy Association:
1-800-872-5827
www.ucp.org

United Leukodystrophy Foundation:
1-800-728-5483
www.ulf.org

Wegener's Granulomatosis Association:
1-800-277-9474
www.wgassociation.org

Wilson's Disease Association:
1-800-399-0266
www.wilsonsdisease.org


National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering:
1-800-736-2216

National Rehabilitation Information Center:
1-800-346-2742(Voice/TDD)
www.naric.com

Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors:
1-800-888-2876
www.phoenix-society.org

United Ostomy Association:
1-800-826-0826
www.uoa.org


National Center for Injury Prevention and Control:
1-770-488-1506
www.cdc.gov/ncipc

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Auto Safety):
1-800-424-9393
www.nhtsa.gov

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC (Information inquiry service):
1-800-356-4674
www.cdc.gov/niosh

National Program for Playground Safety:
1-800-554-554-7529
www.uni.edu/playground

National Safety Council:
1-800-621-7615
1-800-767-7236 (National Radon Hotline)
www.nsc.org


U.S. Coastguard Office of Boating Safety:
1-800-368-5647
1-800-689-0816 (TDD/TTY)
www.uscgboating.org

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
1-800-638-2772
www.cpsc.gov


Sexual Addiction Hotline:
1-800-310-3001


Planned Parenthood Federation of America:
1-800-230-7526
1-800-669-0156
www.plannedparenthood.org


American Social Health Association:
1-800-230-6039
www.ashastd.org

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National STD Hotline:
1-800-227-8922 English (STD)
1-800-342-2437 English (AIDS)
1-800-344-7432 Spanish (AIDS)
1-800243-7889 (TTY)
www.cdc.gov/std


American Pain Foundation:
1-888-615-7246
www.painfoundation.org

Emory University Sickle Cell Information Center:
1-404-616-3572
www.scinfo.org

Meharry Medical College Sickle Cell Center:
1-615-327-6000
http://research.mmc.edu/page.asp?S ID=7&page=661

National Foundation for Transplants:
1-800-489-3863
www.transplants.org

National Marrow Donor Program:
1-800-627-7692
www.marrow.org

Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program:
1-510-450-7605
www.chori.org/siblingcordblood/

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America:
1-800-421-8453
www.sicklecelldisease.org


Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types:
1-800-545-3286
www.scalyskin.org

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse:
1-877-226-4267
www.niams.nih.gov

National Psoriasis Foundation:
1-800-723-9166
www.psoriasis.org


National Sleep Foundation:
1367 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036
www.sleepfoundation.org


American Cancer Society:
1-800-227-2345
1-866-228-4327 (TTY)
www.cancer.org

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG):
1-202-638-5577
www.acog.org

American Heart Association:
1-800-242-8721
www.americanheart.org

American Lung Association:
1-800-586-4872
www.lungusa.org

National Cancer Institute (NCI):
1-800-422-6237
1-800-332-8615 (TTY)
www.cancer.gov

Smoking, Tobacco and Health Information Line
Office on Smoking and Health:
1-800-232-1311


Social Security Administration:
1-800-772-1213
1-800-325-0778 (TTY/TDD)
www.socialsecurity.gov


American Physical Therapy Association:
1-703-684-2782
www.apta.org

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association:
1-800-638-8255
1-301-897-5700 (TTY)
www.asha.org

American Stroke Association:
1-888-478-7653
www.strokeassociation.org

National Aphasia Association:
1-800-922-4622
www.aphasia.org

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke:
1-800-352-9424
1-301-468-5981 (TTY)
www.ninds.nih.gov

National Stroke Association:
1-800-787-6537
www.stroke.org


NationalCenter for Stuttering:
1-800-221-2483
www.stuttering.com

Stuttering Foundation:
1-800-992-9392
www.stutteringhelp.org


AmericanAcademy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery:
1-800-332-3223
www.aafprs.org

American Society of Plastic Surgeons:
1-888-475-2784 (Referral Service)
www.plasticsurgery.org


USA National Suicide Hotlines:
1-800-784-2433
www.suicidehotlines.com


American Thyroid Association:
1-800-849-7643
www.thyroid.org

Thyroid Foundation of America:
1-800-832-8321
www.tsh.org


Agent Orange Helpline:
1-800-749-8387

National Veterans Services Fund:
1-800-521-0198
www.nvsf.org

Paralyzed Veterans of America:
1-800-424-8200
1-800-232-1782
1-800-416-7622 (TDD)
www.pva.org

Department of Veterans Affairs:
1-800-827-1000
www.va.gov


National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE (799-7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TDD)

National Organization for Victim Assistance:
1-800-879-6682
www.trynova.org


American Council of the Blind:
1-800-424-8666
www.acb.org

American Foundation for the Blind:
1-800-232-5463
www.afb.org

Association for Macular Diseases:
1-212-605-3719
www.macula.org
Better Vision Institute:
1-800-424-8422

Blinded Veterans Association:
1-800-669-7079
www.bva.org

Braille Institute:
1-800-272-4553
www.brailleinstitute.org

Eye Care America:
1-800-222-3937
www.eyecareamerica.org

Glaucoma Research Foundation:
1-800-826-6693
www.glaucoma.org

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind:
1-800-548-4337
www.guidedog.org

Guide Dogs for the Blind:
1-800-295-4050
www.guidedogs.com

National Alliance of Blind Students:
1-800-424-8666
www.blindstudents.org

National Association for Visually Handicapped:
1-212-899-3141
www.navh.org

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind:
1-800-255-0411 x275 (Voice/TTY)
www.nfadb.org

National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress:
1-800-424-8567
www.loc.gov/nls

Lighthouse International:
1-800-829-0500
www.lighthouse.org


Endometriosis Association:
1-800-992-3636
www.endometriosisassn.org

National Women's HealthInformationCenter:
1-800-994-9662
1-888-220-5446 (TDD)
www.4women.gov

Women's Sports Foundation:
1-800-227-3988
www.womenssportsfoundation.org