Resources
| General Health and Well-Being | |||
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American Academy of Family Physicians |
American Association of Poison Control Centers | American College of Surgeons | American Medical Association |
| (913) 906-6000 | (202) 362-7217; for poison emergencies (800) 222-1222 | (312) 202-5000 | (312) 464-5000 |
| www.aafp.org | www.poison.org | www.facs.org | www.ama-assn.org |
| American Red Cross | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | National Institutes of Health | |
| (703) 206-6000 | (800) 311-3435 | (301) 496-4000 | |
| www.redcross.org | www.cdc.gov | www.nih.gov | |
| Aging | |||
| AARP | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | National Institute on Aging Information Center | |
| (800) 423-3410 | (800) MEDICARE | (800) 222-4225 | |
| www.aarp.org | www.medicare.gov | www.nia.nih.gov | |
| AIDS/HIV | |||
| CDC National AIDS Hotline | HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service | Project Inform | |
| (800) 344-SIDA | (800) HIV-0440 | (800) 822-7422 | |
| www.ashastd.org | www.hivatis.org | www.projectinform.org | |
| Alzheimer's Disease | |||
| Alzheimer's Association | Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center | ||
| (800) 272-3900 | (800) 438-4380 | ||
| www.alz.org | www.alzheimers.org | ||
| Arthritis | |||
| Arthritis Foundation | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease | ||
| (800) 283-7800 | (877) 22-NIAMS | ||
| www.arthritis.org | www.niams.nih.gov | ||
| Asthma and Allergies | |||
| American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology | Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease | |
| (800) 822-2762 | (202) 466-7643 | (301) 496-5717 | |
| www.aaaai.org | www.aafa.org | www.niaid.nih.gov | |
| Cancer | |||
| American Cancer Society | Cancer Care Inc. | National Cancer Institute | National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship |
| (800) ACS-2345 | (800) 813-HOPE | (800) 4-CANCER | (877) NCCS-YES |
| Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | |||
| (972) 855-1600 | |||
| www.komen.org | |||
| Caregiver Advocacy | |||
| Family Caregiver Alliance | National Family Caregivers Association | ||
| (415) 434-3388 | (8000 896-3650 | ||
| www.caregiver.org | www.nfcacares.org | ||
| Children's Health | |||
| American Academy of Pediatrics | |||
| (847) 434-4000 | |||
| www.aap.org | |||
| Chronic Pain | |||
| American Chronic Pain Association | |||
| (916) 632-0922 | |||
| www.theacpa.org | |||
| Complementary Medicine | |||
| American Academy of Medical Acupuncture | American Association of Oriental Medicine | American Chiropractic Association | American Massage Therapy Association |
| (323) 937-5514 | (888) 500-7999 | (800) 986-4636 | (847) 864-0123 |
| American Yoga Association | International Chiropractors Association | National Center for Complementary Medicine | |
| (941) 927-4977 | (800) 423-4690 | (888) 644-6226 | |
| www.chiropractic.org | www.nccam.nih.gov | ||
| Dental Health | |||
| American Dental Association | |||
| (312) 440-2500 | |||
| www.ada.org | |||
| Diabetes | |||
| American Diabetes Association | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | Eat Right | Diet Facts |
| (312) 440-2500 | (800) DIABETES | (800) 877-0877 | |
| www.diabetes.org | www.niddk.nih.gov | www.eatright.org | |
| Changing Diabetes | Diabetes | My Pyramid | Nutritional Data |
| (888) 779-7264 | (800) 345-4829 | ||
| Nutrient Data | Food Fit | Xenical | One Touch Gold |
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| Diabetes Control for Life | Accu Chek | dlife | Calorie King |
| Epilepsy | |||
| Epilepsy Foundation of America | |||
| (800) 332-1000 | |||
| www.efa.org | |||
| Fertility | |||
| RESOLVE - The National Infertility Association | |||
| (617) 623-0744 | |||
| www.resolve.org | |||
| Fitness | |||
| American Council on Exercise | |||
| (800) 825-3636 | |||
| www.acefitness.org | |||
| Headache | |||
| American Council for Headache Education | National Headache Foundation | ||
| (800) 255-2243 | (888) NHF-5552 | ||
| www.achenet.org | www.headaches.org | ||
| Hearing | |||
| International Hearing Society | Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People Inc. | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | |
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(800) 521-5247 |
(301) 657-2249 TTY: (301) 657-2249 |
(800) 241-1044 TTY: (800) 241-1055 |
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| www.ihsinfo.org | |||
| Heart Disease | |||
| American Heart Association National Center | |||
| (800) AHA-USA1 | |||
| Lung Disease | |||
| American Lung Association | |||
| (800) LUNG-USA | |||
| www.lungusa.org | |||
| Mental Health | |||
| American Psychological Association | National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | National Institute of Mental Health | National Mental Health Association |
| (800) 374-2721 | (888) 35-PSYCH | (800) 950-NAMI | (301) 443-4513 |
| www.apa.org | www.psych.org | www.nami.org | www.nimh.nih.gov |
| Multiple Sclerosis | |||
| Multiple Sclerosis Association of America | Multiple Sclerosis Foundation | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | |
| (800) 532-7667 | (888) MS-FOCUS | (800) FIGHT-MS | |
| www.msaa.com | www.msfocus.org | www.nmss.org | |
| Nutrition | |||
| American Dietetic Association | Food and Nutrition Information Center Agriculture Research Service, USDA |
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| (800) 366-1655 | (301) 504-5719 | ||
| www.eatright.org | www.nal.usda.gov/fnic | ||
| Osteoporosis | |||
| National Osteoporosis Foundation | National Institutes of Health | ||
| (202) 223-2226 | (800) 624-BONE | ||
| www.nof.org | www.osteo.org | ||
| Parkinson's Disease | |||
| American Parkinson Disease Association | National Parkinson Foundation | Parkinson's Disease Foundation | |
| (800) 223-2732 | (800) 327-4545 | (800) 457-6676 | |
| www.adpaparkinson.org | www.parkinson.org | www.pdf.org | |
| Sleep Disorders | |||
| National Sleep Foundation | |||
| (202) 347-3471 | |||
| www.sleepfoundation.org | |||
| Stroke | |||
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | National Stroke Association | ||
| (800) 352-9424 | (800) STROKES | ||
| www.ninds.nih.gov | www.stroke.org | ||
| Substance Abuse | |||
| Alcoholics Anonymous | Al-Anon | Narcotics Anonymous | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| (212) 870-3400 | (888) 4AL-ANON | (818) 773-9999 | (800) 729-6686 |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse | |||
| (301) 443-1124 | |||
| www.nida.nih.gov | |||
| Thyroid Conditions | |||
| American Thyroid Association | National Graves' Disease Foundation | Thyroid Foundation of America, Inc. | |
| (703) 998-8890 | (828) 877-5251 | (800) 832-8321 | |
| www.thyroid.org | www.ngdf.org | www.allthyroid.org | |
| Urological Disorders | |||
| American Urological Association Foundation | |||
| (800) 242-2383 | |||
| www.auafoundation.org | |||
| www.urologyhealth.org | |||
| Vision | |||
| American Academy of Ophthalmology | American Optometric Association | National Eye Institute | |
| (415) 561-8500 | (314) 991-4100 | (301) 496-5248 | |
| www.aao.org | www.aoanet.org | www.nei.nih.gov | |
| Women's Health | |||
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | |||
| (800) 762-2264 | |||
| www.acog.org | |||
| Other Resources | |||
| DoD Health Affairs (TRICARE) | Environmental Protection Agency | Indian Health Services | Veterans Health Administration |
| (888) 647-6676 | (800) 490-9198 | (301) 443-3593 | (800) 827-1000 |
| www.tricare.osd.mil |