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Health Resources you can call or mail.

MANY "800" NUMBERS TO CALL. Topics included are: Addiction, Stress, Sexual Relationships, Parenting Decisions, Aging, Death and Dying, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cardiovascular Health, Cancer, and Environmental Health.
HEALTH RESOURCES
Health and Wellness Psychoactive Drugs
American College Health Association PO Box 28937 Baltimore, Maryland 21240 (410) 859-1500 American Council On Drug Education (301) 294-0600
Association For The Care Of Children's Health (ACCH) 3615 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-3007 (202) 244-1801  
Library of Congress National Referral Service (202)287-5670  
National Center For Clinical Infant Programs 733 15th St. NW Suite 912 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-0308  
National Center For Health Statistics Scientific And Technical Information Branch 3700 East West Highway Room 1-57 Hyattsville, Maryland 10782 (301) 336-8500  
National Health Information Center PO Box 1133 Washington, DC 20013-1133 (800) 336-4797 or (202) 429-9091  
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH) Department of Health and Human Services 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (301) 496-5133  
National Institutes of Health 900 Rockville Place Bethesda, Maryland 20205 (301) 496-4000  
National Wellness Institute Public Health Service 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201  
POSITIVE EMOTIONAL WELLNESS  
American Psychiatric Association 1400 K Street NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20005  
American Psychological Association 1200 17th St. NW Washington, DC 20036  
National Clearinghouse for Mental Health Information - Public Inquiries Section 5600 Fishers Lane Room 11a-21 Rockville, Maryland 20857 (301) 443-4515  
National Institutes Of Mental Health - Public Inquiries Section 5600 Fishers Lane Room 15c-05 Rockville, Maryland 20857 (301) 443-4515  
National Mental Health Association - Information Center 1021 Prince Street Arlington, Virginia 22314 (703) 684-7722  
Stress and Mental Health Challenges  
American Association Of Suicidology 2459 S. Ash Deenver, Colorado 80222 (303) 692-0985  
Biofeedback Society Of America 10200 W. 44th Avenue Suite 304 Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033  
Covenant House PO Box 731 Times Square Station New York, New York 10108-0999 (800) 999-9999 or (212) 330-0469  
Depressives Anonymous C/O Karen Horney Clinic 239 East 62nd Street New York, New York 10021  
Depression / Awareness, Recognition Treatment (D/ART) National Institute Of Mental Health 5600 Fishers Lane Rockerville, Maryland 20857  
Division of Runaway Youth Programs Administration Of Children, Youth & Families Department of Health and Human Services PO Box 1182 Washingtion, DC 20013  
National Adolescent Suicide Hotline 3080 N Lincoln Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60657 800-621-4000  
National Alliance For The mentally Ill 1901 Fort Myer Drive Suite 500 Arlington, Virginia 22209  
National Association For Research On Schizophrenia And Depression 60 Cutter Mill Road Suite 200 Great neck, New York 11021  
National Depressive And Manic Depressive Association 53 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois 60604  
National Foundation For Depressive Illness 800-248-4344  
National Save-A-Life League 815 2nd Avenue New York, New York 10017 (212) 736-6191  
National Women's Law Center 1616 P Street NW Suite 100 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 328-5160  
PASS, Inc. (Panic Attack Sufferers Support) 1042 East 105th Street Brooklyn, New York 11236 800-223-1087 or (212) 763-0190  
Phobia Society of America 133 Rollins Avenue Suite 4B Rockville, Maryland 20852-4004 (301) 231-9350  
Recovery, Inc. 802 Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60610 (312) 337-5661  
Runaway Hotline 800-231-6946 in Texas 800-392-3335  
The Children's Foundation 725 154th Street NW Suite 505 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-3300  
The National Alliance For The Mentally Ill (NAMI) PO Box 7007 Naples, Florida 33941  
Youth Haven, Inc. PO Box 7007 Naples, Florida 33941 (813) 774-2904 or 774-2698  
Youth Suicide National Center 1811 Trousdale Drive Burlington, California 94010 (415) 877-5604  
Sexual Biology & Behavior  
Batterers Anonymous (714) 383-2972  
Child Abuse Hotline (Childhelp USA) 800-422-4453  
Emerge 25 Huntington Avenue Room 324 Boston, Massachusetts 02116  
Endometriosis Association 800-920-ENDO  
Impotence Information Center PO Box 9 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 800-843-4315 or (612) 933-4666  
Information Service Of The Kinsey Institute For Sex Research 416 Morrison Hall Indana University Bloomington, Indiana 47401  
National Center For Missing And Exploited Children 2101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 50 Arlington, Virginia 22314 800-843-5678 or (202) 634-9821  
National Center On Child Abuse And Neglect U.S. Department of Health and Human Services PO Bow 1182 Washington, D.C. 20013  
National Committee On The Prevention Of Child Abuse 332 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60604  
National Runaway Switchboard 800- 621-4000  
PMS Access 800-222-4PMS  
Premenstrual Syndrome Action PO Box 16292 Irvine, California 92713 (714) 854-4407  
Premenstrual Syndrome 800-222-4PMS  
Prevent Child Abuse PO Box 2866 Chicago, Illinois 60690  
Recovery Of Male Potency In Michigan (313) 966-3219 800-835-7677  
Sexholics Anonymous PO Box 300 Simi Valley, California 93060  
Siecus (Sex Information And Education Council Of The United States New York University 32 Washington Place New York, New York 10003 (212) 673-3850  
For Victims  
Child Sexual Abuse, Incest Counceling I.O.F. Foresters National Child Abuse Hotline 800-4-A-CHILD (422-4453)  
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) PO Box 15127 Washington, D.C. 20003-0127 In Washington (202) 293-8860 800-333-7233  
National Council On Child Abuse and Family Violence 1155 Conecticut Avenue, NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 429-6695  
Office Of Victims Of Crime Department Of Justice Room 1352 633 Indiana Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 724-5947  
Parents Of Murdered Children (POMC) 100 East 8th Steet Room B 41 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 721-5683 or 800-327-2499 Ext. 4288  
Support For Children Of Prisoners Parents And Children Together (PACT) PO Box 15543 Fort Worth, Texas 76119 (817) 531-1469  
Abused And Missing Children  
Childhelp, U.S.A., Inc. 6463 Independence Avenue Woodland Hills, California 91367 800-4-A-CHILD  
Child Welfare League Of America 440 First Street, NW Suite 310 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 638-2952  
Legal Resource Center For Child Advocacy And Protection 1800 M. Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 331-2250  
Mental Health Law Project 1101 15th Street NW Suite 1212 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 467-5730  
National Black Child Development Institute 1023 15th Street NW Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 387-1281  
National Center For The Protection Of Child Abuse 1023 Canal Center Plaza Suite 510 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (703) 739-0321  
Village Of Child Help PO Box 247 14700 Manzanita Park Road Beaumont, California 92223 (909) 845-3155  
24 Hour Child Abuse Hotline 800-422-4453  
Self-Help Groups For Abused and Abuser  
Parents Against Molesters PO Box 12951 Norfolk, Virginia 23502  
Missing And Exploited Children  
Child Find PO Box 277 New Paltz, New York 12561 (914) 255-1848 or 800-I-AM-LOST or 800-A-WAY-OUT  
Child Keepers' International PO box 6292 Lake Worth, Florida 33466 (407) 586-6695  
Hotline For Missing And Exploited Children 2101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 550 Arlington, Virginia 22201 800-843-5678  
National Center For Missing And Exploited Children 2101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 50 Arlington, Virginia 22314 800-843-5678 or (202) 634-9821  
National Child Safety Council Missing Children Division PO Box 1368 Jackson, Michigan 49204 (517) 764-6070 or 800-222-1464  
Missing Children Help Center 410 Ware Blvd. Suite 400 Tampa, Florida 33619 (813) 623-5437  
Psychoactive Drugs  
American Council On Drug Education (301) 294-0600  
Cocaine Helpline 800-COCAINE (262-2463)  
Cokenders 1240 Powell Emeryville, Californis 94608 (415) 652-1772  
Confidential Cocaine Referral Line 800-662-HELP (4357)  
Drug Abuse Hotline 800-652-HELP (4357) 9am to 3pm Mon-Fri / 12pm-3pm Saturday  
Healthy Lifestyles Initiative PO Box 20626 11724 Plaza Circle Kansas City, Missouri 64195 800-366-6667  
National Cocaine Hotline 800-COCAINE (262-2463)  
Nar-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. PO Box 2562 Palos Verdes Peninsula, California 90274  
Narcotics Anonymous World Service Office PO Box 9999 Van Nuys, California 91409  
National Federation Of Parents For Drug Free YOUth. 8730 Georgia Avenue Suite 200 Silver Spring, Maryland 20852 (310) 649-7100 or 800-554-KIDS (5437)  
National Institute On Drug Abuse 12280 Wilkins Avenue First Floor Rockville, Maryland 20852 800-662-HELP  
National Institute On Drug Abuse Prevention Branch 11400 Rockville Pike  
Room 110 Rockville, Maryland 20852 800-638-2045  
P.R.I.D.E. Action National Parents' Resource Institute For Drug Education 800-241-7946  
Parents' Resource Institute For Drug Education, Inc. (P.R.I.D.E.) 100 Edgewood Avenue Suite1002 Atlanta, Georgia 30303  
Alcohol And Health  
Al-Anon And Alateen 1 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016 (212) 302-7240  
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters World Services Headquarters PO Box 862 Mid-Town Station New York, New York 10018 In NY And Canada (212) 245-3151 800-356-9996  
Alcohol Hotline 800-ALCOHOL (252-6465)  
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) AA World Services, Inc. PO Box 459 Grand Central Station New York, New York 10017 (212) 686-1100  
ARIS (Alcohol Research Information Service) 1106 East Oakland Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48906  
BACCHUS (Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning The Health Of University Students) Campus Alcohol Information Center University Of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611  
Children Of Alcoholics Foundation 200 Park Avenue 31st Street New York, New York 10166  
Drug And Alcohol Abuse 800-387-2916 In Canada  
Families Anonymous PO Box 528 Van Nuys, California 91408  
Families In Action 2296 Henderson Mill Road Suite 204 Atlanta, Georgia 30045  
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) 669 Air Port Freeway - Suite 310 Hurst, Texas 76053 In Texas (817) 268-6233 Victims Only 800-438-6233  
National Association For Adult Children Of Alcoholics PO Box 35623 Los Angeles, California 90035  
National Association For Children Of Alcoholics 31582 Coast Highway Suite B South Laguana, California 92677  
National Council On Alcoholism 12 West 21st Street New York, New York 10010 800-622-2255  
National PTA Drug And Alcohol Abuse Prevention Project 700 North Rush Street Chicago, Illinois 60611  
Remove Intoxicated Drivers (518) 372-0034  
Potsmokers Anonymous 316 East Third Street New York, New York 10009  
Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD) PO Box 800 277 Main Street Marlboro, Massachusetts 01752 800-481-3568  
Toughlove PO Box 1069 Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901  
Help To Raise Your Child  
Americans For Children's Relief 49 Greenwich Avenue Greenwich, Conneticut 06930  
Adventist Development And Relief Agency International 6840 Eastern Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20012 (202)722-6770  
Care 660 First Avenue New York, New York 10016 (212) 686-3110  
Catholic Relief Services (212) 838-4700  
Children's Aid International 700 N. Fairfax Street # 24 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (703) 549-2233  
Children's Survival Fund PO Box 7097 Pasadena, California 91109 (818) 502-1988  
Christian Children's Fund PO Box 26511 Richmond, Virginia 23261 (804) 644-4654  
Christian Relief Services 6911 Richmond Highway Suite 220 Alexandria, Virginia 22306  
Church World Service/Crop PO Box 968 Elkhart, Indiana 46515 (219) 264-3102  
Foster Parents Plan 155 Plan Way Warwick, Rhode Island 02887 (401) 738-5600 or 800-638-8079  
Heal The Children North 1603 Belt Spokane, Washington (509) 327-4281  
Helen Keller International 90 Washington Street 15th Floor New York, New York 10006 (212) 807-5800 or 800-638-8079  
Holt International Children's Services PO Box 2880 Eugene, Oregon 97402 (503) 687-2202  
International Children's Care, Inc. PO Box 4406 Vancouver, Washington 98662 (206) 254-5061 or 800-422-7729  
International Lifeline 50 Penn Place #920 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118 800-456-4464  
International Social Service 95 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10016 (212) 532-5858  
Pearl S. Buck Foundation Green Hills Farm PO Box 181 Perkasie, Pennsylvania 18944 (215) 242-6779 or800-638-8079  
Presiding Bishop's Fund For World Relief 815 Second Avenue New York, New York 10017 (212) 867-8400  
Save The Children 54 Wilton Road Westport, Connecticut 06880 (203) 226-7271 or 800-638-8079  
U.S. Committee For Unicef 333 East 38th Street New York, New York 10016 (212) 686-5522 or 800-638-8079  
World Vision, Inc. PO Box 1131 Pasadena, California 91131 800-423-4200  
Pregnancy And Parenting Decisions  
American College of Nurse-Midwives 1522 K Street NW Suite 1120 Washington, D.C. 20005 (212) 347-5445  
American College Of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 800-INTENDS (468-3637)  
Association For Voluntary Surgical Contraception 122 East 42nd Street New York, New York 10017 (212) 351-2500  
American Foundation For Maternal And Child 30 Beekman Place New York, New York 10022  
Birth Control Information Hotline 800-468-3637  
Birthright 800-848-5683  
Committee On Population National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue Washingtion, D.C. 20418 (202) 334-3167  
Edna Gladney Home In Texas (817) 772-2740 or 800-433-2922  
Factual Information Regarding Sex And Teens (FIRST) PO Box 57 Sanford, North Carolina 27330 (919) 774-9515  
Han Foundation 1500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 448 PO Box 14261 Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 861-0762  
La Leche League International 9616 minneapolis Franklin, illinois 60613 (312) 455-7730  
March Of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, New York 10605 (914) 428-7100  
National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) 1101 14th Street NW Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20005  
National Association For Sickle Cell Disease 3345 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 61106 Los Angeles, California 90010 In California (213) 936-7205 or 800-421-8453  
National Clearinghouse For Family Planning Information PO box 10716 Rockville, Maryland 20850 (310) 558-4990  
National Clearinghouse For Family Planning And Reproductive Health Association 122 C Street NW Suite 380 Washington, D.C. 20001-2109 (202) 628-3535  
National SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Foundation 10500 Little Patuexent Parkway Suite 420 Columbis, Maryland 21049 In Maryland (410) 459-3388 or 800-221-SIDS (7437)  
Parenting Box 1000 Thousand Oaks, California 91359  
Parents Of Prematures C/O Houston Organization For Parent Education, Inc. 2990 Richmond Suite 240 Houston, Texas 77098  
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America 810 7th Avenue New York, New York 10019 800-223-3303  
Pregnancy And Infant Loss Center 1421 E. Wayzata Boulevard #30 Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 (612) 473-9372  
Spina Bifida Information And Referral 4590 McArthur Blvd. NW Suite 250 Washington, D.C. 20007 In Maryland (401) 770-7222 or 800-621-3141  
The Alan Guttmacher Institute 111 5th Avenue New York, New York 10003 (212) 254-5656  
The Alan Guttmacher Institute 2010 Massuachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 296-4012  
The American Fertility Society 1608 13th Avenue South Birmingham, Alabama 35256  
Child Advocacy Groups  
Children's Defense Fund (CDF) 25 East Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 628-8787  
Child Welfare League Of America 440 First Street, NW Suite 310 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 638-2952  
Adoption And Foster Care  
Ask America 450 Sansone Street Suite 210 San Francisco, California 94111 (415) 543-2275 or 800-447-5400  
The Adoption Center 1500 Walnut Street Suite 701 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 800-TO-ADOPT  
National Committee For Adoption 1930 17th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20009-6207 (202) 328-1200  
National Council Of Adoptive Parents PO Box 543 Teaneck, New Jersey 07666  
North American Council On Adoptable Children 970 Raymond Avenue Suite 106 St. Paul, Minnesota 55114 (612) 644-3036  
Orphan Foundation 1500 Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 448z  
PO Box 14261 Washington, D.C. 20044 (202) 861-0762  
Women's And Children's Rights  
National Women's Law Center 1616 P Street NW Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 347-3300  
The Childrens Foundation 725 154th Street NW Suite 505 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 347-3300  
Death And Dying  
Children's Hospice International 700 Princess Street Lower Level C Alexandria, virginia 22314 800-242-4453  
Concern For Dying 250 West 57th Street Room 831 New York, New York 10107 (212) 246-6942  
Hospice Link/Hospice Educational Institute 800-331-1620  
Make-A-Wish Foundation Of America 4601 N. 16th Street Suite 205 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 234-0060  
Make Today Count (703) 548-9674  
Medic Alert Organ Donor Program (209) 668-3333 or 800-334-3226  
National Hospice Organization 1311 A Dolly Madison Blvd. Mclean, Virginia 22101 (703) 356-6770  
Organ Donor Hotline 800-24-DONOR  
Sick Kids Need Involved People 216 Newport Drive Severna Park, Maryland 21146 (410) 647-0164  
The Compassionate Friends PO Box 3696 Oak Brook, Illinois 60522 (312) 990-0010  
The Hemlock Society PO Box 66218 Los Angeles, California 90066 (213) 391-1871  
The Living Bank PO Box 6725 Houston, Texas 77265 In Texas (713) 528-2971 or 800-528-2971  
Wish Fulfillment For Children With Life-Threatening Illnesses  
A Wish With Wings PO Box 110418 Arlington, Texas 76007 (817) 469-9474  
The Brass Ring Society 3200 Wayne Suite 107 Kansas City, Missouri 64109 (816) 921-7200 or 800-284-2133  
Children's Wish Foundation 7840 Roswell Road Suite 301 Atlanta, Georgia 30350 800-323-9474  
Dreams Come True 112 W. Adam Street Suite 812 Jacksonville, Florida 32202 (904) 791-9303  
Dream Factory Po box 3942 Louisville, Kentucky 40201-3942 (502) 584-3928  
The Grant-A-Wish Foundations Of Maryland PO Box 21211 Baltimore, Maryland 21228 (410) 242-1549  
High Ropes Foundations Of New Hampshire PO Box 172 North Salem, New Hampshire 03073 (603) 898-5333  
Make-A- Wish Foundation Of America 2600 N. Central Avenue Suite 936 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 (602) 240-6600  
National Alliance Of Wish Granting Organization (NAGO) 3200 Wayne Suite 106 Kansas City, Missouri 64109 800- 666-WISH  
Starlight Foundation 12233 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 322 Los Angles, California 90064 (213) 557-1414 or 800-274-7827  
Sunshine Foundation 2001 Bridge Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19124 (215) 335-2622 or 800-767-1976  
Aging  
Alzheimer's Disease And Related Disorders Association 70 East Lake Street Suite 600 PO Box 5675 Chicago, Illinois 60611 In Illinois (312) 853-3060 or 800-572-6037 Elsewhere - 800-621-0379  
American Association Of Retired Persons (AARP) 1909 k Street NW Washington, D.C. 20049 (202) 872-4922  
American Health Care Association 1200 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20049 (202) 833-2050  
Grey Panthers 3635 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 (215) 382-3300  
National Council On The Aging, Inc. 600 Maryland Avenue Washington, D.C. 20024 (301) 724-5626 or 800-424-9046  
Tobacco  
Action On Smoking And Health 2013 H Street NW Washington, D.C. 20006  
American Academy Of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 1101 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 302 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 289-4607  
American Lung Association 1740 Broadway New York, New York 10019  
American Society Of Clinical Hypnosis 2250 East Devon Avenue Suite 336 Des Plaines, Illinois 60018  
Lungline National Asthma Center 1400 Jackson Street Denver, Colorado 80206 In Denver (303) 355-LUNG or 800-222-LUNG  
Seventh Day Adventist Church 800-253-7077  
Communicable And Sexually Transmitted Diseases  
American Academy Of Allergy 611 East Wells Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 800-822-ASMA  
American foundation for The Prevention Of Venereal Disease 799 Broadway Suite 638 New York, New York 10003 (212) 759-2069  
American Social Health Association PO Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 22709  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases National Hotline (Monday-Friday, 8-8pm EST) 800-227-8922  
Centers For Disease Control Public Inquires Office 1600 Clifton Road NE Building 1, Room B63 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 (404) 639-3534  
Herpes Resource Center (415) 321-5134  
National Herpes Hotline PO Box 3827 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919) 361-8488  
National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hotline American Social Health Association 800-227-8922  
VD Hotline (Operation Venus) In California 800-982-5883 Elsewhere 800-227-8922  
AIDS/HIV  
AIDS Hotline 11141 Georgia Avenue Suite 312 Wheaton, Maryland 20902 800-638-6252  
AIDS Hotline (Multi-Lingual) PO Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, N.C. 22709 English 800-342-AIDS Spanish 800-342-SIDA  
Mothers Of AIDS Patients 3403 East Street San Diego, California 92102 (619) 234-3432  
National AIDS Hotline English - 800-342-AIDS Spanish- 800-344-SIDA Hearing Impaired - 800-243-7889  
National AIDS Network 729 8th Street SE Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20003 (202) 546-2424  
National Association Of People With AIDS PO Box 65472 Washington, D.C. 20035 (202) 483-7979  
Public Health Service AIDS Hotline In Arkansas and Hawaii (202) 245-6867 (COLLECT) or 800-342-AIDS  
Tap National Teen HIV/AIDS Hotline 800-234-TEEN  
Cardiovascular Health  
American Heart Association 7320 Greenville Avenue Dallas, Texas 75231 (214) 750-5300  
Center For Sickle Cell Disease 2121 Georgia Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20059 (202) 636-7930  
Medic-Alert Foundation International 2323 Colorado Avenue Trulock, California 95382-1009 (209) 668-3333 or 800-ID-ALERT  
National Association For Sickle Cell Disease 3345 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 61106 Los Angeles, California 90010 In California (213) 936-7205 or 800-421-8453  
National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20205 (301) 496-4236  
Cancer And Other Non-Communicable Diseases  
American Red Cross (202) 737-8300  
Huntington's Disease Society Of America 800-345-4372  
Library Of Congress National Library Services For The Blind And Physically Handicapped In D.C. - (202) 287-5100 or 800-424-8567  
National Association For Speech And Hearing Action Line In Alaska, Hawaii, Maryland (310) 897-8682 Elsewhere - 800-638-8255  
National Center For Stuttering In New York - (212) 532-1460 or 800-221-2482  
National Down Syndrome Society Hotline 666 Broadway 8th Floor New York, New York 10012 In New York - (212) 460-9330 or 800-221-4602  
Naational Headache Foundation 5252 N. Western Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 In Illinois - 800-532-8858 Elsewhere- 800-843-2256  
Allergies And Asthma  
American Academy Of Allergy And Immunology 61 East Wells Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 (414)272-6071  
American Allergy Association PO Box 7273 Menlo Park, California 94026 (415) 322-1663  
Asthma And Allergy Foundation Of America 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 305 Washington, D. C. 20036 (202) 265-0265 or 800-7-ASTHMA  
Asthma-Allergy Hotline In Wisconsin - (414) 272-1004  
or 800-558-1035  
National Asthma Center National Jewish Hospital And Research Center 1400 Jackson Street Denver, Colorado 80206 In Colorado - (303) 398-1477 or elsewhere 800-222-5864  
National Foundation For Asthma PO Box 30069 Tucson, Arizona 85751 (602) 323-6046  
Arthritis  
Arthritis Foundation 1314 Spring Street, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (404) 872-7100  
Arthritis Information Clearinghouse PO Box 9782 Arlington, Virginia 22209 (703) 558-8250  
Blood Diseases  
Children's Blood Foundation 424 East 62nd Street Room 1045 New York, New York 10021 (212) 644-5790  
Cooley's Anemia Foundation 129-09 26th Avenue Flushing, New York 11354 800-522-7222  
National Association For Sickle Cell Disease 3345 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 61106 Los Angeles, California 90010 In California (213) 936-7205 or 800-421-8453  
National Hemophilia Foundation 110 Green Street Room 303 New York, New York 10012 (212) 219-8180  
Cancer  
American Cancer Society 19 West 56th Street New York, New York 10019 (212) 586-8700 or 1- 800-227-2345  
American Medical Center - Cancer Info 800-525-3777  
Breast Cancer Advisory Center PO Box 224 Kensington, Maryland 20895  
Cancer Information Service - National Cancer Information Service Building 31 Room 10a24 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892 800-496-5583 for Cancer only. Otherwise - (301) 496-5583  
Leukemia Society Of America 2900 Eisenhower Avenue Suite 419 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (703) 960-1100  
National Cancer Institute 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20014  
Cystic Fibrosis  
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 6931 Arlington Road #200 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 951-4422 or 800-FIGHT CF  
Diabetes  
American Diabetes Association 505 8th Avenue New York, New York 10018 (212) 947-9707 800-232-3472  
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation 3440 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 100 Hollywood, Florida 33021 (305) 477-3447 or 800-321-3437  
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Hotline 432 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 In New York - (212) 889-7575 or 800-223-1138  
Digestive Disorders  
American Celiac Society 45 Gifford Avenue Jersey City, New Jersey 07304 (201) 432-1207  
Gluten Intolerance Group Of North America PO Box 23053 Seattle, Washington 98102 (206) 325-6980  
March Of Dimes national Registry For MPS/MI Disorders C/O Community Services Dept. One North Dearborn Suite 1008 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 407-4007  
National Foundation For Ileitis And Colitis 386 Park Avenue South 17th Floor New York, New York 10016 (212) 685-3440 or 800-343-3637  
P.K.U. Parents 518 Paco Drive Los Altas, California 94022 (415) 941-9799  
Immunization  
Dissatisfied Parents Together 128 Branch Road Vienna, Virginia 22180 (703) 938-3783  
Kidney Disorders  
American Kidney Fund 6110 Executive Boulevard Suite 1010 Rockville, Maryland 20852 In Maryland - 800-492-8361 Otherwise - 800-638-8299  
National kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, New York 10016 800-622-9010  
Liver Disorders  
American Liver Foundation 1425 Pompton Avenue Cedar Grove, New Jersey 07009 (201) 858-2626 or 800-223-0179  
Children's Liver Foundation 28 Highland Avenue Maplewood, New Jersey 07040 (201) 761-1111  
Lung Disorders  
Lung Line 1400 Jackson Street Denver, Colorado 80206 800-222-LUNG  
Neurological Diseases  
A Chance To Grow 5034 Oliver Avenue, N. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55430 (612) 521-2266  
American Parkinson's Disease 116 john Street New York, New York 10038  
Epilepsy Foundation Of America 4351 Garden City Drive Landover, Maryland 20785 (310) 459-3700 or 800-332-1000  
Muscular Dystrophy Association 810 7th Avenue New York, New York 10019 (212) 586-0808  
National Head Injury Foundation 1776 Massachusetts Avenue Washington, D.C. 20036 (508) 485-9950 or 800-444-NHIF  
National Multiple Sclerosis Society 733 3rd Avenue 6th Floor New York, New York 10017 (212) 986-3240 or 800-624-8236  
National Parkinson Foundation In Miami (305) 547-6666 800-327-4545  
National Spinal Cord Injury Association 600 West Cummings Park Suite 2000 Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 800-962-9629  
United Cerebral Palsy Association 7 Penn Plaza Suite 804 New York, New York 10001 (212) 481-6342 or 800-USA-1UCP  
Organ Transplants  
Children's Transplant Association PO Box 5399 Dallas, Texas 75253 (214) 287-8484  
National kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, New York 10016 800-622-9010  
Organ Donors PO box 6725 Houston, Texas 77265 800-528-2971  
United Network For Organ Sharing 3001 Hungary Spring Road PO Box 28010 Richmond, Virginia 23228 (804) 755-1600  
Rare Disorders  
National Ataxia Foundation 750 Twelve Oaks Center 15500 Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 (612) 473-7666  
National Hydrocephalus Foundation Route 1 Box 210a River Road Joliet, Illinois 60436 (815) 467-6548  
National Organization For Rare Disorders 100 Route 37 PO Box 8923 New Fairfield, Connecticut 06812 800-447-6673  
National Tay-Sachs And Allied Diseases Association 2001 Beacon Street Brookline, Massachusetts 02164 (617) 227-4463  
Scleroderma Federation 1725 York Avenue #29f New York, New York 10128  
Tourette Syndrome Association 42-40 Bell Boulevard Bayside, New York 11361 (718) 224-2999 or 800-237-0717  
Health For The Smart Consumer  
Better Hearing Institute 800-424-8576  
Consumer Information Catalog Pueblo, Colorado 81009  
Consumer Information Center (CIC) 18th And E Streets NW Washington, D.C. 20405 (202) 566-2794  
Food And Drug Administration (FDA) Office Of Consumer Affairs And Inquiries 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20857 (301) 443-3170  
National Hearing Aid Helpline 20361 Middlebelt Road Livonia, Michigan 48152 In Miami (305) 478-2610 or 800-521-5247  
Health Care Systems  
American Holistic Medical Association Rt. 2 Welsh Coulee Lacrosse, Wisconsin 54601  
American Nurse's Association 2420 Pershing Road Kansas City, Missouri 64108 (816) 474-5720  
Boston Women's Health Book Cooperative 47 Nichols Avenue Watertown, Massachusetts 02172 (617) 924-0271  
DHHS Inspector General's Hotline In Maryland (301) 597-0724 800-368-5779  
Hill-Burton Free Hospital Care In Maryland 800-492-0359 Elsewhere 800-638-0742  
National Second Surgical Opinion Program Hotline In Maryland 800-492-6603 Elsewhere 800-638-6833  
National Women's Health Network 224 Seventh Street SE Washington, D. C. 20003 (202) 543-9222  
United States Homeopathic Association 5305 Lee Highway Arlington, Virginia 22207  
Special Health Care Facilities For Children  
ALSAC - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale Memphis, Tennessee 38101 (901) 522-0300  
City Of Hope/Cancer And Major Diseases Center 1500 East Duarte Road Duarte, California 91010 800-423-7119  
Jewish Center For Immunology And Respiratory Medicine 1400 Jackson Street Denver, Colorado 80206 (303) 355-LUNG or 800-222-LUNG  
John Hopkins Childrens Center 1620 McElderry Street Reed Hall Second Floor West Baltimore, Maryland 21205 (410) 955-8767  
Little City for Retarded Children 4801 West Pederson Chicago, Illinois 60646 (312) 282-2207  
Shriner's Hospital For Children Florida 800-282-9161 Elsewhere 800-237-5055  
Challenged Children  
American Association Mental Retardation 44 N. Capital Street, NW Suite 846 Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 387-1968  
Associaton for Children With Learning Disabilities (ACLD) 4156 Library Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15234  
Autism  
Autism Services Center Pritchard Building 605 9th Street PO Box 507 Huntington, West Virginia 25701 (304) 525-8014  
The National Society For Children And Adults With Autism 1234 Massachusetts Avenue, NW suite 1017 Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 783-0125  
Down's Syndrome  
National Down's Syndrome society 666 Broadway Suite 810 New York, New York 10012 800-221-4602  
Children With Handicaps  
National Information For Children And Youth With Handicaps PO Box 1492 Washington, D.C. 20013 (703) 893-6061 or 800-695-0284  
Children For Special Education Technology 1920 Association Drive Reston, Virginia 22091 (703) 620-3660 or 800-873-TALK  
Vision Challenged Children  
Blind Children's Center 4120 Marathon Street PO Box 29159 Los Angeles, California 90029 (213) 664-2153  
Eye Bank For sight Restoration 210 East 64th Street New York, New York 10131-0208 (212) 980-6700  
Guidedog Foundation For The Blind 371 East Jericho Turnpike Smithtown, New York 11787 (516) 265-2121 or 800-548-4337  
Helen Keller National Center For The Deaf-Blind Youths And Adults 111 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, New York 11050 (516) 944-8900 (voice/TDD)  
National Asssociation For Parents Of The Visually Impaired PO Box 562 Camden, New York 13316 (315) 245-3442  
National Association For The Visually Handicapped (NAVH) 22 West 21st Street New York, New York 10010 (212) 889-3141  
(For The 11 Western States) National Association For The Visually Handicapped (NAVH) 3201 Balboa Street San Francisco, California 94121 (415) 221-8753  
National Federation Of The Blind 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, Maryland 21230 (410) 659-9314  
National Retinitis Pigmentosa 1401 Mount Royal Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21217 (410) 225-9400 or 800-638-2300  
National Society To Prevent Blindness 500 East Remington Road Schaumburg, Illinois 60173 800-221-3004  
Recordings For The Blind 20 Roszel Road Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (609) 452-0606  
Children Who Are Deaf  
Alexander Graham Bell Association For The Deaf 3417 Bolta Place NW Washington, D.C. 20007 (202) 337-5220  
Children Of Deaf Adults Box 30715 Santa Barbara, California 93130 (850) 6882-0997  
Deafpride, Inc. 1350 Potomac Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20003 (202) 675-6700 (voice/TTY)  
Information Services Alexander Graham Bell Association For The Deaf 3417 Volta Place NW Washington, D.C. 20007 (202) 337-5220  
International Hearing Dogs, Inc. 5901 E. 89th Avenue Henderson, Colorado 80640 (303) 287-3277  
National Captioning Institute 5203 Leesburg Pike Suite 1500 Falls Church, Virginia 22041 (703) 998-2400 (voice/TTY)  
Modern Talking Picture Service, Inc. 500 Park Street, North St. Petersburg, Florida 33709 (813) 545-8781 (voice/TTY) or 800-237-6213 (voice/TTY)  
Hearing Challenged Children  
Assessment Center For Hearing Impaired Children And Youth Kendall Demonstraton Elementary School Gallaudet University 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 651-5337/5031 (voice/TDD)  
International Parents Organization c/o Alexander Graham Bell Association For The Deaf 3417 Volta Place, NW Washington, D.C. 20007 (202) 337-5220  
Physically Challenged Children  
Child Life Program Loma Linda University Medical Center 11234 Anderson Street Loma Linda, California 92354 (909) 824-0800 Ext. 6555  
National Easter Seal Society For Crippled Children And Adults 230 West Munroe Street Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 726-6200  
Craniofacial Disorders  
American Cleft Palate-Cranial Facial Association 1218 Grandview Avenue Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15211 800-242-5338 or 800-232-5338  
Vertically Challenged  
Little People Of America PO Box 9897 Washington, D.C. 20016 (301) 589-0730  
Little People Research Fund 80 Sister Pierre Drive Towson, Maryland 21204 (410) 494-0055  
Sports And Recreation For The Challenged  
Special Recreation, Inc. 362 Koser Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52246 (319) 337-7578  
Stuttering  
National Center For Stuttering 200 East 33rd Street New York, New York 10016 (212) 532-1460 or 800-221-2483  
Environmental Health  
Center For Populations Options 1012 14th Street NW Suite 1200 Washingtion, D.C. 20005 (202) 347-5700  
Citizens Clearinghouse For Hazardous Wastes, Inc. P.O. Box 926 Arlington, Virginia 22216 (703) 532-6816  
Energy Efficiency P.O. Box 3048 Maryfield, Virginia 22116 800-428-2525  
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Public Information Center PM S11-B 401 M Street SW Washington, DC 20460 (202) 755-0707 or 800-368-5888  
Friends of The Earth 1045 Sansome Street San Francisco, California 94111  
GASP (Group Against Smokers' Pollution) P.O. Box 632 College Park, Maryland 20740  
Greenpeace, USA 1436 U Street NW Washington, DC 20009  
Hazardous Waste Hotline (202) 382-8000 or 800-424-9346  
National Coalition Against The Misuse Of Pesticides 530 7th Street SE Washington, D.C. 20003  
National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences PO Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709 (919) 541-3345  
National Pesticide Information Clearinghouse Texas Technology University Thompson Hall Room S 129 Lubbock, Texas 79430 In AK and HI (512) 399-5352 or 800-858-7378  
Nuclear Inforamtion And Resource Service 1346 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 405 Washington, D.C. 20003  
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Public Affairs Office Washington, D.C. 20555 (202) 492-7715  
Population Reference Bureau 777 14th Street NW Suite 800 (202) 639-8040  
Right-To-Know Hotline In D.C. (202) 479-2449 or 800-535-0202  
Sierra Club 530 bush Street San Francisco, CA 94108  
Toxic Substances Control Act Hotline(EPA) In D.C. (202) 554-1404 or 800-424-9065  
Worldwatch Institute 1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20036  
   


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