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Phone Numbers for Health Information
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American Health Assistance Foundation
(800) 437-2423
National Institute of Aging
(800) 222-2225
(800) 222-4225 (TTY)
National Institute on Aging Information Center
(800) 222-2225
(800) 222-4225 (TTY)
AIDS/HIV
AIDS info
(800) 448-0440
(888) 480-3739 (TTY)
Spanish-speaking health information specialists are available
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CDC INFO
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish)
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
CDC National Prevention Information Network
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish)
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
Project Inform HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline
(800) 822-7422
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol and Drug Referral Helpline
(800) 662-HELP (4357)
Calix Society
(800) 398-0524
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255)
National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Dissemination Center
(877) NIDA-NIH (643-2644)
Alzheimer’s Association Helpline
(800) 272-3900
(866) 403-3073 (TDD)
Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, Inc.
(800) 747-2820
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation
(800) 283-7800
Arthritis National Research Foundation
(800) 588-2873
Autoimmune Diseases
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
(800) 598-4668
Bone Marrow
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
(800) LINK-BMT (546-5268)
Brain Tumors
American Brain Tumor Association
(800) 886-2282
Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation
(866) 228-HOPE (228-4673)
National Brain Tumor Society
(800) 770-8287
(800) 934-2873 (Patient Services)
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Cancer
American Cancer Society
(800) 227-2345 (Voice/TDD/TTY)
American Childhood Cancer Organization
(855) 858-2226
American Institute for Cancer Research
(800) 843-8114
Cancer Hope Network
(877)-HOPENET (467-3638)
CancerCare, Inc.
(800) 813-4673
Kidney Cancer Association
(800) 850-9132
National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service
(800) 4-CANCER (422-6237) (English and Spanish)
(800) 332-8615 (TTY)
Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
(800) 377-0928
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
(877) GO KOMEN (465-6636)
Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network
(800) 80-Us TOO (808-7866)
Zero – The Project to End Prostate Cancer
(888) 245-9455
Child Abuse/Missing Children/Children’s Mental Health
Boys Town National Hotline
(800) 448-3000
(800) 448-1833 (TDD)
Spanish-speaking operators are available.
Child Find of America, Inc.
(800) I-AM-LOST (426-5678)
(800) A-WAY-OUT (292-9688) (Parental abduction)
Childhelp®
National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 4-A-CHILD (422-4453)
Covenant House Hotline
(800) RUNAWAY
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children®
(800) THE-LOST (843-5678)
(800) 826-7653 (TTY)
National Institute of Mental Health Resource Information Center
(866) 615-NIMH (6464)
(866) 415-8051 (TTY)
Child Development/Parenting
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Information Resource Center
(800) 370-2943
(888) 320-6942 (TTY)
(866) 760-5947 (Fax)
MAGIC Foundation for Children’s Growth
(800) 362-4423
National Association for the Education of Young Children
(800) 424-2460
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
(800) 66-NOFAS (666-6327)
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
(800) 899-4301
Clinical Trials
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
(866) 219-3440
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
(800) 411-1222 (Patient Recruitment)
(866) 411-1010 (TTY)
Crisis Intervention
A-WAY-OUT
(800) 292-9688
National Runaway Switchboard
(800) RUNAWAY (786-2929)
(800) 621-0394 (TDD)
Has access to AT&T Language Line
Crohn’s and Colitis
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
(800) 932-2423
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Diabetes/Digestive Diseases
American Association of Diabetes Educators
(800) 338-3633 ext. 4822
American Diabetes Association
(800) 342-2383
(800) ADA-ORDER (232-6455)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
(800) 860-8747
(866) 569-1162 (TTY)
Disabling Conditions/Disabilities Access
Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line
(800) 514-0301
(800) 514-0383 (TTY)
Spanish-speaking operators are available.
Amputee Coalition of America
National Limb Loss Information Center
(888) AMP-KNOW (267-5669)
DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic Americans with Disabilities Act Center
(800) 949-4232 (Voice/TTY)
Easter Seals
(800) 221-6827
Job Accommodation Network
(800) 526-7234
(877) 781-9403 (TTY)
Services available in English, Spanish, and French.
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) 232-4636
(800) 232-6348 (TTY)
National Rehabilitation Information Center
(800) 346-2742
Drug Abuse
Drug Help
(800) 662-HELP
Housing and Urban Development Drug Information and Strategy Clearinghouse
(800) 483-2209
Pride Surveys
(800) 279-6361
Dwarfism
Human Growth Foundation
(800) 451-6434
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Eating Disorders
National Eating Disorders Association
(800) 931-2237 (Helpline)
Environment
Asbestos Ombudsman Hotline
(800) 368-5888
Environmental Justice Information Line
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(800) 962-6215 (English/Spanish)
Essential Tremor
International Essential Tremor Foundation
(888) 387-3667
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Fire Prevention
National Fire Protection Association
(800) 344-3555 (Customer Service)
Fitness
Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America
(800) 446-2322 option 1 (Enrollment Advisors)
(800) 446-2322 option 2 (Member Services)
American Council on Exercise
(888) 825-3636
American Running Association
(800) 776-2732 ext. 13 or ext. 12
YMCA of the USA
(800) 872-9622
Food Safety
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(888) 723-3366 (Seafood line)
U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline
(888) MPHotline (674-6854)
(800) 256-7072 (TTY)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
(800) 344-WILD (344-9453)
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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Health
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Helpline
(888) 340-4528
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender National Hotline
(888) THE-GLNH (843-4564)
Lambda Legal
(866) 542-8336 (Help Desk)
National Center for Lesbian Rights
(800) 528-6257 (Legal Information Line)
Peer Listening Line
(800) 399-7337
Trevor Helpline
(866) 488-7386
General Health
American Academy of Family Physicians
(800) 274-2237
American Osteopathic Association
(800) 621-1773
Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic
(800) 296-3797
Health Resources and Services Administration Information Center
(888) ASK-HRSA (275-4772)
(877) 897-9910 (TTY/TDD)
MedicAlert® Foundation
(888) 633-4298
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) 232-4636
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse
(888) 644-6226
(866) 464-3615 (TTY)
(866) 464-3616 (Fax)
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) 232-4636
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
National Health Service Corps
(800) 221-9393 Scholarships/Loan Repayment & Job Opportunities in Underserved Areas
(877) 897-9910 (TTY)
National Hispanic Family Health Helpline
(866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645)
National Injury Information Clearinghouse
(800) 638-2772 (Consumer Hotline)
National Patient Travel Helpline
(800) 296-1217
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(888) INFO-FDA (463-6332)
(866) 300-4374
Well Spouse Association
(800) 838-0879
Genetic Diseases
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
(888) 205-2311
(888) 205-3223 (TTY)
March of Dimes
(800) 367-6630 (Product catalog)
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Headache/Head Injury
National Brain Injury Information Center
(800) 444-6443
National Headache Foundation
(888) 643-5552
Healthy Weight/Weight Loss
Weight Control Information Network
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(877) 946-4627
Hearing and Speech
American Society for Deaf Children
(800) 942-ASDC (942-2732)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(800) 638-8255
Dial A Hearing Screening Test (Occupational Hearing Services)
(800) 222-EARS (Voice/TTY)
Hear Now
(800) 328–8602 (Voice/TDD)
International Hearing Society
(800) 521-5247 (Hearing Aid Helpline)
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800) 255-0411 (Voice/TTY)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse
(800) 241-1044
(800) 241-1055 (TTD/TTY)
American Heart Association
(800) 242-8721
Heart Information Center
(800) 292-2221 (English/Spanish)
Hormonal Disorders
Hormone Foundation
(800) HORMONE (467-6663)
National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service
(888) 828-0904
Hospital/Hospice Care
Caring Connections
(A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)
(800) 658-8898 Helpline
Hill-Burton Medical Care Program
(800) 638-0742
(800) 492-0359 (Maryland)
National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc.
(800) 542-9730
Shriners Hospital for Children Referral Line
(800) 237-5055
(800) 361-7256
Housing
HUD USER
(800) 245-2691
(800) 927-7589 (TDD)
Public and Indian Housing Information and Resource Center Public and Indian Housing Information and Resource Center
(800) 955-2232
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Immunization
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish)
(800) 232-6348 (TTY)
Infectious Diseases & Influenza (Flu)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) 232-4636 (English/Spanish)
(800) 232-6348 (TTY)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(866) 284-4107
(800) 877-8339 (TDD)
Insurance/Medicare/Medicaid
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(877) 267-2323 (Headquarters)
(800) 633-4227 (Medicare Service Center)
(866) 226-1819 (Headquarters TTY) (877) 486-2048
(Medicare Service Center TTY)
DHHS Office of Inspector General
(800) 447-8477 (Hotline)
HealthCare.gov – Health Insurance Marketplace
1-800-318-2596 (Individuals & Families – English/Spanish)
1-855-889-4325 (Individuals & Families – English/Spanish – TYY)
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
711 (Small Business with 50 or fewer employees – English/Spanish)
711 (Small Business with 50 or less employees – English/Spanish – TTY)
Available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Eastern time)
Insure Kids Now Hotline
Health Resources and Services Administration
(877) 543-7669
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(800) 400-PBGC (400-7242)
Social Security Administration
(800) 772-1213
(800) 325-0778 (TTY)
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Maternal and Child Health
La Leche League International
(800) La Leche (525-3243)
National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline
(800) 848-5683
Mental Health
Mental Health America
(800) 969-6642
National Alliance on Mental Illness
(800) 950-6264 Helpline
National Council on Problem Gambling
(800) 522-4700
National Gaucher Foundation
(800) 504-3189
The ARC of the United States
(800) 433-5255
Minority Health
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
(800) 444-6472
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Organ Donation
Living Bank
(800) 528-2971
United Network for Organ Sharing
(888) TXINFO1 (894-6361)
Osteoporosis
National Osteoporosis Foundation
(800) 231-4222
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center
(800) 624-2663
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Pain
American Chronic Pain Association
(800) 533-3231
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
(800) 225-0292
Paralyzed Veterans of America
(800) 424-8200
(800) 795-4327 (TTY)
Parkinson’s Disease
American Parkinson’s Disease Association
(800) 223-2732
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
(800) 473-4636
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
(800) 457-6676
Pesticides
National Pesticide Information Center
(800) 858-7378 (TDD capability)
Poison Control
Poison Help Hotline
(800) 222-1222
Pregnancy/Miscarriage
Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth
(800) 422-4784
DES Action USA
(800) DES-9288 (337-9288)
International Childbirth Education Association
(800) 624-4934 (Book Center orders)
Lamaze International
(800) 368-4404
Liberty Godparent Home
(800) 542-4453
National Abortion Federation
(800) 772-9100
Professionals
AboutFace
(800) 665-3223 ext. 21
Academy of Laser Dentistry
(877) 527-3776
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
(800) 543-9220
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
(888) 552-2667
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
(800) 822-6637
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
(800) 213-7193
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
(800) 899-2226
(800) 809-2273
American Association of Endodontists
(800) 872-3636
American Council for the Blind
(800) 424-8666
American Counseling Association
(800) 347-6647
American Dental Assistants Association
(877) 874-3785
Wilson’s Disease Association
(866) 961-0533
Rehabilitation
AbleData (Assistive Devices, Rehabilitation)
(800) 227-0216
(703) 992-8313 (TTY)
National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering
(800) 736-2216
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
(800) 888-2876
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Safety
National Program for Playground Safety
(800) 554-PLAY (554-7529)
National Safety Council
(800) 621-7615
(800) 767-7236 (National Radon Hotline)
Safe Sitter
(800) 255-4089
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline
(800) 638-2772
(301) 595-7054 (TTY)
Vehicle Safety Hotline
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(888) 327-4236
(800) 424-9153 (TTY)
Sexual Education
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
(800) 230-PLAN (230-7526)
(800) 287-8188
(802) 448-9700
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
American Social Health Association
(800) 227-8922
Skin Disease
National Psoriasis Foundation
(800) 723-9166
Smoking/Smokeless Tobacco
Smoking Quitline of the National Cancer Institute
(877) 44U-QUIT (448-7848)
(800) 332-8615 (TTY)
American Heart Association Stroke Connection
(888) 4-STROKE (English)
(888) 478-7653
(888) 474-VIVE (Spanish)
National Stroke Association
(800) STROKES (787-6537)
Stuttering
National Center for Stuttering
(800) 221-2483
National Stuttering Association
(800) We Stutter (937-8888)
Stuttering Foundation of America
(800) 992-9392
Substance Abuse
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
(800) 269-4237 (Recording)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(877) SAMHSA-7 (877-726-4727)
(800) 487-4889 (TDD)
Suicide Prevention Hotlines
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK (273-8255)
(800) 799-4TTY (779-4889) (TTY)
(888) 628-9454 (Spanish)
Surgery/Facial Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc.
(800) 514-5058 (Referral Service)
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Trauma
American Trauma Society
(800) 556-7890
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Urological Disorders
American Association of Kidney Patients
(800) 749-2257
American Kidney Fund
(800) 638-8299
American Urological Association
(866) RING-AUA (746-4282)
Health Care Services
National Kidney Foundation
(800) 622-9010
National Association for Continence
(800) 252-3337
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(800) 891-5390
(866) 569-1162 (TTY)
PKD Foundation
(800) 753-2873, ext. 187
Simon Foundation for Continence
(800) 237-4666
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Veterans
National Veterans Services Fund, Inc.
(800) 521-0198
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(800) 827-1000
Veterans Special Issue Helpline
Department of Veterans Affairs
(800) PGW-VETS (749-8387) (Agent Orange/Persian Gulf War)
Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-SAFE (799-7233)
(800) 787-3224 (TTY)
National Organization for Victim Assistance
(800) TRY-NOVA (879-6682)
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
(800) 656-4673
Vision
Braille Institute of America
(800) BRAILLE (272-4553), ext. 1262
EyeCare America
877 887 6327
Foundation Fighting Blindness
(800) 683-5555
(800) 683-5551 (TDD)
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
(800) 548-4337
Guide Dogs for the Blind
(800) 295-4050
Louisiana Center for the Blind
(800) 234-4166
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
(800) 562-6265
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
(800) 854-7013 (TTY)
Prevent Blindness
(800) 331-2020
Vision Council
(866) 826-0290
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Women
Women’s Sports Foundation
(800) 227-3988
Womenshealth.gov
(800) 994-9662
(888) 220-5446 (TDD)
