Hotlines to Health
You can get information for health related topics by calling or writing to organizations listed in this section or by accessing their Web site. The organizations are listed from A to Z by subject area.
Most organizations staff their phones from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. local time, Monday through Friday.
For a toll-free number not listed in this directory, call the toll-free information operator at 1.800.555.1212 and explain what kind of information you’re looking for.
Inclusion in this directory does not indicate endorsement of the organization by the American Institute for Preventive Medicine. Also, before you follow advice from a Web site, check with your doctor.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters Al-Anon/Alateen World Service Office
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway | Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
1.800.4AL-ANON (425-2666) | www.al-anonalateen.org
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) World Services, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive; 11th Floor | New York, NY 10115
1.212.870.3400 | www.aa.org
To find an AA group in your area, access the Web site and click on “How to Find A.A. Meetings.”
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
1.800.SAY.NOTO (729.6686)
National Drug & Alcohol Treatment Routing Service
1.800.662.HELP (4357) (English) | 1.800.66.AYUDA (662.9832) (Spanish)
Drug-Free Workplace Hotline: 1.800.843.4571
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
General Health Information
American Academy of Family Physicians
Special Projects Dept.
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway | Leakwood, KS 66211-2672
National Health Information Center
P.O. Box 1133 | Washington, DC 20013-1133
Health Problems
AIDS/HIV
AIDS Info
1.800.448.0440
CDC Info
1.800.CDC.INFO (232.4636)
CDC National Prevention Information Network
1.800.458.5231 | www.cdc.gov/hiv
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Association
225 North Michigan Ave., Floor 17 | Chicago, IL 60601-7633
1.800.272.3900 | www.alz.org
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
1.800.438.4380 | www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
Anemia
Cooley’s Anemia Foundation
105 East 22nd, Room 911 | New York, NY 10010
1.800.522.7222 | www.thalassemia.org
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 7669 | Atlanta, GA 30357-0669
1.800.283.7800 | www.arthritis.org
Cancer
National Cancer Institute
NCI Public Inquiries Office, Suite 3036A
6116 Executive Boulevard | Bethesda, MD 20892-8322
1.800.4.CANCER (422.6237) | www.cancer.gov
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6931 Arlington Rd. | Bethesda, MD 20814
1.800.FIGHT.CF (344.4823) | www.cff.org
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
ATTN: National Call Center
1701 North Beauregard Street | Alexandria, VA 22311
1.800.DIABETES (342.2383) | www.diabetes.org
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
120 Wall St. 19th Floor | New York, NY 10005
1.800.223.1138 | www.jdfcure.org
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Office of Communications and Public Liaison NIDDK
NIH, Building 31, Room 9A04
31 Center Drive, MSC 2560 | Bethesda, MD 20892-2560
Disabilities
National Rehabilitation Information Center
4200 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 202 | Lanham, MD 20706
1.800.34.NARIC (346.2742) | www.naric.com
Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.SAFE (7233) | www.ndvh.org
Dyslexia
International Dyslexia Association
40 York Rd. | Baltimore, MD 21204-5202
1.800.ABCD.123 (222.3123) | www.interdys.org
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place | Landover, MD 20785
1.800.332.1000 | www.epilepsyfoundation.org
Headaches
National Headache Foundation
820 N. Orleans, Suite 217 | Chicago, IL 60610
1.800.NHF.5552 (643-5552) | www.headaches.org
Hearing and Speech Problems
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
10801 Rockville Pike | Rockville, MD 20852
1.800.638.8255 | www.asha.org
Better Hearing Institute
515 King Street, Suite 420 | Alexandria, VA 22314
1.703.684.3891 | www.betterhearing.org
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320 | Bethesda, MD 20892-2320
Heart Disease / High Blood Pressure
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave. | Dallas, TX 75231-4596
1.800.AHA.USA1 (242.8721) | www.americanheart.org
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
P.O. Box 30105 | Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
1.301.592.8537 | www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Kidney Diseases
American Kidney Fund
6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010 | Rockville, MD 20852
1.800.866.2900 | www.akfinc.org
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Office of Communications and Public Liaison NIDDK, NIH
Building 31, Room 9A04
31 Center Drive, MSC 2560 | Bethesda, MD 20892-2560
1.301.496.3583 | www.niddk.nih.gov
National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street, Suite 1100 | New York, NY 10016
1.800.622.9010 | www.kidneyfund.org
Liver Diseases
American Liver Foundation
75 Madian Lane, Suite 603 | New York, NY 10038
1.212.668.1000 | www.liverfoundation.org
Lung Diseases
National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine-Lung Line
1400 Jackson St. | Denver, CO 80206
1.800.222.LUNG (5864) | www.njc.org
Lupus
Lupus Foundation of America
1300 Piccard Drive, Suite 200 | Rockville, MD 20850-4303
1.301.670.9292 | www.lupus.org
Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
733 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor | New York, NY 10017
1.800.FIGHT.MS (344.4867) | www.nmss.org
Osteoporosis
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1232 22nd Street N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20037
1.202.223.2226 | www.nof.org
Parkinson’s Disease
National Parkinson Foundation
1501 N.W. 9th Ave. | Miami, FL 33136
1.800.327.4545 | www.parkinson.org
Reye’s Syndrome
National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation (NRSF)
1.800.233.7393 | www.reyessyndrome.org
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
231 East Baltimore Street, Suite 800 | Baltimore, MD 21202
1.800.421.8453 | www.sicklecelldisease.org
Visual Problems
American Council for the Blind
1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004 | Washington, DC 20005
1.800.424.8666 | www.acb.org
National Eye Institute
2020 Vision Place | Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
1.301.496.5248 | www.nei.nih.gov
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 | Chicago, IL 60606
1.800.331.2020 | www.preventblindness.org
Health Consumer Information
Hospital and Hospice Care
Hill-Burton Hospital Free or Reduced Cost Health Care Program
U.S. Dept. Health and Human Services.
1.800.638.0742 | www.hrsa.gov/hillburton/default.htm
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625 | Alexandria, VA 22314
1.800.658.8898 | www.nhpco.org
Insurance
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
540 Gaither Road | Rockville, MD 20850
1.800.358.9295 | www.ahrq.gov
Medicare Hotline
1.800.MEDICARE (633.4227) | www.medicare.gov
Medical Identification
MedicAlert Foundation International
2323 Colorado Avenue | Turlock, CA 95382
1.800.ID.ALERT (432.5378) | www.medicalert.org
Mental Health
Mental Health America
1.800.969.NMHA (6642) | www.mentalhealthamerica.net
Nutrition
MyPyramid.Gov
1.888.7.PYRAMID (779.7264) | www.mypyramid.gov
National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 | Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Consumer Nutrition Information Hotline: 1-800-877-1600 | www.eatright.org
Organ Donation
The Living Bank
P.O. Box 6725 | Houston, TX 77265-6725
1.800.528.2971 | www.livingbank.org
Pregnancy
International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA)
P.O. Box 20048 | Minneapolis, MN 55420
1.952.854.8660 | www.icea.org
March of Dimes
1.888.MODIMES (663.4637) | www.modimes.org
Safety
National Safety Council
1121 Spring Lake Drive | Itasca, IL 60143-3201
1.630.775.2199 | www.nsc.org
Safe USA
9900 E. Greenbelt Road, Suite 140 | Lanham, MD 20706
1.301.262.1664 | www.safeusa.edc.org
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission/Clearinghouse, CPSC
4330 East West Highway | Bethesda, MD 20814
1.800.638.2772 | www.cpsc.gov
Senior Citizen Health
U.S. Administration on Aging
200 Independence Avenue, SW | Washington, DC 20201
1.202.619.0724 | www.aoa.dhhs.gov
ElderCare Locator
1.800.677.1116
AARP
601 E. St. NW | Washington, DC 20049
1.800.OUR.AARP (687-2277) | www.aarp.org
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Building 31, Room 5C27 | 31 Center Drive MSC 2292 | Bethesda, MD 20892
1.301.496.1752 | www.nia.nih.gov
Sports / Fitness
American Council on Exercise (ACE)
4851 Paramount Drive | San Diego, CA 92123
1.800.825.3636 | www.acefitness.org
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS)
Department W
200 Independence Ave., SW | Room 738-H | Washington, DC 20201-0004
1.202.690.9000 | www.fitness.gov | www.presidentschallenge.org
Surgery
American Board of Surgery
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 860 | Philadelphia, PA 19103-1847
1.215.568.4000 | www.absurgery.org
Medicare Telephone Hotline
1.800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
