Health Resources

Shown on this page are associations and foundations which are excellent sources for additional information related to specific conditions and diseases.

Association or Foundation	Phone Number	Website
Administration on Aging	1-202-619-0724	http://aoa.gov
Alzheimer's Association	1-800-272-3900	www.alz.org
American Academy of Dermatology	1-888-462-DERM	http://aad.org
American Cancer Society	1-800-ACS-2345	www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Association	1-800-232-3472	www.diabetes.org
American Dietetic Association	1-800-877-1600	www.eatright.org
American Foundation for the Blind	1-800-232-5463	www.afb.org
American Heart Association	1-800-242-9236	www.americanheart.org
American Kidney Fund	1-800-638-8299	www.kidneyfund.org
American Liver Foundation	1-800-223-0179	www.liverfoundation.org
American Lung Foundation	1-800-LUNG-USA	www.lungusa.org
American Podiatric Medical Association	1-800-FOOTCARE	www.apma.org
American Sleep Apnea Association	1-202-293-3650	www.sleepapnea.org
American Thyroid Association	1-800-THYROID	www.thyroid.org
Arthritis Foundation	1-800-283-7800	www.arthritis.org
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America	1-800-7-ASTHMA	www.aafa.org
Brain Injury Association	1-800-444-6443	www.biausa.org
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention	1-800-311-3435	www.cdc.gov
Center for the Partially Sighted	1-800-481-3937	www.low-vision.org
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America	1-800-343-3637	www.ccfa.org
Elder Care Locator	1-800-677-1116	www.eldercare.gov
Epilepsy Foundation of America	1-800-EFA-4050	www.efa.org
Glaucoma Research Foundation	1-800-826-6693	www.glaucoma.org
Health Finder		www.healthfinder.gov
Huntington's Disease Society of America	1-800-345-HDSA	www.hdsa.org
Interstitial Cystitis Association	1-800-435-7422	www.ichelp.org
International Hearing Society	1-800-521-5247	www.ihsinfo.org
Lupus Foundation of America	1-888-38LUPUS	www.lupus.org
Medic Alert Foundation	1-800-432-5378	www.medicalert.org
Medicare Hotline	1-800-MEDICARE	www.medicare.gov
Muscular Dystrophy Institute	1-800-422-6237	www.mdusa.org
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America	1-800-541-5454	www.myasthenia.org
National Cancer Institute	1-800-422-6237	www.cancer.gov
National Council on Aging	1-800-424-9046	www.ncoa.org
National Easter Seal Society	1-800-221-6827	www.easterseals.com
National Family Caregivers Association	1-800-896-3650	www.nfcacares.org
National Health Information Center	1-800-336-4797	www.health.gov/nhic
National Hemophilia Foundation	1-800-42-HANDI	www.hemophilia.org
National Hospice Organization	1-800-658-8898	www.nhpco.org
National Institute on Deafness	1-800-241-1044	www.nidcd.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health	1-301-496-4000	www.nih.gov
National Kidney Foundation	1-800-622-9010	www.kidney.org
National Library of Medicine	1-888-346-3656	www.nlm.nih.gov
National Mental Health Association	1-800-969-NMHA	www.nmha.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society	1-800-242-3358	www.nmss.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation	1-800-223-9994	www.nof.org
National Paralysis Foundation	1-800-925-2873
National Psoriasis Foundation	1-800-723-9166	www.psoriasis.org
National Spinal Cord Injury Association	1-800-962-9629	www.spinalcord.org
National Stroke Association	1-800-787-6537	www.stroke.org
Paget Foundation	1-800-23-PAGET	www.paget.org
Prevent Blindness America	1-800-331-2020	www.preventblindness.org
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexics	1-800-221-4792	www.rfbd.org
United Ostomy Association	1-800-826-0826	www.uoa.org

The Resource Directory		www.aoa.gov/siteutil/a_z.asp
Contains more than 250 public and private organizations.