These selected toll-free numbers for organizations provide health related information, education, and support. These organizations DO NOT diagnose or recommend treatment for any disease. Some of the organizations use recorded messages; others provide personalized counseling and referrals. Most offer educational materials; some charge handling fees.    Organizations that provide crisis assistance are listed under the heading of Crisis Intervention. The Rare Disorders category includes diseases and disorders that affect less than 1 percentof the population at any given time. Groups in the Professional Organizations section offer consumer information.    Unless otherwise stated, numbers listed operate on Eastern  Standard Time and can be reached within the continental United States 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Numbers that observe Eastern Daylight Saving Time when in effect are annotated as“(Eastern time).” Numbers ADOPTION Bethany Christian Services (800) 238-4269 (Crisis Hotline) National Adoption Center (800) TO-ADOPT (862-3678) AGING American Health Assistance Foundation (800) 437-2423 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Caring Connections (A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) (800) 658-8898 (Helpline) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Eldercare Locator (800) 677-1116 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Institute on Aging Information Center (800) 222-2225 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) AIDS/HIV AIDS Info (800) 448-0440 (888) 480-3739 (TTY) 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Eastern time) CDC INFO (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish) (888) 232-6348 (TTY) CDC National Prevention Information Network (800) 458-5231 (English/Spanish) (800) 243-7012 (TTY) (888) 282-7681 (Fax) 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline (800) 822-7422 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday, Wednesday–Friday; 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Tuesday (Pacific time) ALCOHOL ABUSE See also Drug Abuse AdCARE Hospital Helpline (800) 252-6465 Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters (888) 4AL-ANON (425-2666) 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Alcohol and Drug Helpline (800) 821-4357 American Council on Alcoholism (800) 527-5344 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Saturday (Mountain time) Calix Society (800) 398-0524 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (800) 729-6686 (877) 767-8432 (Spanish) (800) 487-4889 (TDD) ALLERGY/ASTHMA See LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (800) 929-4040 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Jewish Medical and Research Center (800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE) 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE See also AGING Alzheimer’s Association Helpline (800) 272-3900 Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center (800) 438-4380 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) ARTHRITIS American Juvenile Arthritis Organization (800) 283-7800 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Arthritis Foundation Information Hotline (800) 283-7800 Arthritis National Research Foundation (800) 588-2873 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. (800) 886-5963 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (877) 226-4267 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) AUDIOVISUALS See LIBRARY SERVICES AUTISM See CHILD DEVELOPMENT/PARENTING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. (800) 598-4668 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m, Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (877) 226-4267 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) BLINDNESS See VISION BONE MARROW See also CANCER Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, Inc. (800) 747-2820 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (800) LINK-BMT (546-5268) 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Marrow Donor Program® (800) MARROW-2 (627-7692) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) BONE DISEASE Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center (800) 624-2663 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) BRAIN TUMORS American Brain Tumor Association (800) 886-2282 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Brain Tumor Society (800) 770-TBTS (8287) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation (866) 228-HOPE (4673) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Brain Tumor Foundation (800) 934-CURE (2873) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) CANCER American Cancer Society (800) 227-2345 (Voice/TDD/TTY) American Institute for Cancer Research (800) 843-8114 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time) Cancer Hope Network (877) HOPENET (467-3638) 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation (800) 366-2223 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Kidney Cancer Association (800) 850-9132 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (800) LINK-BMT (546-5268) 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service (800) 4-CANCER (422-6237) (800) 332-8615 (TTY) 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Marrow Donor Program® (800) MARROW-2 (627-7692) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (800) 462-9273 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Us Too! International (800) 808-7866 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization (800) 221-2141 (English) (800) 986-9505 (Spanish) CEREBRAL PALSY See RARE DISORDERS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES See also HOUSING National Pesticide Information Center (800) 858-7378 (TDD capability) 6:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 7 days a week (Pacific time) CHILD ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/ CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH Child Find of America, Inc. (800) I-AM-LOST (426-5678) (800) A-WAY-OUT (292-9688) (Parental abduction) 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Childhelp USA® National Child Abuse Hotline (800) 4-A-CHILD (422-4453) Child Welfare Information Gateway (800) 394-3366 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Covenant House Nineline (800) 999-9999 Girls & Boys Town National Hotline (800) 448-3000 (800) 448-1833 (TDD) Spanish-speaking operators are available. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (800) THE-LOST (843-5678) (877) 446-2632 (Voice Mail) National Institute of Mental Health Information Center (866) 615-6464 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Runaway Switchboard (800) RUNAWAY (786-2929) (800) 621-0394 (TDD) Has access to AT&T Language Line National Youth Crisis Hotline (800) 448-4663 CHILD DEVELOPMENT/PARENTING Back to Sleep SIDS Information Campaign National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (800) 505-CRIB (2742) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Human Growth Foundation (800) 451-6434 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) MAGIC Foundation for Children’s Growth (800) 362-4423 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Association for the Education of Young Children (800) 424-2460 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Lekotek Center (800) 366-7529 (800) 573-4446 (Voice and TTY) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (800) 66-NOFAS (666-6327) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Information Resource Center (800) 370-2943 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation (800) 274-7827 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families (800) 899-4301 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME See RARE DISORDERS CRISIS INTERVENTION All operate 24 hours/7 days a week. A–WAY–OUT (800) 292–9688 Provides unique crisis mediation program for parents contemplating abduction of their children, or who have already abducted their children and want to use Child Find Volunteer Family Mediators to resolve their custody dispute. Childhelp USA® National Child Abuse Hotline (800) 4-A-CHILD (422-4453) Provides multilingual crisis intervention on child abuse and domestic violence issues. Gives referrals to local agencies offering counseling and other services related to child abuse, adult survivor issues, and domestic violence. Provides literature on child abuse in English and Spanish. Calls are anonymous, toll-free, and counselors are paid, degreed professionals. Covenant House Nineline (800) 999-9999 Crisis line for youth, teens, and families. Locally based referrals throughout the United States. Help for youth and parents regarding drugs, abuse, homelessness, runaway children, and message relays. Girls & Boys Town National Hotline (800) 448-3000 (800) 448-1833 (TDD) Provides short-term intervention and counseling and refers callers to local community resources. Counsels on parent-child conflicts, family issues, suicide, pregnancy, runaway youth, physical and sexual abuse, and other issues that impact children and families. Spanish-speaking operators are available. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (800) THE-LOST (843-5678) (877) 446-2632 (Voice Mail) The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s® mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. National Runaway Switchboard (800) RUNAWAY (786-2929) (800) 621-0394 (TDD) Provides crisis intervention and travel assistance information to runaways. Gives referrals to shelters nationwide. Also relays messages to, or sets up conference calls with, parents at the request of the child. Has access to AT&T Language Line. National Youth Crisis Hotline (800) 448-4663 Provides counseling and referrals to local drug treatment centers, shelters, and counseling services. Responds to youth dealing with pregnancy, molestation, suicide, and child abuse. Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (800) 656-4673 Connects caller to the nearest counseling center that provides counseling for rape, abuse, and incest victims. CYSTIC FIBROSIS See RARE DISORDERS DIABETES/DIGESTIVE DISEASES American Association of Diabetes Educators (800) 338-3633 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 (800) ADA-ORDER (Fax, Order Fulfillment) 8:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. (800) 932-2423 (800) 343-3637 (Warehouse) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (800) 223-1138 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (800) 860-8747 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (800) 891-5389 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) DISABLING CONDITIONS/DISABILITIES ACCESS Americans with Disabilities Act Information Center (800) 949-4232 (Voice/TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line (800) 514-0301 (800) 514-0383 (TTY) 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Wednesday and Friday; 12:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m., Thursday. Spanish-speaking operators are available. Amputee Coalition of America National Limb Loss Information Center (888) AMP-KNOW (267-5669) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Children’s Craniofacial Association (800) 535-3643 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Easter Seal Society (800) 221-6827 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) FACES: The National Craniofacial Association (800) 332-2373 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (800) 886-1762 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Job Accommodation Network (800) ADA-WORK (232-9675) (Voice/TTY) (800) 526-7234 (Voice/TTY) 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Services available in English, Spanish, and French. National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (800) 695-0285 (Voice/TTY) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Rehabilitation Information Center (800) 346-2742 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Scoliosis Association (800) 800-0669 DOWN SYNDROME See RARE DISORDERS DRINKING WATER SAFETY Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791 (English/Spanish) 8:30 a.m.–5:45 p.m., Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Friday. DRUG ABUSE See also ALCOHOL ABUSE and SUBSTANCE ABUSE Drug-Free Workplace Helpline (800) 967-5752 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Drug Help (800) 488-DRUG (3784) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (800) 666-3332 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Housing and Urban Development Drug Information and Strategy Clearinghouse (800) 955-2232 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Pride Surveys (800) 279-6361 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) PRIDE Youth Programs (800) 668-9277 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (800) 729-6686 (877) 767-8432 (Spanish) (800) 487-4889 (TDD) DWARFISM Human Growth Foundation (800) 451-6434 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) DYSLEXIA See LEARNING DISORDERS ENDOMETRIOSIS See WOMEN ENVIRONMENT Environmental Justice Information Line U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (800) 962-6215 (English/Spanish) 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse (800) 438-4318 EPILEPSY See RARE DISORDERS ESSENTIAL TREMOR International Essential Tremor Foundation (888) 387-3667 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) ETHICS Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (800) 633-3849 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (academic year only); 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Tuesday; 12:00 noon.–5:00 p.m., Saturday, except summers and holidays. 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. during the summer. FIRE PREVENTION National Fire Protection Association (800) 344-3555 (Customer Service) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) FITNESS Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America (800) 968-7263 (Consumer Hotline) (800) 446-2322 (For Professionals) 6:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) American Council on Exercise (800) 825-3636 6:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) American Running Association (800) 776-2732 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Shaping America’s Youth® (800) SAY-9221 (729-9221) TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Club, Inc. (800) 932-8677 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Weight Control Information Network National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (877) 946-4627 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) YMCA of the USA (800) 872-9622 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) FOOD SAFETY Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (888) SAFEFOOD (723-3366) 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; exept Federal holidays (Eastern time) U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline (888) MPHotline (674-6854) (800) 256-7072 (TTY) 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving (Eastern time) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (800) 344-WILD (344-9453) 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER HEALTH Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Helpline (888) 340-4528 6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday (Eastern time) Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (888) 843-4564 4:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m., Monday–Friday; 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m., Saturday (Eastern time) Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund (866) 542-8336 x235 (Foster Care Helpline) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Center for Lesbian Rights (800) 528-6257 (Youth Legal Information Line) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Peer Listening Line (800) 399-7337 5:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Trevor Helpline (866) 4-U-TREVOR (488-7386) 10 National Health Information Center 2007Toll-Free Numbers f o r H e a l t h I n f o r m a t i o n GENERAL HEALTH Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse (800) 358-9295 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Chiropractic Association (800) 986-4636 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Osteopathic Association (800) 621-1773 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc. (800) ASK-APMA (275-2762) Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic (800) 296-3797 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Health Resources and Services Administration Information Center (888) ASK-HRSA (275-4772) (877) 4TY-HRSA (489-4772) (TTY/TDD) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) MedicAlert Foundation International (800) ID ALERT (432-5378) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse (888) 644-6226 (866) 464-3615 (TTY) (866) 464-3616 (Fax) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Health Information Center (800) 336-4797 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Health Service Corps (800) 221-9393 Scholarships/Loan Repayment & Job Opportunities in Underserved Areas 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Hispanic Family Health Helpline (866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645) 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Patient Travel Helpline (800) 296-1217 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday¬–Friday (Eastern time) Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (800) 368-1019 (Recording) 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (800) 332-1088 (MedWatch) (888) 463-6332 (Consumer Inquiries) Well Spouse Association (800) 838-0879 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) GENETIC DISEASES Genetic Alliance (800) 336-4363 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (888) 205-2311 (888) 205-3223 (TTY) 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (888) 663-4637 (800) 925-1855 (Spanish) HEADACHE/HEAD INJURY American Headache Society (800) 255-ACHE (2243) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Brain Injury Information Center (800) 444-6443 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Headache Foundation (888) 643-5552 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) HEALTHY WEIGHT/WEIGHT LOSS Shaping America's Youth® (800) SAY-9221 (729-9221) TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Club, Inc. (800) 932-8677 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Weight Control Information Network National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (877) 946-4627 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) HEARING AND SPEECH American Society for Deaf Children (800) 942-ASDC (2732) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (800) 638-8255 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) DB-LINK National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (800) 438-9376 (800) 854-7013 (TTY) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Dial A Hearing Screening Test (Occupational Hearing Services) (800) 222-3277 (Voice/TTY) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Ear Foundation (800) 545-HEAR (4327) 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Hear Now (800) 648-4327 (Voice/TDD) 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain time) John Tracy Clinic (800) 522-4582 (Voice/TDD) 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) International Hearing Society (800) 521-5247 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (800) 255-0411 (Voice/TTY) 8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse (800) 241-1044 (800) 241-1055 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Vestibular Disorders Association (800) 837-8428 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) HEART DISEASE American Heart Association (800) 242-8721 Heart Information Center (800) 292-2221 (English/Spanish) 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Line (800) 575-9355 (Recorded High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Information) HISTIOCYTOSIS See RARE DISORDERS HOMELESSNESS National Resource and Training Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness (800) 444-7415 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) HORMONAL DISORDERS American Thyroid Association (800) 849-7643 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Hormone Foundation (800) HORMONE (467-6663) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday Thyroid Foundation of America, Inc. (800) 832-8321 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) HOSPITAL/HOSPICE CARE Caring Connections (A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) (800) 658-8898 Helpline 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Children’s Hospice International (800) 242-4453 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program (800) 638-0742 (800) 492-0359 (in MD) National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc. (800) 542-9730 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Shriners Hospital for Children Referral Line (800) 237-5055 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) HOUSING See also CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES and LEAD HUD USER (800) 245-2691 (800) 927-7589 (TDD) 8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Public and Indian Housing Information and Resource Center (800) 955-2232 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Eastern time) HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE See RARE DISORDERS IMMUNIZATION National Immunization Information Hotline Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish) (800) 232-6348 (TTY) IMPOTENCE American Urological Association Foundation (800) 828-7866 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID DHHS Inspector General’s Hotline (800) 447-8477 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Insure Kids Now Hotline Health Resources and Services Administration (877) 543-7669 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Medicare Issues Hotline (800) 633-4227 (800) 820-1202 (TDD/TTY) 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (800) 400-PBGC (7242) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Social Security Administration (800) 772-1213 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) JUSTICE National Criminal Justice Reference Service (800) 851-3420 (877) 712-9279 (TTY) 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) KIDNEY DISEASE See UROLOGICAL DISORDERS LEAD See also HOUSING National Lead Information Center (800) 424-5323 (Clearinghouse) 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) LEARNING DISORDERS Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (800) 233-4050 (English/Spanish) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) International Dyslexia Association (800) ABCD123 (222-3123) LIBRARY SERVICES Captioned Media Program, The National Association for the Deaf (800) 237-6213 (800) 237-6819 (TTY) (800) 538-5636 (Fax) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (888) 346-3656 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Saturday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (800) 424-8567 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (800) 221-4792 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) LIVER DISEASES American Liver Foundation (800) GO-LIVER (465-4837) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Hepatitis Foundation International (800) 891-0707 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY American Lung Association (800) 586-4872 (800) 528-2971 (Living Bank) 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462) 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Asthma Information Line (800) 822-2762 National Jewish Medical and Research Center (800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE) 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH La Leche League International (800) La Leche (525-3243) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline (800) 504-7081 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline (800) 848-5683 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Information Resource Center (800) 370-2943 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families (800) 899-4301 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) MEDICARE/MEDICAID See INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID MENTAL HEALTH See also CHILD ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH ARC of the United States, The (800) 433-5255 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (800) 950-6264 Helpline 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Council on Problem Gambling (800) 522-4700 National Gaucher Foundation (800) 925-8885 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Hopeline Network (800) SUICIDE (784-2433) National Institute of Mental Health Information Center (866) 615-6464 (866) 415-8051 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Mental Health Association Resource Center (800) 969-6642 (800) 433-5959 (TTY) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center (800) 789-2647 (866) 889-2647 (TDD) 8:30 a.m.–12:00 a.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) MINORITY HEALTH National Hispanic Family Health Helpline (866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645) 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline (800) 504-7081 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Office of Minority Health Resource Center (800) 444-6472 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) NUTRITION American Institute for Cancer Research (800) 843-8114 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time) National Dairy Council (800) 426-8271 (800) 974-6455 (Fax) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Shaping America’s Youth® (800) SAY-9221 (729-9221) ORAL HEALTH American Dental Association (800) 947-4746 (Catalog Sales and Service) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) ORGAN DONATION See also VISION and UROLOGICAL DISORDERS Living Bank (800) 528-2971 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Marrow Donor Program® (800) MARROW-2 (627-7692) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) United Network for Organ Sharing (888) TXINFO1 (894-6361) 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) ORPHAN PRODUCTS Office of Orphan Products Development U.S. Food and Drug Administration (800) 300-7469 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY See also STROKE Christopher Reeve Foundation (800) 225-0292 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Rehabilitation Information Center (800) 346-2742 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Spinal Cord Injury Association (800) 962-9629 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Paralyzed Veterans of America (800) 424-8200 (800) 795-4327 (TTY) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) PARKINSON’S DISEASE American Parkinson’s Disease Association (800) 223-2732 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. (800) 327-4545 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (800) 457-6676 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Eastern time) PESTICIDES See CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES POISON CONTROL Poison Help Hotline (800) 222-1222 PRACTITIONER REPORTING U.S. Pharmacopeia Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety (800) 233-7767 (Medication Errors) Staff available 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday. Medication error telephone number records information 24 hours a day. PREGNANCY/MISCARRIAGE Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth (800) 422-4784 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) DES Action USA (800) DES-9288 (337-9288) 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) International Childbirth Education Association (800) 624-4934 (Book Center orders) 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Lamaze International (800) 368-4404 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Liberty Godparent Home (800) 542-4453 National Abortion Federation (800) 772-9100 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Saturday–Sunday (Eastern time) National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline (800) 504-7081 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) PROFESSIONALS Americans with Disabilities Act Information Center (800) 949-4232 (Voice/TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Alliance for Aging Research (800) 639-2421 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (800) 822-2762 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (800) 213-7193 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Association of Critical Care Nurses (800) 899-2226 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) American Council for the Blind (800) 424-8666 2:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Counseling Association (800) 347-6647 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Nurses Association (800) 274-4ANA (4262) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Occupational Therapy Association (800) SAY-AOTA (729-2682) (800) 377-8555 (TDD) (800) 701-7735 (Fax-back) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Arthritis National Research Foundation (800) 588-2873 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (800) 477-8892 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain time) Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (800) 755-2676 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain time) CDC National Prevention Information Network (800) 458-5231 (English/Spanish) (800) 243-7012 (TTY) (888) 282-7681 (Fax) 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) College of American Pathologists (800) 323-4040 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (800) 377-3978 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Federal Emergency Management Agency (800) 621-FEMA (3362) (Disaster Assistance) (800) 480-2520 (Publications) Federal Information Center, GSA (800) 688-9889 (800) 326-2996 (TTY) 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Glaucoma Research Foundation (800) 826-6693 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Immune Deficiency Foundation (800) 296-4433 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) International Childbirth Education Association (800) 624-4934 (Book Center orders) 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) International Chiropractors Association (800) 423-4690 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (800) 955-4572 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Medical Institute for Sexual Health (800) 892–9484 (publication orders only) 8:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Child Care Information Center, ACF (800) 616-2242 (800) 516-2242 (TTY) (800) 716-2242 (Fax) 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (866) 821-5355 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Information Inquiry Service (800) 356-4674 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Jewish Medical and Research Center (800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE) 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Pediculosis Association (800) 446-4672 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (800) 537-2238 (800) 553-2508 (TTY) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Technical Information Service (800) 553-6847 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Prevent Child Abuse America (800) 555-3748 (Recording) Research to Prevent Blindness (800) 621-0026 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) School Nutrition Association (800) 877-8822 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Vision Connection Lighthouse International (800) 829-0500 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) RADIATION National Association of Radiation Survivors (800) 798-5102 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) RARE DISEASES/DISORDERS* *A rare disorder is defined as a disorder that affects less than 1 percent of the population at any given time. ALS Association (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s Disease) (800) 782-4747 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) American Behcet’s Disease Association (800) 723-4238 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., 7 days a week (Pacific time) American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association/Cleft Palate Foundation (800) 242-5338 (Parent Hotline Only) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Leprosy Missions (Hansen’s Disease) (800) 543-3131 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time) American SIDS Institute (800) 232-7437 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Batten’s Disease Support and Research Association (800) 448-4570 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (800) 606-2682 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday Children’s Tumor Foundation (800) 323-7938 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Cooley’s Anemia Foundation (800) 522-7222 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc. (800) 223-8355 (800) 753-2357 (U.S.) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (800) 344-4823 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Epilepsy Foundation (800) 332-4050 (National Epilepsy Library) (800) 332-1000 (Publications) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Epilepsy Information Service (800) 642-0500 (voice mail after hours) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Fibromyalgia Network (800) 853-2929 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday-Thursday (Mountain time) First Candle/SIDS Alliance (800) 221-7437 Genetic Alliance (800) 336-4363 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (888) 205-2311 (888) 205-3223 (TTY) 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Histiocytosis Association of America (800) 548-2758 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Inc. (800) 345-4372 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) International Rett Syndrome Association (800) 818-7388 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd. (888) ALS-1107 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Lupus Foundation of America (888) 385-8787 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (888) 663-4637 (800) 925-1855 (Spanish) Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (800) 532-7667 (National Headquarters) 8:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time) Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (888) 673-6287 8:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Muscular Dystrophy Association (800) 572-1717 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain time) 20 National Health Information Center 2007Toll-Free Numbers f o r H e a l t h I n f o r m a t i o n Myasthenia Gravis Foundation (800) 541-5454 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Down Syndrome Congress (800) 232-6372 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Down Syndrome Society Hotline (800) 221-4602 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Fragile X Foundation (800) 688-8765 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) National Hansen’s Disease Programs (800) 642-2477 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Hemophilia Foundation (800) 42-HANDI (424-2634) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Summer: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (877) 226-4267 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Jewish Medical and Research Center (800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE) 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Lymphedema Network (800) 541-3259 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) National Marfan Foundation (800) 8-MARFAN (862-7326) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Multiple Sclerosis Society (800) 344-4867 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (800) 473-2310 (800) 648-2310 (Fax) National Organization for Rare Disorders (800) 999-6673 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation (800) 233-7393 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Spasmodic Torticollis Association (800) 487-8385 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Neurofibromatosis, Inc. (800) 942-6825 (Hotline) Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc. (800) 981-2663 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Paget Foundation for Paget’s Disease of Bone and Related Disorders (800) 237-2438 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (800) 926-4797 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation (877) 463-6757 Scleroderma Foundation (800) 722-4673 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. (800) 421-8453 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation, Inc. (800) 475-6473 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Spina Bifida Association of America (800) 621-3141 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Spondylitis Association of America (800) 777-8189 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Sturge-Weber Foundation (800) 627-5482 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders (800) 716-SOFT (7638) Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. (888) 486-8738 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (800) 225-6872 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Turner Syndrome Society of the United States (800) 365-9944 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) United Cerebral Palsy Association (800) 872-5827 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) United Leukodystrophy Foundation (800) 728-5483 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., 7 days a week (Central time) Vasculitis Foundation (800) 277-9474 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Wilson’s Disease Association (888) 264-1450 (voice mail) 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) REHABILITATION See also DISABLING CONDITIONS and PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY ABLEDATA (800) 227-0216 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Amputee Coalition of America National Limb Loss Information Center (888) AMP-KNOW (267-5669) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering (800) 736-2216 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Rehabilitation Information Center (800) 346-2742 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors (800) 888-2876 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME See RARE DISORDERS SAFETY See also CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Information Inquiry Service (800) 356-4674 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Program for Playground Safety (800) 554-PLAY (554-7529) 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) National Safety Council (800) 621-7619 (800) 767-7236 (National Radon Hotline) 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Safe Sitter (800) 255-4089 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) U.S. Coast Guard InfoLine, Office of Boating Safety (800) 368-5647 (800) 689-0816 (TDD/TTY) 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline (800) 638-2772 (800) 638-8270 (TDD) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Vehicle Safety Hotline National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (888) 327-4236 (800) 424-9153 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) SEXUAL EDUCATION Medical Institute for Sexual Health (800) 892-9484 (publication orders only) 8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (800) 230-7526 (Recording) (800) 669-0156 (Order line) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES See also AIDS/HIV American Social Health Association (800) 230-6039 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) CDC INFO (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish) (888) 232-6348 (TTY) CDC National Prevention Information Network (800) 458-5231 (English/Spanish) (800) 243-7012 (TTY) (888) 282-7681 (Fax) 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) SKIN DISEASE Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types, Inc. (800) 545-3286 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (877) 226-4267 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Psoriasis Foundation (800) 723-9166 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) SPINAL CORD INJURY See PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY SMOKING Smoking Quitline of the National Cancer Institute (877) 44U-QUIT (448-7848) (800) 332-8615 (TTY) 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Smoking, Tobacco and Health Information Line Office on Smoking and Health (800) 232-4636 (Recording) STROKE See also PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY American Heart Association Stroke Connection (888) 478-7653 6:00 a.m.–midnight, Monday–Friday; 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m., Saturday (Eastern time) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (800) 352-9424 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Stroke Association (800) STROKES (787-6537) 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time) STUTTERING National Center for Stuttering (800) 221-2483 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Stuttering Association (800) We Stutter (937-8888) Stuttering Foundation of America (800) 992-9392 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) SUBSTANCE ABUSE See also ALCOHOL ABUSE and DRUG ABUSE National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (800) 269-4237 (Recording) 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (800) 729-6686 (877) 767-8432 (Spanish) (800) 487-4889 (TDD) SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME See RARE DISORDERS SURGERY/FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (800) 332-3223 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. (800) 441-2737 (Consumer Hotline) American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc. (888) 475-2784 (Referral Service) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINES National Hopeline Network (800) SUICIDE (784-2433) The Trevor Helpline (866) 4-U-TREVOR (488-7386) The Trevor Helpline is a national toll-free suicide prevention hotline aimed at gay and questioning youth. It’s open 24 hours a day, 7days a week, 365 days a year. Teens with nowhere to turn can call and talk confidentially to trained counselors and find local resources. TRAUMA American Trauma Society (800) 556-7890 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) UROLOGICAL DISORDERS American Association of Kidney Patients (800) 749-2257 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) American Kidney Fund (800) 638-8299 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time) American Urological Association Foundation (800) 828-7866 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Health Care Services National Kidney Foundation (800) 622-9010 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Association for Continence (800) 252-3337 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (800) 891-5390 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (800) 753-2873 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Simon Foundation for Continence (800) 237-4666 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) VENEREAL DISEASES See SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES VETERANS National Veterans Services Fund, Inc. (800) 521-0198 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Paralyzed Veterans of America (800) 424-8200 (800) 795-4327 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Service Center (877) 222-8387 6:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Veterans Special Issue Helpline Department of Veterans Affairs (800) 749-8387 (Agent Orange/Persian Gulf War) 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) 2 National Health Information Center 2007Toll-Free Numbers f o r H e a l t h I n f o r m a t i o n VISION See also LIBRARY SERVICES American Council of the Blind (800) 424-8666 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Blind Children’s Center (800) 222-3566 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Braille Institute of America (800) BRAILLE (272-4553) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) DB-LINK National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (800) 438-9376 (800) 854-7013 (TTY) 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) Foundation Fighting Blindness (800) 683-5555 (800) 683-5551 (TDD) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Glaucoma Research Foundation (800) 826-6693 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. (800) 548-4337 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Guide Dogs for the Blind (800) 295-4050 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Louisiana Center for the Blind (800) 234-4166 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (800) 562-6265 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (800) 255-0411 (Voice/TTY) 8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Prevent Blindness America (800) 331-2020 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Seniors EyeCare Program (800) 222-3937 Vision Connections Help Near You Information and Resource Service Lighthouse International (800) 829-0500 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Vision Council of America (800) 424-8422 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) VIOLENCE National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-SAFE (7233) (800) 787-3224 (TDD) National Organization for Victim Assistance (800) TRY-NOVA (879-6682) 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (800) 656-4673 WOMEN Endometriosis Association (800) 992-3636 (Recording) National Osteoporosis Foundation (800) 223-9994 National Women’s Health Information Center (800) 994-9662 (888) 220-5446 (TDD) 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) PMS Access Women’s Health America (800) 222-4767 (Recording) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Women’s Health America (800) 558-7046 (Recording) 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central time) Women’s Sports Foundation (800) 227-3988 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., 9:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) For more health promotion and disease prevention information— Search online for thousands of free Federal health documents using healthfinder® at http://www.healthfinder.gov For health promotion and disease prevention information in Spanish— Search online at http://www.healthfinder.gov/espanol. ABLEDATA, 227-0216 AdCARE Hospital Helpline, 252-6465 Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America, 968-7263 (Consumers); 446-2322 (Professionals) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, 358-9295 AIDS Info, 448-0440; (888) 480-3739 (TTY) Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, 425-2666 Alcohol and Drug Helpline, 821-4357 Alliance for Aging Research, 639-2421 Alzheimer’s Association Helpline, 272-3900 Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center, 438-4380 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 822-2762 American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 332-3223 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 213-7193 American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 899-2226 American Association of Diabetes Educators, 338-3633 American Association of Kidney Patients, 749-2257 American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc., 598-4668 American Behcet’s Disease Association, 723-4238 American Brain Tumor Association, 886-2282 American Cancer Society, 227-2345 (Voice/TDD/TT) American Chiropractic Association, 986-4636 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association/Cleft Palate Foundation, 242-5338 American Council of the Blind, 424-8666 American Council on Alcoholism, 527-5344 American Council on Exercise, 825-3636 American Counseling Association, 347-6647 American Dental Association, 947-4746 (Catalog Sales and Service) American Diabetes Association, 342-2383; 232-6733 (Fax Order Fulfillment) American Headache Society, 255-2243 American Health Assistance Foundation, 437-2423 American Heart Association, 242-8721 American Heart Association Stroke Connection, (888) 478-7653 American Institute for Cancer Research, 843-8114 American Juvenile Arthritis Organization, 283-7800 American Kidney Fund, 638-8299 American Leprosy Missions (Hansen’s Disease), 543-3131 American Liver Foundation, 465-4837 American Lung Association, 586-4872; 528-2971 (Living Bank) American Nurses Association, 274-4262 American Occupational Therapy Association, 729-2682; 377-8555 (TDD); 701-7735 (Fax-on-Request) American Osteopathic Association, 621-1773 American Parkinson’s Disease Association, 223-2732 American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc., 275-2762 American Running Association, 776-2732 American SIDS Institute, 232-7437 TOLL-FREE NUMBERS FOR HEALTH INFORMATION ● DIAL 1- 00 (unless / 77/ is specified) American Social Health Association, 230-6039 American Society for Deaf Children, 942-2732 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc., 441-2737 American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Inc. (888) 475-2784 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 638-8255 American Thyroid Association, 849-7643 American Trauma Society, 556-7890 American Urological Association Foundation, 828-7866 Americans with Disabilities Act Information Center, 949- 4232 (Voice/TTY) Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line, 514-0301 (English and Spanish); 514-0383 (TTY) Amputee Coalition of America, (888) 267-5669 Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic, 296-3797 Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, Inc., 747-2820 ARC of the United States, The, 433-5255 Arthritis Foundation Information Hotline, 283-7800 Arthritis National Research Foundation, 588-2873 Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 477-8892 Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, 755-2676 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, 727-8462 Asthma Information Line, 822-2762 Back to Sleep SIDS Information Campaign, 505-2742 Batten’s Disease Support and Research Association, 448-4570 Bethany Christian Services, 238-4269 Blind Children’s Center, 222-3566 Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth, 422-4784 Braille Institute of America, 272-4553 Brain Tumor Society, 770-8287 Calix Society, 398-0524 Cancer Hope Network, (877) 467-3638 Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, 366-2223 Captioned Media Program, National Association for the Deaf, 237-6213; 237-6819 (TTY); 538-5636 (Fax) Caring Connections, 658-8898 CDC INFO, 232-4636; (888) 232-6348 (TTY) CDC National Prevention Information Network, 458-5231; 243-7012 (TTY); (888) 282-7681 (Fax) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, (888) 723-3366 Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association, 606-2682 Child Find of America, Inc., 426-5678; 292-9688 Childhelp USA® National Child Abuse Hotline, 422-4453 Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, 233-4050 Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation, (866) 228-4673 Children’s Craniofacial Association, 535-3643 Children’s Hospice International, 242-4453 Children’s Tumor Foundation, 323-7938 Christopher Reeve Foundation, 225-0292 College of American Pathologists, 323-4040 Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, 522-7222 Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, 223-8355; 753-2357 Covenant House Nineline, 999-9999 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc., 932-2423; 343-3637 (Warehouse) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 344-4823 DB-Link, 438-9376; 854-7013 (TTY) DES Action USA, 337-9288 DHHS Inspector General’s Hotline, 447-8477 2 National Health Information Center Dial A Hearing Screening Test, 222-3277 (Voice/TYY) Drug-Free Workplace Helpline, 967-5752 Drug Help, 488-3784 Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, 666-3332 Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, 377-3978 Ear Foundation, 545-4327 Easter Seal Society, 221-6827 Eldercare Locator, 677-1116 Endometriosis Association, 992-3636 Environmental Justice Information Line, 962-6215 Epilepsy Foundation, 332-4050 (Library); 332-1000 (Publications) Epilepsy Information Service, 642-0500 FACES: The National Craniofacial Association, 332-2373 Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, 886-1762 Federal Emergency Management Agency, 879-6076 Federal Information Center, GSA, 688-9889; 326-2996 (TTY) Fibromyalgia Network, 853-2929 First Candle/SIDS Alliance, 221-7437 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, 929-4040 Foundation Fighting Blindness, 683-5555; 683-5551 (TDD) Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types, Inc., 545-3286 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Helpline, (888) 340-4528 Gay & Lesbian National Hotline, (888) 843-4564 Genetic Alliance, 336-4363 Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center, (888) 205-2311; (888) 205-3223 (TTY) Girls & Boys Town National Hotline, 448-3000; 448-1833 (TDD) Glaucoma Research Foundation, 826-6693 Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc., 548-4337 Guide Dogs for the Blind, 295-4050 Health Care Services, National Kidney Foundation, 622-9010 Health Resources and Services Administration Information Center, (888) 275-4772; (877) 489-4772 Hear Now, 648-4327 (Voice/TDD) Heart Information Center, 292-2221 Hepatitis Foundation International, 891-0707 Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program, 638-0742; 492-0359 (in MD) Histiocytosis Association of America, 548-2758 Hormone Foundation, 467-6663 HUD USER, 245-2691; 927-7589 (TDD) Human Growth Foundation, 451-6434 Huntington’s Disease Society of America, 345-4372 Immune Deficiency Foundation, 296-4433 Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse, 438-4318 Insure Kids Now Hotline, (877) 543-7669 International Childbirth Education Association, 624-4934 (orders only) International Chiropractors Association, 423-4690 International Dyslexia Association, 222-3123 International Essential Tremor Foundation, (888) 387-3667 International Hearing Society, 521-5247 International Rett Syndrome Association, 818-7388 Job Accommodation Network, 232-9675 (Voice/TTY); 526-7234 (Voice/TTY) John Tracy Clinic, 522-4582 (Voice/TDD) Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics, 633-3849 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 223-1138 Kidney Cancer Association, 850-9132 La Leche League International, 525-3243 Lamaze International, 368-4404 Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, (866) 542- 8336 x235 (Foster Care Helpline) Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd., (888) 257-1107 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 955-4572 Liberty Godparent Home, 542-4453 Living Bank, 528-2971 Louisiana Center for the Blind, 234-4166 Lupus Foundation of America, (888) 385-8787 Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc., 886-5963 MAGIC Foundation for Children’s Growth, 3624423 Medical Institute for Sexual Health, 892-9484 MedicAlert Foundation International, 432-5378 Medicare Issues Hotline, 633-4227; 820-1202 (TDD/TTY) Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, 532-7667 Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, (888) 673-6287 Muscular Dystrophy Association, 572-1717 Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, 541-5454 National Abortion Federation, 772-9100 National Adoption Center, 862-3678 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 950-6264 National Association for Continence, 252-3337 National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments, 562-6265 National Association for the Education of Young Children, 424-2460 National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc., 542-9730 National Association of Radiation Survivors, 798-5102 National Bone Marrow Transplant Link, 546-5268 National Brain Injury Information Center, 444-6443 National Brain Tumor Foundation, 934-2873 National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service, 422-6237, 332-8615 (TTY) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse, (888) 644-6226; (866) 464-3615 (TTY); (866) 464-3616 (Fax) National Center for Lesbian Rights, 528-6257 (Youth Legal Information Line) National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®, 843- 5678; (877) 446-2632 (Voice Mail) National Center for Stuttering, 221-2483 National Child Care Information Center, 616-2242; 516-2242 (TTY); 716-2242 (Fax) National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials, (866) 821-5355 National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc., 622-2255 National Council on Problem Gambling, 522-4700 National Criminal Justice Reference Service, 851-3420 (877) 712-9279 (TTY) National Dairy Council, 426-8271; 974-6455 (Fax) National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, 860-8747 National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, 891-5389 National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 695-0285 (Voice/TTY) National Domestic Violence Hotline, 799-7233; 787-3224 (TDD) National Down Syndrome Congress, 232-6372 National Down Syndrome Society Hotline, 221-4602 National Family Association for Deaf-Blind, 255-0411 National Fire Protection Association, 344-3555 National Fragile X Foundation, 688-8765 National Gaucher Foundation, 925-8885 National Hansen’s Disease Programs, 642-2477 National Headache Foundation, (888) 643-5552 National Health Information Center, 336-4797 National Health Service Corps, 221-9393 (Scholarships/ Loan Repayment & Job Opportunities in underserved areas) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Line, 575-9355 (High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Information Hotline) National Hemophilia Foundation, 424-2634 National Hispanic Family Health Helpline, (866) 783-2645 National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline, 504-7081 National Hopeline Network, 784-2433 National Immunization Information Hotline, 232-4636; 232-6348 (TTY) National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind, 438-9376; 854-7013 (TTY) National Inhalant Prevention Coalition, 269-4237 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Information Inquiry Service, 356-4674 National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering, 736-2216 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse, (877) 226-4267 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Information Resource Center, 370-2943 National Institute of Mental Health Information Center, (866) 615-6464, (866) 415-8051 (TTY) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 352-9424 National Institute on Aging Information Center, 222-2225 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse, 241-1044; 241-1055 (TTY) National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 222-5864 National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, 891-5390 National Lead Information Center, 424-5323 (Clearinghouse); National Lekotek Center, 366-7529; 573-4446 (Voice and TTY) National Library of Medicine, (888) 346-3656 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 424-8567 National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline, 848-5683 National Lymphedema Network, 541-3259 National Marfan Foundation, 862-7326 National Marrow Donor Program®, 627-7692 National Mental Health Association Resource Center, 969-6642; 433-5959 (TTY) National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 344-4867 National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation; 473-2310, 648-2310 (Fax) National Organization for Rare Disorders, 999-6673 National Organization for Victim Assistance, 879-6682 National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, 666-6327 National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., 327-4545 National Patient Travel Helpline, 296-1217 National Pediculosis Association, 446-4672 National Pesticide Information Center, 858-7378 National Program for Playground Safety, 554-7529 National Psoriasis Foundation, 723-9166 National Rehabilitation Information Center, 346-2742 National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 537-2238, 553-2508 (TTY) National Resource and Training Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness, 444-7415 National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation, 233-7393 National Runaway Switchboard, 786-2929; 621-0394 (TDD) National Safety Council, 621-7619, 767-7236 (Radon Hotline) National Spasmodic Torticollis Association, 487-8385 National Spinal Cord Injury Association, 962-9629 National Stroke Association, 787-6537 National Stuttering Association, 937-8888 National Technical Information Service, 553-6847 National Veterans Services Fund, 521-0198 National Women’s Health Information Center, 994-9662 National Youth Crisis Hotline, 448-4663 Neurofibromatosis, Inc., 942-6825 (Hotline) Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 368-1019 Office of Minority Health Resource Center, 444-6472 Office of Orphan Products Development, 300-7469 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, 981-2663 Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center, 624-2663 Paget Foundation for Paget’s Disease of Bone and Related Disorders, 237-2438 Paralyzed Veterans of America, 424-8200 Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 457-6676 Peer Listening Line, 399-7337 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 400-7242 Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, 888-2876 Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 230-7526; 669-0156 (Order line) PMS Access, 222-4767 Poison Help Hotline, 222-1222 Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, 753-2873 Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, 926-4797 Prevent Blindness America, 331-2020 Prevent Child Abuse America, 555-3748 Pride Surveys, 279-6361 PRIDE Youth Programs, 668-9277 Project Inform HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline, 822-7422 Public and Indian Housing Information and Resource Center, 955-2232 Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, 656-4673 Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, 221-4792 Research to Prevent Blindness, 621-0026 Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, (877) 463-6757 Safe Drinking Water Hotline, 426-4791 Safe Sitter, 255-4089 SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, 729-6686; 877-767-8432 (Spanish); 487-4889 (TDD) SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center, 789-2647; (866) 889-2647 (TDD) School Nutrition Association, 877-8822 Scleroderma Foundation, 722-4673 Scoliosis Association, 800-0669 Seniors EyeCare Program, 222-3937 Shaping America’s Youth®, 729-9221 Shriners Hospital for Children Referral Line, 237-5055 Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., 421-8453 Simon Foundation for Continence, 237-4666 Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation, Inc., 475-6473 Smoking Quitline of the National Cancer Institute, (877) 448-7848; 332-8615 (TTY) Smoking, Tobacco and Health Information Line, Office on Smoking and Health, 232-4636 Social Security Administration, 772-1213 Spina Bifida Association of America, 621-3141 Spondylitis Association of America, 777-8189 Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, 274-7827 Sturge-Weber Foundation, 627-5482 Stuttering Foundation of America, 992-9392 Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders, 716-7638 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 462-9273 Thyroid Foundation of America, Inc., 832-8321 TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Club, Inc., 932-8677 Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc., (888) 486-8738 Trevor Helpline, (866) 488-7386 Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, 225-6872 Turner Syndrome Society of the United States, 365-9944 United Cerebral Palsy Association, 872-5827 United Leukodystrophy Foundation, 728-5483 United Network for Organ Sharing, (888) 894-6361 U.S. Coast Guard InfoLine, Office of Boating Safety, 368-5647, 689-0816 (TDD/TTY) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline, 638-2772; 638-8270 (TDD) U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline, (888) 674-6854 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 344-9453 U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 332-1088 (Medwatch); (888) 463-6332 (Consumer Inquiries) U.S. Pharmacopeia Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety, 233-7767 (Medication Errors) Us Too! International, 808-7866 Vasculitis Foundation, 227-9474 Vehicle Safety Hotline, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (888) 327-4236; 424-9153 (TTY) Vestibular Disorders Association, 837-8428 Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Service Center, (877) 222-8387 Veterans Special Issue Helpline, 749-8387 Vision Connections Help Near You Information and Resource Service, 829-0500 Vision Council of America, 424-8422 Weight Control Information Network, (877) 946-4627 Well Spouse Association, 838-0879 Wilson’s Disease Association, (888) 264-1450 Women’s Health America, 558-7046 Women’s Sports Foundation, 227-3988 YMCA of the USA, 872-9622 Y-ME National Organization for Breast Cancer Information Support Program, 221-2141 (English); 986-9505 (Spanish) Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 899-4301 Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion U.S. Department of Health and Human Services