Chronic Disease 

AIDS Clearing House/CDC National 
TEL: (800)458-5231 
Hours: 9am - 6pm Monday - Friday EST 
< http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/hivinfo.htm >

AIDS Hotline 
TEL: (800)342-AIDS 
Hours: 24 hours/day, 7 days/week 
< http://www.ashastd.org/nah/nah.html >

AIDS Hotline and Referral Service 
TEL: (800)342-AIDS 
Hours: 24 hours/day, 7 days/week 
Spanish Speaking 
TEL: (800)344-7432 
Hours: 8am - 2 am, 7 days/week 
Hearing Impaired/TPA 
TEL: (800)243-7889 
Hours: 10am - 10pm 

Alzheimer’s Association 
TEL: (800)272-3900 

Alzheimer’s Education & Referral Center 
TEL: (800)438-4380 
Hours: 8:30am - 5pm 

American Anorexia/ Bulimia Association 
165 W. 46th Street, #1108 
New York, NY 10036 
TEL: (212)575-6200 
FAX: (212)278-0698 
< http://www.aabainc.org/ >

American Cancer Society Response Line 
1599 Clifton Rd, NE 
Atlanta, GA 30329 
TEL: (404)320-3333 
Michigan Division 
TEL: (517)371-2920 
Hours: 8:30am - 5pm EST 
TTY: (804)527-3661 
FAX: (404)225-2217 
< http://www.cancer.org/> 

American Diabetes Association 
National Service Center 
1660 Duke Street 
Alexandria, VA 22314 
TEL: (800)232-3472 
FAX: (703)549-6995 
Hours: 8am - 8pm 
< http://www.diabetesnet.com/ada.html >

American Foundation for Urologic Disorders 
TEL: (800)242-2383 
Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm 

American Institute for Cancer Research 
1759 R Street, NW 
Washington DC 20009 
TEL: (800)843-8114 
FAX: (202)328-7226 
Hours: 9am - 5pm EST 
< http://www.aicr.org/ >

American Kidney Fund 
TEL: (800)638-8299 
Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday 
< http://www.akfinc.org/ >

American Leprosy Missions 
TEL: (800)543-3131 
Hours: 8am - 5pm  EST  M-F 
< http://leprosy.org/ >

American Liver Foundation/ Hepatitis Liver Disease Hotline 
TEL: (800)223-0179 

American Lung Association 
TEL: (800)678-5864 
Hours: 9am - 5pm 
< http://www.lungusa.org/ >

American Paralysis Association 
TEL: (800)225-0292 
Hours: 9am - 5pm 
< http://www.apacure.com/ >

American Parkinson’s Disease Association 
TEL: (800)223-2732 
Hours: 9am - 5pm 

Arthritis Foundation 
P.O. Box 7669 
Atlanta, GA 30357 
TEL:1-800-283-7800 
<http://www.arthritis.org

American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute  
TEL: (800)232-7437 
Hours: 24 hours/day 
< http://www.sids.org/ >

Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders National Association 
Box 7 
Highland Park, IL 60035 
Hours: 10am -6pm EST 
TEL: (847)831-3438 
FAX: (847)433-4632 
< http://members.aol.com/anad20/index.html >

Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. (ANRED) 
PO Box 5102 
Eugene, OR 97405 
TEL: (541)344-1144 
<http://www.anred.com> 

APA Spinal Cord Injury Hotline 
TEL: (800)526-3456 
Crisis: 24 hours a day 
Hours: 9am - 5pm 

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 
1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. #305 
Washington, D.C. 20036 
TEL:1-800-727-8462 
Hours: 8am – 8pm EST everday 
< http://aafa.org/ >

Asthma Information Line 
TEL: (800)822-2762 
Hours: 24 hour recording and someone to answer questions 24hrs 

Bladder Control For Women 
TEL:1-800-891-5388 recording with ordering info 24 
hours. 

Celiac Disease Foundation 
13251 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1 
Studio City, CA 91604 
TEL: (818)990-2354 (Recording) They will call you back, specify that you need to speak with someone directly. 
FAX: (818)990-2379 
< http://www.celiac.org/ >

Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Office of Public Inquiries 
TEL: (404)639-3534 
Hours: 8am - 4:30pm 
< http://www.cdc.gov/ >

Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. 
386 Park Avenue, South, 17th Floor 
New York, NY 10016-8804 
TEL: (800)932-2423 
FAX: (212)779-4098 
Hours: 9am - 5pm EST M-F 

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 
TEL: (800)344-4823 
Hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm 
< http://www.cff.org/ >

Down Syndrome Congress 
TEL: (800)232-6372 
Hours: 9am - 5:30pm  EST M-F 
< http://members.carol.net/~ndsc/index_nf.html >

Eating Disorders 
Overeaters Anonymous 
TEL: (310)618-8835 answering machine 
Anorexia Nervosa & Related Disorders (ANRED) 
TEL: (541)344-1144 
<http://www.anred.com
Email: jarinor@rio.com 
Talk to a real person (918-431-4044 
Hours: 8:30am - 4PM CST 

Gluten Intolerance Group of North America 
PO Box 23053 
Seattle, WA 98102-0353 
TEL: (206) 246-6652 
Recording M-F 8:30am - 3pm PST 

Hospice Education Institute 
TEL: (800)331-1620 
Hours: 9am - 4pm EST 

Lamaze International 
TEL:(800) 368-4404 
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm EST 
< http://www.lamaze-childbirth.com/ >

Lupus Foundation of America 
TEL:(800) 558- 0121 Info. Line 
24 hour recording 
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm M –F 
TEL:(301) 670-9292 
< http://www.lupus.org/ >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 
1275 Mamaroneck Ave 
White Plains, NY 10605 
TEL: (888)663-4637 
Hours: 9am - 6pm M-F 
March of Dimes Fulfillment Center 
TEL: (800)367-6630 
Hours: 8am - 8:00pm EST (M-F) 
< http://www.modimes.org/ >

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa 
and Associated Disorders 
PO Box 7 
Highland Park, IL 60035 
TEL:(847) 831-3438 
FAX: (847) 433-4632 

National Cancer Institute (Cancer Info Service) 
Office of Cancer Communication 
Building 31, Room 10A-24 
9000 Rockville Pike 
Bethesda, MD 20892 
Indiana and Michigan regions 
TEL: (800)4-CANCER 
Hawaii: (800)524-1234 
Alaska: (800)638-6070 
<www.nci.nih.gov

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearing House 
2 Information Way 
Bethesda, MD 20892-3570 
TEL: (301)654-3810 
Hours: 8:30am - 5pm EST 
TTY: (301)657- 2172 
FAX: (301)907-8906 
< http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ >

National Eating Disorders Organization 
(NEDO) 
6655 South Yale 
Tulsa, OK 74136 
TEL:(918) 481-4044 
FAX: (918) 481-4076 
Hours: 8:30 am - 4 pm CST 
< http://kidsource.com/NEDO/index.html >

Nursing Home/Long Term Care (Citizens for Better Care) 
TEL: (800)782-2918 
Hours: 9am - 5pm  EST (M-F) 

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Information Center 
PO Box 1133 
Washington DC 20013-1133 
TEL: (800)336-4797 
TEL: (301)565-4167 
FAX: (301)984-4256 
Hours: 9am - 5pm  (M-F) EST 
Email: nhicinfo@health.org 
< http://nhic-nt.health.org> 

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease National Resource Center 
1150 17th Street 
Washington, DC 20036-4603 
TEL: (202)223-0344 
TEL: (800)624-BONE  9am - 5pm M-F EST 
TTY: (202)466-4315 
FAX: (202)223-2234 
< http://www.osteo.org/ >

Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 
TEL: (800)227-8922 
Hours: 8am - 11pm EST M-F 


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