Medical and Health Resources

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
5820 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(213)937-5514

American Acupuncture Society
1021 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10028
(718)886-4431

American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
433 Front Street
Catasawqua, PA 18032
(610)433-2448

American Oriental Acupuncture Center
52 East Broadway
New York, NY 10002
(212)343-2511

State Requirements for Acupuncturists

States that license, certify, or register acupuncturists:
Alaska
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oregon
Rhode Island
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin

Practice limited to physicians or osteopaths:
Arizona
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
West Virginia

Practice limited to physicians, osteopaths, or chiropractors:
Alabama
Illinois

Practice allowed under medical supervision:
Connecticut
Delaware
Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
New York
Pennsylvania
South Carolina

No regulations:
Arkansas
Idaho
Maryland
Oklahoma
South
Dakota
Tennessee
Wyoming

Alcoholism

Al-Anon Family Group
Headquarters
1372 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
(212)302-7240

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 862
Midtown Station
New York, NY 10018-0862

American Council on Alcoholism
2522 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410)889-0100
(800)527-5344

Association of Halfway House Alcoholism Programs of North America
680 Stuart Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102
(612)227-7818

National Association of Children of Alcoholics Inc.
11426 Rockvie Pike, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
(301)468-0985

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Box 2345
Rockville, MD 29847
(301)468-2600
(800)729-6686

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
12 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
(212)206-6770
(800)NCA-CALL

Cocaine

Cocaine Abuse Hotline
P.O. Box 878
Port Hueneme, CA 93041
(800)568-3303

Drug and Alcohol Helpline (800)787-7505
The Helpline (800)676-7574

Smoking

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
2013 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202)659-4310

Office on Smoking & Health, Centers for Disease Control Public Information Branch
Mail Stop K50
4770 Buford Highway Atlanta, GA 30333
(404)488-5705

Smokenders
4455 East Camelback Road, Suite D150
Phoenix, AZ
85018 (800)828-4357

Smoke Stoppers Program National Center for Health Promotion
3920 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor, Ml 48108
(313)971-6077

Stop Teenage Addiction to Tobacco
511 East Columbus Avenue
Springfield, MA 01105
(413)732-STAT

American Association of Retired Persons
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
(202)434-2277

Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
1609 Woodboume Road, Suite 302A
Levittown, PA 19057-1511
(215)945-6900

National Caucus & Center on Black Aged Inc.
1424 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
(202)637-8400

National Council on the Aging
409 Third Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202)478-1200

National Council of Senior Citizens
1331 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
(202)347-8800

Alexander Technique

American Center for the Alexander Technique
129 West 67th Street
New York, NY 10023
(212)799-0468

North American Society of Teachers of Alexander Technique
Box 517
Urbana, IL 61801
(217)367-6956

Aromatherapy

National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy
P.O. Box 4996
Boulder, CO 80306

Art Therapy

American Art Therapy Association
1202 Allanson Road
Mundelein, IL 60060
(708)949-6064

Biofeedback

Association for Applied Psycho-Physiology and Biofeedback
Biofeedback Certification Institute of America
10200 West 44th Avenue, Suite 304
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303)422-8436

Center lor Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Menninger CMC
P.O. Box B29
Topeka, KA 66601
(913)273-7500

Chiropractic

American Chiropractic Association
1701 Claredon Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
(703)276-8800

Dance Therapy

American Dance Therapy Association
2000 Century Plaza, Suite 108
Columbia, MD 21044
(410)997-4040

Herbal Medicine

Herb Research Foundation
1007 Pearl Street, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302
(303)449-2265

The American Botanical Council
Box 201660
Austin, TX 78720
(512)331-8868

Homeopathy

American Institute of Homeopathy
(303)898-5477 (answering service)

Foundation for Homeopathic Education & Research
2036 Blake Street
Berkeley, CA 94704 (510)649-8930

The National Center for Homeopathy
801 North Fairfax, Suite 306
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703)548-7790

Hypnosis

American Council of Clinical Hypnosis
2200 East Devon Avenue, Suite 291
Des Plaines. IL 60018
(708)297-3317

American Guild of Hypnotherapists
7117 Famam Street, Room 31
Omaha. NE 68132
(402)397-1500

Hypnosis Consultation Center
1 Lincoln Street, Box 452
North Haven, CT 06473
(203)239-7046

Light Therapy

Light Therapy Unit
Michael Terman, Ph.D., Director
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center N.Y. State Psychiatric Institute
722 West 168 Street
New York, NY 10032 (212)960-5712

Society for Light Treatment
10200 West 44th Avenue, Suite 304
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303)424-3697

Massage and Manipulation

American Massage Therapy Association
500 Davis St., Suite 900
Evanston, IL 60201
(877)905-2700

American Oriental Body Work Therapy Association
6801 Jericho Turnpike
Syosset, NY 11791
(516)364-5533

Rolling Institute
205 Canyon Boulevard
Boulder, CO 80302
(303)449-5903

Meditation

American Association of Ayurvedic Medicine
P.O. Box 49667
Colorado Springs, CO
80949-9667
(719)260-5500

Stress Reduction Clinic
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., Director
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester, MA 01655
(508)856-0011

Movement Therapies

American Yoga Association
513 South Orange Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
(813)953-5859
(8OO)226-5859

Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science & Philosophy
RR1, Box 400
Honesdale, PA 18431
(717)253-5551

Music Therapy

American Association for Music Therapy
Box 80012
Valley Forge, PA 19484
(610)265-4006

National Association for Music Therapy
8455 Colesville Road, Suite 930
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301)589-3300

Naturopathy

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
2366 Eastiake Avenue East, Suite 322
Seattle, Washington 98102
(206)323-7610
(206)323-7612 FAX

Bastyr University
144 NE 54th Street
Seattle, Washington 98105
(206)323-9585

Bastyr University Natural Health Clinic
1307 North 45th Street, Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98105
(206)632-0354

National College of Naturopathic Medicine
11231 SE Market Street
Portland, OR 97216
(503)255-4860

Nutrition Therapy

American Dietetic Association
216 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
(312)899-0040

Nutrition Institute of America
200 West 86th Street, Suite 17A
New York, NY 10024
(212)799-2234

Pet Therapy

MacArthur Animal Hospital
4832 MacArthur Boulevard NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202)337-0120

Therapy Dogs International
6 Hilltop Road
Mendhan, NJ 07945
(201)543-0888

Visualization

Academy for Guided Imagery
P.O. Box 2070
Mill Valley, CA 94942
(415)389-9324

Cooley's Anemia

Cooley's Anemia Foundation
129-09 26th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
(718)321-2873
(800)522-7222

Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis Foundation
Box 8569
Albany, NY 12208
(518)489-0972

Iron Overload Diseases Association
433 Westwind Drive
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
(407)840-8512

Hemophilia

National Hemophilia Foundation
The Soho Building
110 Greene Street, Room 303
New York, NY 10012
(212)219-8180

Leukemia

Leukemia Society of America
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212)573-8484

American Cancer Society Inc.
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404)3203333

American Cancer Society Response Line
(800)ACS-2345

Cancer Care
1180 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212)221-3300

Cancer Hotline B. A. Block Foundation
(816)932-8453

Cancer Information Clearinghouse, National Cancer Institute
1275 York Avenue, Box 166
New York, NY 10021
(800)4-CANCER

National Bone Marrow Donor Program
3433 Broadway Street NE, Suite 400
Minneapolis, MN 55413
(800)654-1247

The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
7910 Woodmount Avenue, Suite 460
Bethesda, MO 20814
(301)657-8401
(800)366-2223

Breast Cancer

Susan J. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 370
Dallas, TX 75244
(214)450-1777
(800)462-9273

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
9 East 37th Street, l0th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212)7194)154

Y-ME Breast Cancer Support Program
212 West Van Buren, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
(312)986-8338
(800)221-2141

Colorectal Cancer United Ostomy Association
36 Executive Park, Suite 120
Irvine, CA 92714
(714)660-8624
(800)826-4826

Kaposi's Sarcoma

Gay Men's Health Crisis (for experimental treatments)
Department of Treatment, Education, and Advocacy
129 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212)337-3505

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Leukemia Society of America
600 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212)573-8484

Prostate Cancer

US-TOO International
930 North York Head, Suite 50
Hinsdale, IL 60521-2993
(708)323-1002
(800)808-7866

Heart Disorders

American Heart Association
1615 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75207-8808
(214) 748-7212

American Heart Association's National Office of the Mended Hearts Club
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(214) 373-6300

Heartline
9500 Euclid Avenue, Room EE-37
Cleveland, OH 44195
(216)444-3690
(800)478-4255

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301)251-1222

Stroke

American Paralysis Association
Box 187
Short Hills, NJ 07078

American Paralysis Association
500 Morris Avenue
Springfield, NJ 07081
(201)379-2690

Courage Center Stroke Network
3915 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, MN 55422
(612) 588-0811

National Stroke Association
8480 East Orchard Road, Suite 1000
Englewood, C0 80111
(303)771-1700
(800) STROKES
(800) 367-1990

The Stroke Foundation
898 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212)734-3461

Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
35 Wisconsin Circle, Suite 440
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(800)336-4363

American Genetic Association
P.O. Box 39
Buckeyelown, MD 21717
(301) 695-9292

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 428-7100

National Foundation for Jewish Genetic Diseases
250 Park Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10017
(212)371-1030

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Association
2250 North Druid Hills Road, Suite 275
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 325-6973

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301)951-4422
(800}FIGHT CF

Sickle Cell Disease

National Sickle Cell Disease Program
National Head, Lung, Blood Institute
Federal Building, Room 508
7550 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301)496-6931

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
200 Corporate Point, Suite 495
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 216-6363
(800)421-8453

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
3417 Volta Place NW
Washington, DC 20007-2778
(202)337-5220

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Consumer Affairs Division
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 897-5700
(800) 638-8255

American Tinnitus Association
Box 5
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 248-9985

Better Hearing Institute
Box 1840
Washington, DC 20013
(703) 642-0582
(703) 642-0580
(800)327-9355

Deafness Research Foundation
9 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212)684-6556
(800)535-3323
(212) 684-6559 TDD

Dogs for the Deaf
10175 Wheeler Road
Central Point, OR 97502
(503) 826-9220

Ear Foundation
2000 Church Street, Box 111
Nashville, TN 37236
(615) 327-7807
(800)545-4327

Hear Now
9745 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80231-4923
(303) 695-7797
(800) 648-4327 voice/TDD

National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Headquarters:
(301) 587-1788 voice
(301) 587-1789 TTD
(301)587-1791 FAX

Bookstore:
(301) 587-6282 voice
(301) 587-6283 TTD
(301) 587-4873 FAX

National Information Center on Deafness
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 651-5051
(202) 651 -5052 TDD

Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People Inc.
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200
Bethesda, MO 20814
(301) 657-2248
(301) 657-2249 TDD

National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
NIH Building 31, Room 7A50
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892-2522
(301) 496-5717

AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

AIDS Clinical Trials Information
Service 1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
(800) 874-2572
(800) 243-7012 TDD

American Foundation for AIDS Research (AFAR)
733 Third Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017-3204
(212) 682-7440

CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 6003
Rockville, MD 20849-6003
(800)458-5231

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
24-hour hotline: (800)342-2437.
For deaf callers: (800) 243-7889
For Spanish-speaking callers: (800) 344-7432

Mailing address for questions or problems:
CDC National AIDS Hotline
Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies
722 West 168th Street, P.I. Unit
New York, NY 10032
(212)740-0046
(212) 740-1774 FAX

People with AIDS Coalition
50 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
In NYC: (212)647-1415
Outside of NYC: (800) 828-3280

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

CDC's National STD Hotline American Social Health Association
Box 13827
Research Park Triangle, NC 27709
(800) 227-8922

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American Mental Health Foundation
2 East 86th Street
New York, NY 10028
(212) 737-9027

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
200 North Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203-3754
(703) 524-7600
(800)950-6264

National Association of State Mental Health Directors
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 739-9333

National Institute of Mental Health
Public Inquiries Section
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7 C-02
Rockville, MD 20857
(301)443-4513

National Mental Health Association Information Center
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-7722
(800) 433-5959
(800) 969-6642

Anxiety Disorders Council on Anxiety Disorders
P.O. Box 17011
Winston-Salem, NC 27116
(910) 722-7760

Autism

National Autism Services Hotline
Prichard Building
605 Ninth Street, Box 507
Huntington, WV 25710-0507
(304) 525-8014

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Box 895
Olney, MD 20830

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America Inc.
Box 220398
Charlotte, NC 28222-0398
(800) 442-3437
(900) 896-2343 (charges apply)

Consumer Health Information Research Institute
300 East Pink Hill Road Independence, MO 64057
(816)228-4595

Depression

Depression Awareness
c/o National Institute of Mental Health Public Inquiries Section
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7 C-02
Rockville, MD 20857
(800)421-4211

Foundation for Depression and Manic Depression
24 East 81st Street, Suite 2B
New York, NY 10028
(212) 772-3400

National Foundation for Depressive Illness
P.O. Box 2257
New York, NY 10116
(800) 248-4344

Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders
Box 7
Highland Park, IL 60035
(708) 831-3438

Mental Retardation

American Association on Mental Retardation
444 North Capital Street NW, Suite 846
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 387-1968

Association for Retarded Citizens
500 East Border Street, Suite 300
Arlington, TX 76010
(817)261-6003

Kennedy Child Study Center
151 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 988-9500

National Down Syndrome Congress
1605 Chantilly Drive, Suite 250
Atlanta, GA 30324
(800) 232-6372

National Down Syndrome Societ Hotline
666 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10012 (800)221-4602

Schizophrenia

American Schizophrenia Association
2401 Le Conte Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 200
Great Neck, NY 11021
(516) 829-0091

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association National Center
P.O. Box 2575
1660 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 549-1500
(800) 232-3472

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Hotline
432 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
(212)889-7575
(800)223-1136

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
7 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560
(301)654-3327

Thyroid Disorders

Thyroid Foundation of America
40 Parkman Street, RSL-350
Boston. MA 02114
(617) 726-8500

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
(301)495-3311
(800) 438-4380

Association for Alzheimer's & Related Disorders
919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 272-3900

Cerebral Palsy

United Cerebral Palsy Associations Inc.
1660 L Street, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202)842-1266

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation of America
4351 Garden City Drive
Landover, MD 20785-2267
(301)459-3700
(800) EFA-1000

Pediatric Epilepsy Center
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Meyer 2-147
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287 (for information on ketogenic diet therapy)

Gulllaln-Barre Syndrome GBS Foundation International
Box 262
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 667-0131

Headaches

National Headache Foundation
820 N. Orleans, Suite 217
Chicago, Illinois 60610
(312)274-2650

Head Injuries

National Head Injury Foundation
1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20036-1904
(202) 296-6443
(800) 444-NHIF

Huntington's Disease

Huntington's Disease Society of America
140 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011
(212)242-1968
(800) 345-4372

Hydrocephalus

National Hydrocephalus Foundation
400 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1102
Chicago, IL 60611
(815) 467-6548

Learning Disabilities Challenge
(Attention Deficit Disorder Information Service)
42 Way to the River Road West
Newbury, MA 01985
(508) 462-0495

Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite
109 Plantation, FL 33317
(305) S87-3700

Learning Disabilities Association
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
(412)341-1515

National Information Center for Children & Youth with Learning Disabilities
Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
(800)695-0285

Orion Dyslexia Society
P.O. Box 9888
Baltimore, MD 21284
(410) 296-0232
(800) 222-3123

Lou Gehrig's Disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
21021 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 321
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818)340-7500

Multiple Sclerosis

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
733 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 986-3240
(800) 344-4867
(212)986-7981 FAX

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophy Association of America Inc.
3300 East Sunrise Drive
Tucson, AZ 85718
(602)529-2000

Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Inc.
222 South Riverside Plaza, Room 1540
Chicago, IL 60606
(800)541-5454

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Greater New York Inc.
61 Gramercy Park North, Room 605
New York, NY 10010
(212)533-7005
(800) MGF-0808

Parkinson's Disease

American Parkinson's Disease Association
60 Bay Street, Suite 401
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718)981-8001
(800) 223-2732

National Parkinson's Foundation
1501 NW Ninth Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
(305) 547-6666
(800) 327-4545
(800) 433-7022 in FL

Parkinson's Disease Foundation
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
(212)923-4700

Parkinson's Education Program
3900 Birch Street, Room 105
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(714) 250-2975 voice
(800)344-7872

Parkinson Support Group of America
11376 Cherry Hill Road, Suite 204
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301)937-1545

United Parkinson's Foundation
833 West Washington Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-1893

Polio

Polio Society
Box 106273
Washington, DC 20016
(301)897-8180

Smell and Taste Disorders

Smell and Taste Center Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
5 Ravdin Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 662-6580

Tourette's Syndrome

Tourette's Syndrome Association
42-40 Bell Boulevard
Baysde, NY 11361
(718) 224-2999
(800)237-0717

Childbearing and Birth American Fertility Society
1209 Montgomery Highway
Birmingham, AL 35216-2809
(205) 978-5000

International Childbirth Education Association Inc.
Box 20048
Minneapolis, MN 55420
(612)854-8660

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 541-7800

The Compassionate Friends Inc.
P.O. Box 3696
Oakbrook, IL 60522
(708)990-0010

Gynecological Concerns
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (Resource Center)
40912th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024-2188

Endometriosis Association
8585 North 76th Place
Milwaukee, WI 53223
(414)355-2200
(800) 992-3636

Hysterectomy Educational Resources & Services (HERS)
422 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(610) 667-7757

RMS Access
P.O. Box 9326
Madison, WI 53715
(800) 222-4767

Allergies

American Allergy Association
P.O. Box 7273
Mento Park, CA 94026
(415)322-1663

National Allergy and Asthma Network
3554 Chainbridge Road, Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703)385-4403

Birth Defects

Association of Birth Defect Children
827 Irma Avenue Orlando, FL 32803
(407)245-7035

Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida Association of America
4590 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20007
(202)944-3285
(800)621-3141

Bone Diseases

Osteoporosis

National Osteoporosis Foundation
115017th Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-4603
(202)223-2226

Paget's Disease

Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone & Related Disorders
200 Varick Street, Suite 1004
New York, NY 10064-4610
(212)229-1582

Scoliosis

Scoliosis Association Inc.
Box 811705
Boca Raton, FL 33481-1705
(407)994-4435
(800)800-0669

Digestive Disorders

Crohn's Disease & Colitis Foundation of America
386 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212)685-3440
(800) 932-2423 (information)
(800) 343-3637 (literature)

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
2 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3570
(301)654-3810

Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injuries

American Paralysis Association
500 Moms Avenue
Springfield, NJ 07081
(800) 225-0292

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
545 Concord Avenue, Suite 29
Cambridge, MA 02138
(800) 962-9629

Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunction

General Information

Alan Gutmacher Institute
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
(212)248-1111

American Association of Sex Education, Counselors & Therapists
435 North Michigan Avenue, Room 1717
Chicago, IL 60611-4067
(312) 644-0828

Sexual Behaviors Consultation Unit of Johns Hopkins Medical Center
550 North Broadway, Suite 114
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 955-6318

Impotence

Impotence Information Center
P.O. Box 9
Minneapolis, MN 55440
(800) 843-4315 (impotence information)
(800) 543-9632 (prostate information)

Impotence Institute of America
8201 Corporate Drive, Suite
320 Landover, MD 20785
(301)577-0650
(800)669-1603

Skin and Hair Problems

American Academy of Dermatology
P.O. Box 4014
Sehaumburg, IL 60168
(708) 330-0230

Hirsutism

Electrolysis Society
122 Syosset Circle
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 364-9706
(800) 656-ESNY

International Guild of Professional Electrologists
202 Boulevard, Suite B
High Point, NC 27262
(910) 841-6631
(800) 837-3247

Psoriasis

National Psoriasis Foundation
6600 SW 92nd Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97223
(503)244-7404

Sleep Disorders

American Sleep Disorders Association
1610 14th Street NW, Suite 300
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 287-6006

National Sleep Foundation
1357 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 785-2300

Sleep Apnea

American Sleep Apnea Association
P.O. Box 66
Belmont, MA 02178-0001
(617) 489-4441
(617) 489-4761 FAX

Women's Health Issues

International Women's Health Coalition
24 East 21st Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 979-8500
(212) 979-9009 FAX

Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
409 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 863-4990

National Women's Health Network
514 10th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004
(202)347-1140

National Women's Health Resource Center
2440 M Street NW, Suite 325
Washington, DC 20037
(202)293-6045

Women's Sports Foundation Eisenhower Park
East Meadow, NY 11554
(800) 227-3988

Breast-Feeding and Parenting
La Leche League International
1400 North Meacham Road
Sehaumburg, IL 60173-4840
(708)519-7730
(800) LA-LECHE

National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
409 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024-2188
(202) 863-2458

Domestic Violence National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
125 South 9th Street, Suite 302
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215)351-0010

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 18749
Denver CO 80218
(303) 839-1852

National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 333-SAFE

National Organization for Victim Assistance
1757 Park Road NW
Washington, DC 20002
(202)232-6682

Menopause

North American Menopause Society University Hospitals of Cleveland Department of OB/GYN
2074 Abington Road
Cleveland, OH 44016
(216)844-3334

Miscellaneous Resources

Disease Prevention Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Health Information Center
Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
(800)336-4797

MedlcAlert

MedicAlert Foundation International
Box 1009
Turiock, CA 95381-1009
(209)668-3333
(800)344-3226

Medical Specialists American Board of Medical Specialists
180 Allen Road, Suite 302
Atlanta, GA 30328
(800)776-2378 (To check certification status of individual physicians)

Osteopathy

American Osteopathic Association
142 East Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(312)280-5800

Poison Control Centers

American Association of Poison Control Centers
3201 New Mexico Avenue, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20016
(202)362-7217

Rehabilitation Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
101 North Wilmot Road
Tucson, AZ 85711

Self-Help Groups National Self-Help Clearinghouse
25 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10037
(212)354-8525

American Chronic Pain Association
Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
(916)632-0922

American Pain Society
5700 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077
(708)966-5595

Committee on Pain Therapy
American Society of Anesthesiologists
520 North Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(708) 825-5586

National Chronic Pain Outreach Association
7979 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301)652-4948

Pain Treatment Program of Lenox Hill Hospital
130 East 77th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 249-2200

The Pain Center of the Hospital for Joint Diseases
301 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 598-6606

National Organization for Rare Disorders
Box 8923
New Fairfield, CT 06812-8923
(203)746-6518
(800)999-NORD

Meniere's Disease

Meniere's Network
200 Church Street, Box 111
Nashville, TN 37236
(800) 545-4327

Reye's Syndrome

National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
P.O. Box 829
Bryan, OH 53506
(419)636-2679

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

American SIDS Institute
6065 Roswell Road, Suite 876
Atlanta, GA 30328
(800) 232-7437
(800) 847-7437 in Georgia

SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 120
Baltimore, MD 21208
(600)221-7437

SIDS New York City Program
520 First Avenue, Room 506
New York, NY 10016
(212) 686-8854

SIDS Resource Center
8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 600
McLean, VA 22102
(703)821-8955

American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-4374
(212) 315-8700

International Society for Respiratory Protection
Box 158
Jonesborough, TN 37659
(615) 753-1388

Asthma

Allergy Information Referral Line
611 Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(800) 822-2762

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1125 15th Street NW, Suite 502
Washington DC 20005
(202) 466-7643

National Allergy and Asthma Network
3554 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 385-4403

National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
NIH Building 31, Room 7A50
9000 Rockville
Pike Bethesda, MD 20892-2522
(301)496-5717

Emphysema

New York Lung Association
432 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
(212) 315-8700
(800) LUNG-USA

Arthritis

Arthritis Foundation Information Line
1314 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404)872-7100
(800) 283-7800

National Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
(301) 495-4484

Lupus

American Lupus Society
260 Maple Court, Suite
123 Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 339-0443
(800)331-1802

Lupus Foundation of America
4 Research Place, Suite 180
Rockville, MD 20850-3226
(301)670-9292
(800) 558-0121

Lupus Network
455 Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107
(203)521-9151
(203) 242-2684

Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease Information Hotline
1 Financial Plaza, 18th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103-2610
(800)-886-LYME

Spinal Arthritis

Ankylosing Spondylitis Association
Box 5872
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
(818) 981-1616
(800) 777-8189

Aphasia

National Aphasia Association
Box 1887, Murray Hill Station
New York, NY 10156-0611
(800) 922-4622

Dysphonia

National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association
P.O. Box 203
Atwood, CA 92601-0203
(800) 714-NSDA

Stuttering

National Center for Stuttering
200 East 33rd Street, Suite 17C
New York, NY 10016
(212) 532-1460

National Council on Stuttering
Box 3093
Skokie, IL 60077
(708) 677-8200

National Stuttering Project
2151 Irving Street, Suite 208
San Francisco, CA 94122-1609
(415) 566-5324
(800)364-1677

American Association of Kidney Patients
100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 280
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 223-7099

American Foundation for Urologic Diseases
300 West Pratt Street, Suite 401
Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 242-AFUD

National Kidney Foundation Inc.
30 East 33rd Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212)889-2210
(800) 622-9010

National Kidney & Urologic Disease Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3580
(301)654-4415

Incontinence

Continence Restored Inc.
785 Park Avenue
New York NY, 10021
(212) 879-3131

Help For Incontinent People (HIP)
Box 544
Union, SC 29379
(803) 579-7900
(800) BLADDER

Simon Foundation for Continence Awareness
Box 835
Wilmette, IL 60091
(708) 864-3913
(800) 23-SIMON

Interstitial Cystitis

Interstitial Cystitis Association
P.O. Box
1553 Madison Square Station
New York, NY 10159
(212) 979-6057

National Eye Health Education Program
Box 20/20 Vision Place
Bethesda, MD 20892-3055

National Eye Institute
Building 31, Room 6A
32 Bethesda, MD 20892
(301)496-5248

The Lighthouse Inc.
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 821-9200
(800) 334-5497

Blindness

American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street NW, Suite 720
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 467-5081
(800) 424-8666

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600
(800)232-5463

Association for the Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
206 North Washington Street, Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-1884

Foundation Fighting Blindness
1401 Mount Royal Avenue, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 225-9400

National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired
P.O. Box 317
Watertown, MA 02272-0317
(617) 362-4945
(800) 562-6265

National Association for the Visually Handicapped
3201 Balboa Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415)221-3201

National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
1291 Taylor Street NW
Washington, DC 20542
(202)707-5100

Glaucoma

Foundation for Glaucoma Research
490 Post Street, Suite 830
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 986-3162
(800) 826-6693

Guide Dogs

Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc.
611 Granite Springs Road
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914)245-4024
(800)942-0149

Pilot Dogs
625 West Town Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 221-6367

Macular Degeneration

Association for Macular Diseases Inc.
Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital
210 East 64th Street New York, NY 10021
(212) 605-3719