RESOURCE LIST FOR MORE ORGANIZATIONS
The following organizations may also be helpful in finding the help you need:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
TTY: 1-888-232-6348
Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
About Us: The CDC's mission is "collaborating to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health - through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats."
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone: 1-216-444-2200
Toll Free: 1-800-223-2273
TTY: 1-216-444-0261
About Us: Cleveland Clinic is "a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education."
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Phone: 1-507-284-2511
Fax: 1-507-284-0161
TDD: 1-507-284-9786
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About Us: Mayo Clinic is "a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness...[with] a philosophy of 'the needs of the pateint come first.'"
AARP
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
Phone: 1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277)
About Us: AARP's mission is "to enhance the quality of life for all as we age, leading positive social change and delivering value to members through information, advocacy and service."
Administration on Aging
One Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 1-202-619-0724
Fax: 1-202-357-3555
Email: aoainfo@aoa.hhs.gov
About Us: The mission of the AoA is "to help elderly individuals maintain their dignity and independence in their homes and communities through comprehensive, coordinated, and cost effective systems of long-term care, and livable communities across the U.S."
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer
540 Gaither Road, Suite 2000
Rockville, MD 20850.
Phone: 1-301-427-1364
E-mail: info@ahcpr.gov
About Us: AHRQ "is the health services research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, complementing the biomedical research mission of its sister agency, the National Institutes of Health. AHRQ is a home to research centers that specialize in major areas of health care research such as quality improvement and patient safety, outcomes and effectiveness of care, clinical practice and technology assessment, and health care organization and delivery systems."
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AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 8547
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8547
Phone: 1-703-437-2078
Toll Free: 1-800- 358-9295
TDD: 1-888-586-6340
Email: AHRQPubs@ahrq.hhs.gov
About Us: AHRQ "produces a range of publications and electronic information products that are available to users through different channels and a variety of formats. Many publications are available free on a single-copy basis while supplies last."
American Academy of Dermatology
P.O. Box 4014
Schaumburg, IL 60168
Phone: 1-847-240-1280
Toll Free: 1-866-503-SKIN (7546)
Fax: 1-847-240-1859
About Us: The AAD "is the largest, most influential and most representative of all dermatologic associations."
American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Phone: 1-800-877-1600
About Us: The ADA "is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals [and] is committed to improving the nation's health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy."
American Geriatrics Society
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801
New York, NY 10118
Phone :1-212-308-1414
Fax :1-212-832-8646
Email - info@americangeriatrics.org
About Us: Its mission is "to improve the health, independence and quality of life of all older people."
American Pain Foundation
201 North Charles Street, Suite 710
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-4111
Phone:1-888-615-PAIN (7246)
Email: info@painfoundation.org
About Us: "Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, promoting research, and advocating to remove barriers and to increase access to effective pain management."
American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814-1621
Phone: 1-301-581-9200
Toll Free: 1-800-FOOTCARE (366-8277)
Fax: 1-301-5302752
Email: askapma@apma.org
www.apma.org
About Us: The APMA is "the leading resource for foot and ankle health information."
American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
Phone: 1-703-907-7300
Toll Free: 1-888-35-PSYCH (357-7924)
Email: apa@psych.org
About Us: The Association is "a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its over 38,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders."
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: 1-202-336-5500
Toll Free:1-800-374-2721
TTY: 1-202-336-6123
About Us: "The mission of the APA is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives."
American Public Health Association
800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 1-202-777-APHA (2742)
Fax: 1-202-777-2534
TTY: 1-202-777-2500
Email: comments@apha.org
About Us: "The Association aims to protect all Americans and their communities from preventable, serious health threats and strives to assure community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventive health services are universally accessible in the United States."
International Council on Active Aging
3307 Trutch Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6L-2T3
Toll Free: 1-866-335-9777
About Us: ICAA "is dedicated to changing the way we age by uniting professionals in the retirement, assisted living, fitness, rehabilitation and wellness fields to dispel society's myths about aging. We help these professionals to empower aging Baby Boomers and older adults to improve their quality of life and maintain their dignity."
Men's Health Network
P.O. Box 75972
Washington, DC 20013
Phone: 1-202-543-MHN-1 (6461)
Email: info@menshealthnetwork.org
About Us: MHN is "a national non-profit organization whose mission is to reach men and their families where they live, work, play, and pray with health prevention messages and tools, screening programs, educational materials, advocacy opportunities, and patient navigation."
National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
9605 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 1-240-403-1901
Fax: 1-240-403-1909
E-mail: ffcmh@ffcmh.org
About Us: The Federation's vision is to have "children and youth with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges and their families obtain needed supports and services so that children grow up healthy and able to maximize their potential."
National Patient Safety Foundation
268 Summer St.
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 1-617-391-9900
Fax: 1-617-391-9999
Email: info@npsf.org
About Us: The mission of the NPSF is "improve the safety of patients."
National Patient Travel Center (NPTC)
4620 Haygood Road, Suite 1
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Phone: 1-757-512-5287
Patient Phone: 1-800-296-1217
Fax: 1-800-550-1767
E-mail: info@nationalpatienttravelcenter.org
About Us: The purpose of the NPTC is ".....to ensure that no financially-needy patient is denied access to distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis or treatment for lack of a means of long-distance medical air transportation."
National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation
100 Abington Executive Park
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Phone: 1-570-341-4637
Toll Free: 1-800-943-6723
About Us: The Foundation's mission is "to educate people about the benefits and impact of rehabilitation; develop programs which aim to increase opportunities for the nearly 50 million Americans with disabilities, and help those who are disabled live up to their fullest potential."
Office of Minority Health
Resource Center
PO Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
Phone: 1-800-444-6472
TDD: 1-301-251-1432
Email: info@omhrc.gov
About Us: The mission of the OMH is "to improve and protect the health of racial and ethinic minorit populations through the development of health poliices and programs that will eliminate health disparities."
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712E
E
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 1-202-690-7651
Fax: 1-202-401-4005
About Us: The OWH was established in 1991 to "improve the health of American women by advancing and coordinating a comprehensive women's health agenda throughout the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to address health care prevention and service delivery, research, public and health care professional education, and career advancement for women in the health professions and in scientific careers."
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National Women's Health Information Center
Phone: 1-800-994-9662
TDD: 1-888-220-5446
About Us: The NWHIC is "the most reliable and current information resource on women's health today. We offer FREE women's health information on more than 800 topics through our call center and web site."
The Patient Advocate Foundation
421 Butler Farm Rd.
Hampton, VA 23666
Phone: 1-866-512-3861
Toll Free: 1-800-532-5274
Fax: 1-757-952-0119
Email: info@patientadvocate.org
About Us: PAF is "a national non-profit organization that seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability relative to their diagnosis of life threatening or debilitating diseases."
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The Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief Program
About Us: CPR "provides direct financial assistance to qualified patients, assisting them with prescription drug co-payments their insurance requires."
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
Phone: 1-202-273-5400
Toll Free Numbers for Contacting VA:
VA Benefits: 1-800-827-1000
* Burial
* Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)
* Death Pension
* Dependency Indemnity Compensation
* Direct Deposit
* Directions to VA Benefits Regional Offices
* Disability Compensation
* Disability Pension
* Education
* Home Loan Guaranty
* Life Insurance
* Medical Care
* Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Beneficiaries in receipt of Pension Benefits: 1-877-294-6380
Education (GI Bill): 1-888-442-4551
Health Care Benefits: 1-877-222-8387
Income Verification and Means Testing: 1-800-929-8387
Life Insurance: 1-800-669-8477
Mammography Helpline: 1-888-492-7844
Special Issues - Gulf War/Agent Orange/Project Shad/Mustard Agents and Lewisite/Ionizing Radiation: 1-800-749-8387
Status of Headstones and Markers: 1-800-697-6947
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD): 1-800-829-4833