ADOPTION

AGING

American Health Assistance Foundation
(800)437-2423
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Eldercare Locator
(800)677–1116
9 a.m.–8 p.m.

National Institute on Aging Information Center
(800)222–2225, (800)222–4225 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

AIDS/HIV

AIDS Clinical Trials
Information Service
(800)874–2572
9 a.m.–7 p.m.

CDC National HIV/AIDS Hotline
(800)342–2437 (English) (24 hours)
(800)344–7432 (Spanish) (8 a.m.–2 a.m.,
7 days)
(800)243–7889 (TTY)
10 a.m.–10 p.m. (M-F)

CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
(800)458–5231; (800)243–7012 (TTY)
(888)282–7681 (Fax)
info@cdcnac.org (E-Mail)
9 a.m.–6 p.m.

HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
(800)HIV–0440
9 a.m.–7 p.m. All calls are confidential.

Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline
(800)822–7422
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific) Monday-Friday
10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Pacific) Saturday
 

ALCOHOL ABUSE

See also Drug Abuse

ADCARE Hospital Helpline
(800)ALCOHOL (24 hours)

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters
(800)356–9996
8 a.m.–6 p.m.

Alcohol and Drug Helpline
(800)821–4357 (24 hours)

American Council on Alcoholism
(800)527–5344
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Calix Society
(800)398-0524
9 a.m.–12 p.m. (answering machine at other times)

Children of Alcoholics Foundation
(800)359-COAF (359-2623) (24 hours)

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(800)729–6686; (800)487–4889 (TTY/TDD)
8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
(800)622–2255
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

ALLERGY/ASTHMA

See LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY

The Food Allergy Network
(800)929-4040
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

See also AGING

Alzheimer’s Association
(800)272–3900
The information and referral line is available 24 hours; operators staff the line 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central).
Leave message after hours.

Alzheimer’s Disease Education
and Referral Center
(800)438–4380
adear@alzheimers.org (E-mail)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

ARTHRITIS

American Juvenile Arthritis Organization
(800)283-7800
8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Arthritis Foundation Information Line
(800)283–7800
8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.
(800)886–5963 (24 hours)

Audiovisuals

See LIBRARY SERVICES

AUTISM

See CHILD DEVELOPMENT/PARENTING

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
(800)598-4668

BONE MARROW

See CANCER

BONE DISEASE

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
(800)624-BONE [(800)624-2663]
 

BRAIN TUMORS

American Brain Tumor Association
(800)886-2282
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

The Brain Tumor Society
(800)770-TBTS
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

National Brain Tumor Foundation
(800)934-CURE
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)

CANCER

ACS, National Cancer Information Center
(800)227–2345 (Voice/TDD/TT)

American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery Program
(800)227–2345

Cancer Hope Network
(877)HOPENET
9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
(800)366-2223
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Kidney Cancer Association
(800)850-9132
9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Central)

Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
(800)462–9273
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Central)

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
(888)806–2226

National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
(800)546–5268

National Cancer Institute Information Service
(800)422–6237
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

National Marrow Donor Program®
(800)654–1247
Professional staff answer questions from
8 a.m.–6 p.m. (Central); recorded message at all other times.

Us Too International
(800)808-7866
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

Y-Me National Organization for Breast Cancer Information
(800)221–2141 (English)
(800)986–9505 (Spanish)
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central) Office hours
24-hour hotline

CEREBRAL PALSY

See RARE DISORDERS

CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES

See also HOUSING

Chemtrec Non-Emergency Services Hotline
(800)262–8200
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Pesticide Telecommunications Network
(800)858–7378-TDD capability
6:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Voice mail provided for off-hours calls.

CHILD ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/MENTAL HEALTH

Child Find of America, Inc.
(800)426–5678 (I–AM–LOST)
(800)292-9688 (Parental abduction)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

CHILDHELP USA®
National Child Abuse Hotline
(800)4-A-CHILD; (800)2-A-CHILD (TDD)

Covenant House Nineline
(800)999–9999

Girls and Boys Town National Hotline
(800)448–3000; (800)448–1833 (TDD)
Spanish-speaking operators available;
TDD capability.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(800)843–5678; (800)826–7653 (TDD)
Ability to serve callers in over 140 languages.

National Childwatch
(800)222–1464
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
(800)394–3366
nccanch@calibcom (E-mail)

National Runaway Switchboard
(800)621–4000; (800)621–0394 (TDD)
Has access to AT&T Language Line

National Youth Crisis Hotline
(800)448–4663

CHILD DEVELOPMENT/Parenting

Birth Defect Research for Children
(800)313–2232

The MAGIC Foundation for Children’s Growth
(800)362–4423
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

National Association for the Education of Young Children
(800)424–2460
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Lekotek Center
(800)366-7529
(800)573-4446 (Voice and TTY)
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
(800)666–6327

Pediatric Projects, Inc.
(800)947-0947

SIDS Information Line
(800)505-2742
8 a.m.–8 p.m.

Starlight Children's Foundation
(800)274-7827
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
(800)899-4301
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Crisis Intervention

All operate 24 hours.

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
(800)2-A-CHILD (TDD)
Provides multilingual crisis intervention and professional counseling 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.

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 and 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. TDD capability.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(800)843–5678
(800)826–7653 (TDD)
Operates a hotline for reporting missing children and sightings of missing children. Offers assistance and training to law enforcement agents. Takes reports of sexually exploited children. Serves as the National Child Porn TipLine. Provides books and other publications on prevention and issues related to missing and sexually exploited children. Ability to serve callers in over 140 languages.

National Runaway Switchboard
(800)621–4000
(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 (RAIN) Network
(800)656–4673
Connects caller to the nearest counseling center which provides counseling for rape, abuse, and incest victims.

CYSTIC FIBROSIS

See RARE DISORDERS

DIABETES/DIGESTIVE DISEASES

American Association of Diabetes Educators
(800)832–6874

American Diabetes Association
(800)232–3472
(800)ADA–ORDER (Fax, Order Fulfillment)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
(800)932–2423
(800)343–3637 (Warehouse)
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Recording after hours.
Warehouse is open 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Hotline
(800)223–1138
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
(877)CDC–DIAB; (877)232–3422
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
 

DISABLING CONDITIONS/DISABILITIES ACCESS

ADA Technical Assistance Hotline
(800)466–4232
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)

Americans with Disabilities Act Hotline
(800)514–1301
(800)514–0308 (TTY)
ADA specialists available 10 a.m.–6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and 1 p.m.–6 p.m. on Thursday.

Children's Craniofacial Association
(800)535–3543

FACES: The National Craniofacial Association
(800)332–2373
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
(800)886–1762

Job Accommodation Network
(800)232–9675 (Voice/TDD)
(800)526–7234 (Voice/TDD)
(800)526–2262 (in Canada)
Services available in English, Spanish, and French.
8 a.m.–8 p.m., Monday–Thursday;
8 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday

National Easter Seal Society
(800)221–6827
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
(800)695–0285 (Voice/TTY)
nichcy@aed.org
9:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., or leave recorded message after hours.

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
(800)346–2742 (Voice/TDD)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Scoliosis Association
(800)800–0669
1 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
 

DOWN SYNDROME

See RARE DISORDERS
 

DRINKING WATER SAFETY

Safe Drinking Water Hotline
(800)426–4791
sdwa@epa.gov (E-mail)
Information provided in English and Spanish.
9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., weekdays, except Federal holidays.

Water Quality Association
(800)749-0234 (Consumer Information)

DRUG ABUSE

See also ALCOHOL ABUSE and SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Drug Help
(800)378–4435

Housing and Urban Development Drug Information and Strategy Clearinghouse
(800)955–2232
9 a.m.–6 p.m.

National Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education Surveys
(800)279-6361
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

DWARFISM

Human Growth Foundation
(800)451–6434
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
 

DYSLEXIA

See LEARNING DISORDERS

ENDOMETRIOSIS

See WOMEN
 

ENVIRONMENT

Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse
(800)438–4318
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice
(800)962-6215
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

EPILEPSY

See RARE DISORDERS

ETHICS

Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics, National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
(800)633–3849
medethx@georgetown.edu (E-mail)
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (academic year only); 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Tuesday; 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturday, except summers and holidays. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. during the summer.
 

FIRE PREVENTION

National Fire Protection Association
(800)344–3555 (Customer Service)
7:30 a.m.–8 p.m.

FITNESS

Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America
(800)446–2322 (For Professionals)
(800)968–7263 (Consumer Hotline)
7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (Pacific)

American Running and Fitness Association
(800)776-2732
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Consumer Fitness Hotline
(800)529–8227 (Recording)
8 a.m. 5 p.m. (Pacific)

The Weight Control Information Network, NIDDK
(800)WIN-8098 (Recording)

TOPS Club, Inc.
(800)932-8677
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Central)

YMCA of the USA
(800)872–9622
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

FOOD SAFETY

Center for Food Safety
(888)SAFEFOOD
12 p.m.–4 p.m.

GENERAL HEALTH

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse
(800)358–9295
8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Air Lifeline
(800)446-1231
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Pacific)

American Chiropractic Association
(800)986-4636
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc.
(800)366–8227 (Recording)

American Osteopathic Association
(800)621–1773
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Central)

MedicAlert Foundation
(800)432–5378; (800)344–3226

Mercy Medical Airlift
(800)296-1191 (Recording)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse
(888)644-6226 (Voice, TTY, and faxback)
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

National Health Information Center
(800)336–4797
info@nhic.org (E-Mail)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Health Service Corps
(800)221-9393 (Recruitment/Loans)
(800)638-0824 (Medical Scholarship
Programs)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

Office for Civil Rights
(800)368-1019 (Recording)
(800)527-7697 (TDD)

Office of Consumer Affairs, FDA
(800)332-1088 (Medwatch)

People’s Medical Society
(800)624-8773
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Well Spouse Foundation
(800)838-0879
9 a.m.–5 p.m., T, W, Th
(24-hour recording)
 

HEADACHE/HEAD INJURY

American Council for Headache Education
(800)255-ACHE

Brain Injury Association, Inc.
(800)444–6443 (Family Helpline)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Headache Foundation
(888)NHF–5552
9 a.m.–5p.m. (Central)
 

HEARING AND SPEECH

American Society for Deaf Children
(800)942-2732

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(800)638–8255
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

DB-Link
(National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind)
(800)438-9376
(800)854–7013 (TTY)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Deafness Research Foundation
(800)535–3323
9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Dial A Hearing Screening Test
(800)222–3277 (Voice/TDD)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

The Ear Foundation at Baptist Hospital
(800)545–4327
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Central), or leave recorded message after hours.

Hear Now
(800)648–4327 (Voice/TDD)
9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Mountain)

John Tracy Clinic
(800)522–4582 (Voice/TTY)
8 a.m.–4 p.m. (Pacific)
Leave recorded message after hours.

International Hearing Society
(800)521–5247 (Recording)
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

LEAD LINE
(800)352–8888 (Voice/TDD in the U.S.)
(800)287–4763
blincoln@hci.org (E-Mail)
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific), or leave recorded message after hours.

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800)255–0411, ext. 275
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse
(800)241–1044; (800)241–1055 (TT)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Vestibular Disorders Association
(800)837-8428

HEART DISEASE

American Heart Association
(800)242–8721
6 a.m.–12 p.m.

Heart Information Service
(800)292-2221
7 a.m.–6 p.m. (Central), or leave a
recorded message after hours.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
(800)575-9355 (High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Info. Hotline)
24-hour recording of information on high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol in English and Spanish.
 

HISTIOCYTOSIS

See RARE DISORDERS
 

HOMELESSNESS

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
(800)444–7415
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

HORMONAL DISORDERS

Thyroid Foundation of America, Inc.
(800)832–8321
8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

The Thyroid Society for Education and Research
(800)849–7643
8 a.m.–4 p.m. (Central)
 

HOSPITAL/HOSPICE CARE

Children’s Hospice International
(800)242–4453
9:00 a.m.–5 p.m.

Hill-Burton Hospital Free Care
(800)638–0742; (800)492–0359 (in MD)
9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., or leave a recorded message after hours.

National Association of Hospitality Houses, Inc.
(800)542-9730
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Hospice Organization
(800)658-8898
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Shriners Hospital Referral Line
(800)237–5055
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)
 

HOUSING

See also CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES and LEAD

Housing and Urban Development User
(800)245–2691; (800)483–2209 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE

See RARE DISORDERS
 

IMMUNIZATION

CDC Immunization Hotline
(800)232-7468 (24-hour recording)
8 a.m.–11 p.m.
 

IMPOTENCE

Impotence Information Center
(800)843–4315; (800)543–9632
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central), or leave a recorded message after hours.
 

INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID

DHHS Inspector General’s Hotline
(800)447–8477
8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Health Insurance Association of America Consumer Helpline
(800)942–4242
7 a.m.–7 p.m. (Mountain)

Medicare Issues Hotline
(800)638–6833; (800)820–1202 (TDD/TTY)
8 a.m.–8 p.m. (Central)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(800)400-7242
8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Social Security Administration
(800)772–1213
7 a.m.–7 p.m.
 

JUSTICE

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
(800)851–3420
8:30 a.m.–7 p.m. Leave recorded message after hours.
 

KIDNEY DISEASE

See UROLOGICAL DISORDERS
 

LEAD

See also HOUSING

National Lead Information Center
(800)532–3394(Hotline)
(800)424–5323 (Clearinghouse)
nlic@optimus.corp.com (E-mail)
8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.

LEARNING DISORDERS

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
(800)233–4050
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

The Orton Dyslexia Society
(800)222–3123 (Recording and mail box)
 

LIBRARY SERVICES

Captioned Media Program, The National Association of the Deaf
(800)237–6213
(800)237–6819(TTY)
(800)538–5636 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
(800)424–8567
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
(800)221–4792
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
 

LIVER DISEASES

American Liver Foundation
(800)223–0179
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Hepatitis Foundation International
(800)891–0707
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
 

LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY

American Lung Association
(800)586–4872
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
(800)7–ASTHMA (727–8462)
7 a.m.–Midnight. Provides recording when not in operation.

Asthma Information Line
(800)822–2762

Lung Line National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800)222–5864
(800)552–LUNG (LUNG FACTS)
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Mountain)
LUNG FACTS, a companion to LUNG LINE, is a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week automated information service.
 

MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH

Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
(800)336-4363
9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

La Leche League International
(800)525–3243
9 a.m.–3 p.m. (Central)

National Fragile X Foundation
(800)688-8765

National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline
(800)848-5683

Prenatal Care Hotline
(800)311-2229 (English)
(800)504-7081 (Spanish)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

MEDICARE/MEDICAID

See INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID

MENTAL HEALTH

See also CHILD ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/MENTAL HEALTH

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(800)333–7636
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Anxiety Disorders Information, NIMH
(888)826–9438
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

The ARC of the United States
(800)433-5255
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Central)

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(800)950-6264

National Council on Problem Gambling
(800)522-4700

National Foundation for Depressive Illness
(800)248–4344 (Recording)
NAFDI@pipeline.com (E-mail)

National Gaucher Foundation
(800)925-8885

National Hopeline Network
(800)SUICIDE
24 hours

National Institute of Mental Health Information Line
(800)647–2642

National Mental Health Association
(800)969–6642
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Mental Health Services, Knowledge Exchange Network
(800)789-2647; (800)790-2647
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

MINORITY HEALTH

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
(800)444–6472
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
 

NUTRITION

American Dietetic Association’s Consumer Nutrition Hotline
(800)366–1655
9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Central)
TDD available.

American Institute for Cancer Research
(800)843–8114
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Dairy Council
(800)426–8271
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

ORAL HEALTH

American Dental Association
(800)947–4746
7 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)
 

ORGAN DONATION

See also VISION and UROLOGICAL DISORDERS

The Living Bank
(800)528–2971
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Central)

National Marrow Donor Program®
(800)627–7692

United Network for Organ Sharing
(888)TXINFO1
24 hours
 

PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY

See also STROKE

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association
(800)225–0292
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Rehabilitation Information Center
(800)346–2742 (Voice/TDD)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Stroke Association
(800)787–6537
7 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Mountain)

Paralyzed Veterans of America
(800)424–8200; (800)795–4327 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
 

Parkinson's Disease

American Parkinson’s Disease Association
(800)223–2732
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Leave recorded message after hours.

National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
(800)327–4545
8:00 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday; recorded messages at all other times.

Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
(800)457-6676
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday-Friday
 

PESTICIDES

See CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES

PRACTITIONER REPORTING

USP Practitioners Reporting Network
(800)487–7776
(800)233–7767 (Medication error)
Recording operates 24 hours a day; staff available 9 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 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific).
Leave recorded message after hours.

DES Action USA
(800)337-9288
10 a.m.–4 p.m. (Pacific)

International Childbirth Education Association
(800)624–4934 (Book Center orders)
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Central)
Summers: 8 a.m.–1 p.m., Fridays

Lamaze International
(800)368–4404
lamaze@dc.sba.com (E-mail)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Liberty Godparent Home
(800)542–4453
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
24-hour hotline

National Abortion Federation
(800)772-9100
9 a.m.–7 p.m.
 

Professionals

The Alliance for Aging Research
(800)639-2421
9 a.m.-5 p.m., 24-hour voice mail

Alopecia Areata Research Foundation
(800)941-4223

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
(800)822-2762 (Central)

American Academy of Ophthalmology
(800)222–3937
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Pacific)

American Alliance for Health, Recreation, Physical Education, and Dance
(800)213-7193
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

American Association of Critical Care Nurses
(800)899-2226
7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Pacific)

American Council for the Blind
(800)424-8666
9 a.m.-5 p.m.

American Counseling Association
(800)347-6647
8 a.m.-6 p.m.

American Nurses Association
(800)274-4ANA
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

American Occupational Therapy Association
(800)377-8555 (TDD)
(800)701–7735 (Fax-on-Request)

American School Food Service Association
(800)877-8822
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America
(800)747-2820
9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Arthritis National Research Foundation
(800)588–2873
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
(800)477-8892
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mountain)

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
(800)635-1196
8 a.m.-6 p.m. (Mountain)

Association of Operating Room Nurses
(800)755–2676
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Mountain)

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA
(800)662-4357

College of American Pathologists
(800)323-4040
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
(800)377-3978
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)

Federal Emergency Management Agency
(800)879-6076
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Federal Information Center, GSA
(800)688-9889
9 a.m.-8 p.m.

For Kids Sake, Inc.
(800)898-4543
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

Glaucoma Research Foundation
(800)826-6693
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Pacific)

Immune Deficiency Foundation
(800)296-4433
9 a.m.-5 p.m.

International Childbirth Education Association
(800)624-4934
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central)

International Chiropractors Association
(800)423-4690
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Leukemia Society Of America
(800)955-4572
9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Aging
(800)829-0500
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Medical Institute for Sexual Health
(800)892–9484
8 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Central)

National Center for Disability Services
(800)949-4232
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

National Child Care Information Center, ACF
(800)516-2242; (800)616-2242 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,
Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
(800)223-5219
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)

National Prevention Information Network
(800)458-5231
9 a.m.-6 p.m.

National Jewish Medical and Research Association
(800)552-5864
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mountain)

National Pediculosis Association
(800)446-4672
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 24-hour voice mail

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
(800)537-2238; (800)553-2508 (TTY)
8 a.m.-5 p.m., 24-hour voice mail

National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline (CDC)
(800)227-8922
(800)344–7432 (Spanish)
24 hours

National Technical Information Service
(800)553-6847
8 a.m.-6 p.m.

NIOSH, CDC
(800)356-4674
8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Office of National Drug Control Policy
(800)666-3332
8:30 a.m.-5 :15 p.m.

Prevent Child Abuse America
(800)556-2722 (Recording)

Research to Prevent Blindness
(800)621-0026
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
 

Radiation

National Association of Radiation Survivors
(800)798-5102
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)
 

RARE DISORDERS*

*A rare disorder is defined as a disorder that affects less than 1 percent of the population at any given time.

American Behcet’s Disease Association
(800)723-4238
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)

American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association/Cleft Palate Foundation
(800)242-5338
CLEFTLINE operates 24 hours.
Spanish-speaking operators available. 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

American Leprosy Missions (Hansen’s Disease)
(800)543–3135
8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday-Friday

American SIDS Institute
(800)232–7437; (800)847–7437 (in GA)
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Leave recorded message after hours (staff on call).

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
(800)782–4747
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Leave a recorded message after hours.

Batten’s Disease Support and Research Association
(800)448–4570
8 a.m.–5 p.m. 24-hour recording

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
(800)606-2682
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Cooley’s Anemia Foundation
(800)522–7222
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
(800)223–8355
(800)753–2357 (U.S. and Canada)
8 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Leave a recorded message after hours.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
(800)344–4823
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Epilepsy Foundation of America
(800)332–1000
(800)213–5821 (Publications)
9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday
9 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday

Epilepsy Information Service
(800)642–0500 (voice mail after hours)
8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Fibromyalgia Network
(800)853–2929
8 a.m.–4 p.m. (Mountain) Monday-Thursday

Histiocytosis Association
(800)548–2758
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Voice mail after hours.

Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Inc.
(800)345–4372
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

International Rett Syndrome Association
(800)818-7388
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd.
(888)ALS-1107
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
(800)532-7667
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Thursday

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
(800)441-7055
9 a.m.–7 p.m.

Muscular Dystrophy Association
(800)572–1717
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Mountain)

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
(800)541–5454
8:45 a.m.–4:45 p.m. (Central)

National Down Syndrome Congress
(800)232–6372
9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Recording after hours.

National Down Syndrome Society Hotline
(800)221–4602
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Hansen’s Disease Programs
(800)642-2477
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Central)

National Hemophilia Foundation
(888)463–6643
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Summer: 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday

National Lymphedema Network
(800)541–3259
9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Leave recorded message.

National Marfan Foundation
(800)862–7326
8 a.m.–4 p.m.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
(800)344–4867
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
(800)323–7938
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
(800)473-2310 (voice mail only)

National Organization for Rare Disorders
(800)999–6673
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Leave recorded message after hours.

National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation
(800)233–7393
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Leave recorded message after hours.

National Sjogren’s Syndrome Association
(800)395-6772
9 a.m.–3 p.m.

National Spasmodic Torticollis Association
(800)487-8385
9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Pacific)

National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
(800)225–6872
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
(800)942-6825, 24-hour message line

Office of Orphan Products Development, Food and Drug Administration
(800)300–7469
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
(800)981-2663
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

The Paget Foundation for Paget’s Disease of Bone and Related Disorders
(800)237–2438
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
(800)926-4797
9 a.m.–7 p.m..

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
(800)421–8453
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)
Recording after hours.

SIDS Alliance
(800)221–7437
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
(800)475-6473 (voice mail only)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Spina Bifida Association of America
(800)621–3141
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Spondylitis Association of America
(800)777–8189
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)
Leave recorded message after hours.

Sturge-Weber Foundation
(800)627–5482
9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders
(800)716-7638
Leave recorded message.

Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
(800)237–0717
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Treacher Collins Foundation
(800)823-2055

Turner’s Syndrome Society of the United States
(800)365-9944
9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

United Cerebral Palsy Association
(800)872–5827
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

United Leukodystrophy Foundation
(800)728-5483
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., 7days (Central)

Wegener’s Granulomatosis Support Group, Inc.
(800)277-9474
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Central)

Wilson’s Disease Association
(800)399-0266 (voice mail)
 

REHABILITATION

See also DISABLING CONDITIONS and PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY

ABLEDATA
(800)227-0216
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday

National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering
(800)736-2216
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
(800)888-2876
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

United Ostomy Association
(800)826-0826
6:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday - Thursday
6:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Friday (Pacific)

RURAL

Rural Information Center Health Service (RICHS)
(800)633–7701
ric@nalusda.gov (E-mail)
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday
 

SAFETY

See also CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES

Clearinghouse for Occupational Safety and Health Information, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(800)356–4674
9 a.m.–4 p.m.

The Danny Foundation
(800)83-DANNY
8 a.m.–5 p.m., (Pacific)

National Childwatch
(800)222–1464
7 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto Safety Hotline
(800)424–9393 (Recording)
(800)424–9153 (TTY)
8 a.m.–10 p.m.

National Program for Playground Safety
(800)554-7529
8 a.m.–5 p.m., (Central)

National Safety Council
(800)621–7615
(800)767–7236 (National Radon Hotline)
8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m.

Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services, U.S. Coast Guard Customer Infoline
(800)368–5647; (800)689–0816 (TDD/TTY)
8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Safe Sitter
(800)255-4089
8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission Hotline
(800)638–2772; (800)638–8270 (TDD)
info@cpsc.gov
24-hour messages

SEXUAL EDUCATION

Planned Parenthood
Federation of America, Inc.
(800)669–0156
(800)230–7526 (Recording)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

See also AIDS/HIV

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National STD Hotline
(800)227–8922 (24 hours)

Herpes Resource Center
(800)230–6039
9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

SKIN DISEASE

Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types, Inc.
(800)545-3286
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Psoriasis Foundation
(800)723-9166
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)

SPINAL CORD INJURY

See PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
 

SMOKING

Office on Smoking and Health
(800)232-1311 (Recording)

STROKE

See also PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY

American Heart Association Stroke Connection
(800)553–6321
7:30 a.m.–7 p.m. (Central), Monday–Friday

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(800)352–9424
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

STUTTERING

National Center for Stuttering
(800)221–2483
10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Stuttering Foundation of America
(800)992–9392
8 a.m.–4 p.m. (Central)
 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

See also ALCOHOL ABUSE and DRUG ABUSE

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
(800)269–4237 (Recording)
8 a.m.–7 p.m. (Central)
 

SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME

See RARE DISORDERS

SURGERY/FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc.
(800)441–2737 (Recording)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
(800)635–0635
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)
Leave recorded message after hours.

Facial Plastic Surgery Information Service
(800)332–3223
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday
 

TRAUMA

American Trauma Society (ATS)
(800)556–7890
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

UROLOGICAL DISORDERS

American Association of Kidney Patients
(800)749–2257
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

American Foundation for Urologic Disease
(800)242–2383 (Recording)

American Kidney Fund
(800)638–8299
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Health Care Services
(800)622–9010
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Incontinence Information Center
(800)843–4315; (800)543–9632
7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central), or leave recorded message after hours

National Association for Continence
(800)252-3337
8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation
(800)753-2873
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

The Simon Foundation for Continence
(800)237–4666 (24 hours)
 

VENEREAL DISEASES

See SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

VETERANS

National Veterans Services Fund
(800)521-0198
9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Persian Gulf Veterans Information Helpline
(800)749-8387
8 a.m.–4 p.m. (Central)

VISION

See also LIBRARY SERVICES and HEARING AND SPEECH

American Council of the Blind
(800)424–8666
hcraff@ACCESS.DIGEX.NET (E-mail)
9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday
2 –5 p.m. (to reach a staff person)

Better Vision Institute
(800)424-8422
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Blind Children's Center
(800)222–3566
(800)222–3567 (International calls)
ncrabb@acb.org (E-mail)
8 a.m.–4 p.m. (Pacific)

Braille Institute
(800)272-4553
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)

The Foundation Fighting Blindness
(800)683–5555; (800)683–5551 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
(800)548–4337
8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Guide Dogs for the Blind
(800)295-4050
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Pacific)

The Lighthouse National Center for Education
(800)334–5497 (24-hour recording)

Louisiana Center for the Blind
(800)234–4166
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)

National Alliance of Blind Students
(800)424-8666
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired
(800)562–6265 (Recording)
9 a.m.–5 p.m.

National Eye Care Project Helpline
(800)222–EYES (3937)
24 hours

National Eye Research Foundation
(800)621–2258
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)
Leave recorded message after hours.

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800)255–0411, ext. 275
8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
(DB-Link)
(800)438-9376
(800)854–7013 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Prevent Blindness Center for Sight
(800)331–2020
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Central)
 

VIOLENCE

National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800)799-7233 (recording)
(800)787-3224 (TDD)

National Organization for Victim Assistance
(800)879-6682
24 hours

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
(800)656–4673
 

WOMEN

Endometriosis Association
(800)992–3636 (Recording)

National Osteoporosis Foundation
(800)223–9994
24 hours

National Women's Health Information Center
(800)994–9662; (888)220-5446 (TDD)
9 a.m.-6 p.m.

PMS Access
(800)222–4767 (Recording)
7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Central)

Women’s Health America Group
(800)558-7046 (Recording)
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Central)

Women’s Sports Foundation