2005 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information

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PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY

See also STROKE

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association
(800) 225-0292

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.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Paralyzed Veterans of America
(800) 424-8200
(800) 232-1782 Healthcare Hotline
(800) 416-7622 (TDD)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

American Parkinson’s Disease Association
(800) 223-2732
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Voicemail available after hours.

National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
(800) 327-4545
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time); Voicemail available after hours.

Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
(800) 457-6676
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

PESTICIDES

See CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES

POISON CONTROL

American Association of Poison Control Centers
(800) 222-1222
Provides universal, nationwide access to certified regional poison centers. Callers are automatically connected to nurses, pharmacists, and doctors at the closest poison center for free, confidential poison treatment and prevention advice.

PRACTITIONER REPORTING

USP Practitioners Reporting Network
(800) 487-7776
(800) 233-7767 (Medication error)
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. (Pacific time).
Voicemail available after hours.

DES Action USA
(800) DES-9288 (337-9288)
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Pacific time)

International Childbirth Education Association
(800) 624-4934 (Book Center orders)
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (central time)
Summers: 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Fridays

Lamaze International
(800) 368-4404
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Liberty Godparent Home
(800) 542-4453 Hotline

National Abortion Federation
(800) 772-9100
8:00 a.m.-10:00 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.

Alliance for Aging Research
(800) 639-2421
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., voicemail available 24-hours

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

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
(800) 213-7193
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (eastern time)

American Association of Critical Care Nurses
(800) 899-2226

American Council for the Blind
(800) 424-8666

American Counseling Association
(800) 347-6647

American Nurses Association
(800) 274-4ANA (4262)

American Occupational Therapy Association
(800) SAY-AOTA (729-2682)
(800) 377-8555 (TDD)
(800) 701-7735 (Fax-on-Request)

Arthritis National Research Foundation
(800) 588-2873

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
(800) 477-8892

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
(800) 635-1196

Association of Operating Room Nurses
(800) 755-2676

CDC National Prevention Information Network
(800) 458-5231 (English/Spanish)
(800) 243-7012 (TTY)
(888) 282-7681 (Fax on Demand)
9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

College of American Pathologists
(800) 323-4040

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
(800) 377-3978
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (central time)

Federal Emergency Management Agency
(800) 879-6076
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

Federal Information Center, GSA
(800) 688-9889
(800) 326-2996 (TTY)

Glaucoma Research Foundation
(800) 826-6693

Immune Deficiency Foundation
(800) 296-4433

International Childbirth Education Association
(800) 624-4934

International Chiropractors Association
(800) 423-4690

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(800) 955-4572
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Lighthouse International
Lighthouse Center for Education, Information and Resource Services
(800) 829-0500
9:00 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Medical Institute for Sexual Health
(800) 892-9484 (publication orders only)

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(888) CDC-FACT (232-3228)

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., Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
(800) 223-5219

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Information Inquiry Service
(800) 356-4674

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) 222-5864
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (mountain time)

National Pediculosis Association
(800) 446-4672
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., voicemail available 24 hours.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
(800) 537-2238
(800) 553-2508 (TTY)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., voicemail available 24 hours.

National Technical Information Service
(800) 553-6847
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

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

Research to Prevent Blindness
(800) 621-0026
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

School Nutrition Association
(800) 877-8822
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

RADIATION

National Association of Radiation Survivors
(800) 798-5102

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

American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association/Cleft Palate Foundation
(800) 242-5338 (Parent Hotline Only)

American Leprosy Missions (Hansen’s Disease)
(800) 543-3135
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

American SIDS Institute
(800) 232-7437

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
(800) 782-4747
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Pacific time)
Voicemail available after hours.

Batten’s Disease Support and Research Association
(800) 448-4570
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Recorded information available after hours.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
(800) 606-2682
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

CFIDS Association of America
(800) 442-3437

Cooley’s Anemia Foundation
(800) 522-7222

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
(800) 223-8355
(800) 753-2357 (U.S. and Canada)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (eastern time)
Voicemail available after hours.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
(800) 344-4823

Epilepsy Foundation
(800) 332-4050 (National Epilepsy Library)
(800) 332-1000
(800) 213-5821 (Publications)
9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Epilepsy Information Service
(800) 642-0500 (Voicemail available after hours)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Fibromyalgia Network
(800) 853-2929
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday (mountain time)

Genetic Alliance
(800) 336-4363

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
(888) 205-2311
(888) 205-3223 (TTY)
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

Histiocytosis Association of America
(800) 548-2758
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)
Voicemail available 24 hours.

Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Inc.
(800) 345-4372
9:00 a.m.-5:00 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

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
(888) 663-4637
(800) 925-1855 (Spanish)

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
(800) 532-7667 (National Headquarters)
9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday (eastern time)

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
(800) 441-7055
9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Muscular Dystrophy Association
(800) 572-1717

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
(800) 541-5454

National Down Syndrome Congress
(800) 232-6372

National Down Syndrome Society Hotline
(800) 221-4602

National Fragile X Foundation
(800) 688-8765

National Hansen’s Disease Programs
(800) 642-2477

National Hemophilia Foundation
(888) INFO-NHF (463-6643)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Summer: 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Friday

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(877) 226-4267
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE)
(800) 552-5864 (LUNG FACTS)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (mountain time)
LUNG FACTS, a companion to LUNG LINE, is a 24 hours/7 days a week automated information service.

National Lymphedema Network
(800) 541-3259
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Pacific time)
Voicemail available 24 hours.

National Marfan Foundation
(800) 8-MARFAN (862-7326)

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
(800) 344-4867

National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
(800) 323-7938

National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
(800) 473-2310
Voicemail available 24 hours.

National Organization for Rare Disorders
(800) 999-6673
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Voicemail available after hours.

National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation
(800) 233-7393
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)
Voicemail available after hours.

National Spasmodic Torticollis Association
(800) 487-8385
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Pacific time)

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
(800) 942-6825 Information Hotline
Voicemail available 24 hours.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, Inc.
(800) 981-2663
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Paget Foundation for Paget’s Disease of Bone and Related Disorders
(800) 237-2438

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
(800) 926-4797

Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
(877) 463-6757

Scleroderma Foundation
(800) 722-4673

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
(800) 421-8453
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)
Voicemail available 24 hours.

SIDS Alliance
(800) 221-7437

Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
(800) 475-6473 (voicemail only)

Spina Bifida Association of America
(800) 621-3141

Spondylitis Association of America
(800) 777-8189
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Pacific time)
Voicemail available after hours.

Sturge-Weber Foundation
(800) 627-5482

Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders
(800) 716-SOFT (7638)
Voicemail available 24 hours.

Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
(800) 237-0717

Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
(800) 225-6872

Turner Syndrome Society of the United States
(800) 365-9944
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (central time)

United Cerebral Palsy Association
(800) 872-5827

United Leukodystrophy Foundation
(800) 728-5483
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., 7 days (central time)

Wegener’s Granulomatosis Association
(800) 277-9474
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (central time)

Wilson’s Disease Association
(800) 399-0266
Voicemail available 24 hours.

REHABILITATION

ABLEDATA
(800) 227-0216
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal holidays (eastern time)

National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering
(800) 736-2216

Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
(800) 888-2876

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 time)

RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME

See RARE DISORDERS

SAFETY

See also CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES

Danny Foundation
(800) 833-2669

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto Safety Hotline
(800) 424-9393 (Recording)
(800) 424-9153 (TTY)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Information Inquiry Service
(800) 356-4674

National Program for Playground Safety
(800) 554-PLAY (554-7529)

National Safety Council
(800) 621-7615
(800) 767-7236 (National Radon Hotline)

Office of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast Guard Infoline
(800) 368-5647
(800) 689-0816 (TDD/TTY)
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Safe Sitter
(800) 255-4089
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline
(800) 638-2772
(800) 638-8270 (TDD)
Voicemail available 24 hours.

SEXUAL EDUCATION

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
(800) 230-7526 (Recording)
(800) 669-0156 (Order line)

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

See also AIDS/HIV

American Social Health Association
(800) 230-6039
9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

CDC National STD and AIDS Hotline
(800) 227-8922 English (STD)
(800) 342-2437 English (AIDS)
(800) 344-7432 Spanish (AIDS)
(800) 243-7889 (TTY)

English: 24 hours/7 days a week; Spanish: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m., 7 days a week (eastern time); TTY: 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

SKIN DISEASE

Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types, Inc.
(800) 545-3286

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(877) 226-4267
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Psoriasis Foundation
(800) 723-9166

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 (eastern time)

Smoking, Tobacco and Health Information Line
Office on Smoking and Health
(800) 232-1311 (Recording)

STROKE

American Heart Association Stroke Connection
(800) 478-7653
6:00 a.m.-midnight (eastern time), Monday-Friday; 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (eastern time), Saturday

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). Voicemail available after hours.

National Stroke Association
(800) STROKES (787-6537)

STUTTERING

National Center for Stuttering
(800) 221-2483

Stuttering Foundation of America, The
(800) 992-9392
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time), Voicemail available 24 hours.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

See also ALCOHOL ABUSE and DRUG ABUSE

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
(800) 269-4237 (Recording)

SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(800) 729-6686
(800) 487-4889 (TTY/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 (Recording)

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
(800) 850-8078

The Trevor Helpline is a national toll-free suicide hotline for gay and questioning youth.Teens with nowhere to turn can call and talk to trained counselors, find local resources and take important steps on their way to becoming healthy adults.

TRAUMA

American Trauma Society
(800) 556-7890

UROLOGICAL DISORDERS

American Association of Kidney Patients
(800) 749-2257
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

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

American Kidney Fund
(800) 638-8299
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Health Care Services (National Kidney Foundation)
(800) 622-9010

Incontinence Information Center
(800) 328-3881
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (central time)
Voicemail available after hours.

National Association for Continence
(800) 252-3337
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

PKD Foundation
(800) 753-2873

Prostate/BPH Information Center
(800) 328-3881
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (central time), voicemail available after hours.

Simon Foundation for Continence
(800) 237-4666

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VENEREAL DISEASES

See SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

VETERANS

Agent Orange Helpline
(800) 749-8387

National Veterans Services Fund, Inc.
(800) 521-0198
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

Paralyzed Veterans of America
(800) 424-8200
(800) 232-1782 Healthcare Hotline
(800) 416-7622 (TDD)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Service Center
(877) 222-8387
8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

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)

Better Vision Institute/Vision Council of America
(800) 424-8422
9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Blind Children's Center
(800) 222-3566
(800) 222-3567 (International calls)

Braille Institute
(800) 272-4553
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Pacific time)

Foundation Fighting Blindness
(800) 683-5555
(800) 683-5551 (TDD)
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Glaucoma Research Foundation
(800) 826-6693

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
(800) 548-4337

Guide Dogs for the Blind
(800) 295-4050
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Pacific time)

Lighthouse International
Center for Education, Information and Resource Service
(800) 829-0500
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Louisiana Center for the Blind
(800) 234-4166
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Alliance of Blind Students
(800) 424-8666
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
(800) 562-6265 (Recording)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800) 255-0411 x275 (Voice and TTY)
8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind (DB-LINK)
(800) 438-9376
(800) 854-7013 (TTY)

Prevent Blindness Center for Sight
(800) 331-2020

Seniors EyeCare Program
(800) 222-3937

VIOLENCE

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

National Organization for Victim Assistance
(800) TRY-NOVA (879-6682)

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

PMS Access
(800) 222-4767 (Recording)
7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (central time)

Women’s Health America Group
(800) 558-7046 (Recording)

Women’s Sports Foundation
(800) 227-3988

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