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If you don't find the information you are looking for using the table below, the following options might be helpful.

For additional information on health and human services topics we suggest you search our HHS Home page: http://www.hhs.gov; Medlineplus www.medlineplus.gov; or healthfinder at www.healthfinder.gov. An additional list of toll-free numbers of health care organizations is also provided at http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2008tollfreenumbers/tollfreenumbers1.htm. You might also try the resources listed on the Contacting HHS page at www.hhs.gov/ContactUs.html.

For answers to questions about consumer issues visit Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) at www.pueblo.gsa.gov or call 1-888-8 PUEBLO (1-888-878-3256).

To arrange calls to/from hearing and speech impaired individuals call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/ASCII/Voice) or for a Spanish speaking operator, 1-800-845-6136. For a Directory of Federal Toll-Free Telephone and TDD/TTY numbers, visit the National Contact Center site.


In the table below, an asterisk (*) indicates that the number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number.


Select a Topic by letter:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 Abduction

  

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

International Child Abductions (Department of State)

http://travel.state.gov/family/abduction/abduction_580.html

888.407.4747

 

 

Abuse

  

 

 

 

 

see: Child Abuse/Neglect & see: Elder Abuse in MedlinePlus & Additional Resources under Aging

 

 

 

 Adoption/Foster Care

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

Adoption Information

http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/index.cfm (ACF, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Children's Bureau: Child Welfare Information Gateway)
http://www.adoptuskids.org/* (AdoptUsKids)

800.394.3366

888.200.4005*

800.394.3366

877.236.7831*

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/adoption.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/families/index.html (HHS)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#ADOP (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

 Aging

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

Aging Information

http://www.hhs.gov/aging/ (HHS)
http://www.aoa.gov/ (AOA)
http://www.nia.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute on Aging)
http://www.cdc.gov/aging/ (CDC: Healthy Aging)

800.222.4225

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html (Seniors' Health)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/elderabuse.html (Elder Abuse)

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/aging/index.html (HHS)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/How_To_Find/How_To_Find.asp (AOA: How to Find Help)
http://www.elderabusecenter.org/default.cfm (AOA: National Center on Elder Abuse)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#AGI (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.677.1116

 

 

AIDS/HIV

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.aids.gov/ (HHS: AIDS.gov)
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov (NIH: AIDSinfo)
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.htm (CDC)


800.HIV.0440
800.CDC.INFO


800.HIV.0440
800.CDC.INFO



888.232.6348

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aids.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.aids.gov/faq/index.html (HHS: AIDS.gov)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://hab.hrsa.gov/history.htm (HRSA, HIV|AIDS Bureau: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program)
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/index.asp* (National Prevention Information Network)
http://www.uscf.edu/hivcntr/* (National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center)
* HIV Consultation
* Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
* Perinatal HIV
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#AID (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)  


800.458.5231

800.933.3413*
888.HIV.4911* 888.448.8765*


800.458.5231

 

Alcohol

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
* College Drinking Prevention
http://www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx (SAMHSA)
* Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
* Stop Underage Drinking




866.STOPFAS

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alcoholism.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/FAQs/General-English/default.htm (NIH, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ (SAMHSA: Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator)
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/Pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#ALCOH Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.662.HELP

800.662.HELP

800.487.4889

 Allergies/Asthma

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/allergies.htm (NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Allergic Diseases)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm#asthma (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Asthma)
http://www.cdc.gov/health/asthma.htm (CDC: Asthma and Allergies)
http://www.aafa.org/*






800.7.ASTHMA*

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/allergy.html (Allergy)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html (Asthma)

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/safety/Disease%20Prevention/dp-011.html (HHS)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/NHIC/Pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#ALLERGY/

 

 

 

Alternative Medicine

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://nccam.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

888.644.6226

 

866.464.3615

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://nccam.nih.gov/tools/faq.htm (NIH, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

 

 

 

Alzheimer's Disease

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ (NIH, National Institute on Aging)
http://www.aoa.gov/alz/ (AOA)

800.438.4380

 

800.222.4225

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alzheimersdisease.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/alzheimersdisease.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

800.352.9424

 

301.468.5981

Additional Resources

http://nihseniorhealth.gov/alzheimersdisease/defined/01.html (NIH Senior Health)
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/Pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#ALZ (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

 Anxiety Disorders

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/anxietymenu.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Mental Health)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/gadmenu.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Mental Health)

866.615.6464

 

866.415.8051

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anxiety.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/healthprograms/mentalhealth/index.html (HHS)

 

 

 

 Arthritis/Bone Diseases

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/arthritis/livingwit harthritis.htm (NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
http://www.niams.nih.gov/bone/osteoporosis.htm (NIH, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

877.22.NIAMS

800.624.BONE

 

301.565.2966

202.466.4315

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/arthritis.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/safety/Disease%20Prevention/dp-004.html (HHS)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Healthy_Lifestyles/Art_Ost/art_ost.asp (AOA: Arthritis & Osteoporosis)
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/arthritis/toc.html (NIH Senior Health)
Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information:
* http://www.health.gov/NHIC/Pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#ARTH (Arthritis)
* http://www.health.gov/NHIC/Pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#BONE%20DI (Bone)

 

 

 

Asthma

 

 

 

 

 

 see: Allergies/Asthma

 

 

 

Autism

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.hhs.gov/autism/ (HHS)

800.352.9424

 

301.468.5981

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/autism.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/autism.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/autism_and_autism_spectrum_disorders.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Autism & Autism Spectrum Disorders)
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/CA-0009/default.asp (SAMHSA: Children & Adolescents w/ Autism)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/ (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Autism Information Center)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/autism.asp (NIH, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Autism & Communication)
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/Pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#CHILD%20DEV (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information) 

800.370.2943

800.789.2647

 

888.320.6942

866.889.2647

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Select a Topic by letter:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 Birth Defects

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development)

800.370.2943

 

888.320.6942

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birthdefects.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/facts.htm (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Autism Information Center)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
http://health.nih.gov/result.asp/76/9 (NIH, Health Information)

 

 

 

Bladder/Urinary Tract

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/topics/bladder.asp (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

800.891.5388

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bladderdiseases.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/uti_ez/index.htm (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/bladder (NIH, National Cancer Institute: Bladder Cancer)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#UROL (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.4.CANCER

 

800.332.8615

 Blindness/Eye Information

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.nei.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Eye Institute)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eyesandvision.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.nei.nih.gov/about/faq.asp (NIH, National Eye Institute)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddvi.htm (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Vision Impairment)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#VISION (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Bone Marrow

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.marrow.org/* (National Marrow Donor Program)

800.MARROW.28*

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonemarrowdiseases.html (Bone Marrow Diseases)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonemarrowtransplantat ion.html (Bone Marrow Transplantation)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/bmt/bmt_what are.html (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Bone Marrow Tests)
http://marrowfailure.cancer.gov/index.html (NIH, National Cancer Institute: Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes)

 

 

 

Brain/Brain Tumors

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/brain/(NIH, National Cancer Institute)

800.4.CANCER

 

800.332.8615

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/braindiseases.html (Brain Diseases)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://health.nih.gov/result.asp/90/3 ((NIH, Health Information: Brain Diseases)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_aneu rysm/cerebral_aneurysm.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Brain Aneurysm)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/TBI.htm (CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Traumatic Brain Injury)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#BRA (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information) 




800.CDC.INFO

 




888.232.6348

Breast Cancer/Cycst

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.hhs.gov/breastcancer/ (HHS)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast (NIH, National Cancer Institute)
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/ (CDC)


800.4.CANCER
800.CDC.INFO

 


800.332.8615 888.232.6348

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html (Breast Cancer) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastdiseases.html (Breast Diseases)

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/diseases/familyhealthhistory/612.html (HHS)
http://www.hhs.gov/faq/safety/Disease%20Prevention/dp-005.html (HHS)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#CANC (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Breastfeeding

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm?page=home (HHS, Office on Women's Health)

800.994.9662

 

888.220.5446

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastfeeding.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm?page=QandA (HHS, Office on Women's Health)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/ (CDC: Interventions)

 

 

 

Breast Implants

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/index.html (FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health)

 301.827.3990

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastreconstruction.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

 

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/qa2006.html (FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health)

 

 

 

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 Cancer

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cancer.gov/ (NIH, National Cancer Institute)

800.4.CANCER

 

800.332.8615

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancers.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.cancer.gov/faq/ http://www.cancer.gov/help (NIH, National Cancer Institute)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#CANC (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Cerebral Palsy

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/detail_cerebral_palsy.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

800.352.9424

 

301.468.5981

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cerebralpalsy.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/cerebral_palsy.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://health.nih.gov/result.asp/119 (NIH, Health Information)
http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/contact/* (4MYCHILD: Live Chat)
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#RARE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)


800.4MyChild*

 

 

Child Abductions

 

 

 

 

 

 see: Abductions

 

 

 

 Child Abuse/Neglect

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.childwelfare.gov/can/index.cfm (ACF, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Children's Bureau: Child Welfare Information Gateway)

800.394.3366 800.4.A.CHILD*

800.394.3366
800.4.A.CHILD*

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.childwelfare.gov/can/fa q.cfm (ACF, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Children's Bureau: Child Welfare Information Gateway)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/topics/missing.asp* (Missing & Exploited Children)
http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/topics/runaways.asp* (Runaways)
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#CHILD%20AB (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.THE.LOST*
800.RUNAWAY*

 

 

Child Care

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.childcare.gov/ (ACF)

866.763.6481

866.763.6481

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childcare.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/families/index.html (HHS)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/parents/ (ACF: Resources for Parents)
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/providers/ (ACF: Resources for Providers)
(ACF: National Child Care Information Center)
http://nrc.uchsc.edu/* (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)
http://www.childcareaware.org/en/* (Child Care Resource)




800.598.KIDS*
800.424.2246*



800.598.KIDS*





866.278.9428*

Child Development

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/default.htm (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)

800.311.3435

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childdevelopment.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/families/index.html (HHS)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#CHILD%20DEV (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Child Health

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development)
http://www.ahrq.gov/child (AHRQ)

800.370.2943
800.358.9295

 

888.320.6942
888.586.6340

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenshealth.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/healthprograms/Health%20Programs/hp-012.html (HHS: School Health Programs)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/default.htm (CDC: Vaccines & Immunizations)
http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/ (HRSA: Vaccine Injury Compensation)
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/ ((HRSA: Health Insurance)
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/child/childhealth.asp (SAMHSA: National Mental Health Information Center: Child and Adolescent Mental Health)
http://www.childcare.gov/xhtml/links/g_7/t_67.html (ACF: Special Needs)
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/ (HRSA: Maternal & Child Health Information Resource Center) http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#CHILD%20AB (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.CDC.INFO
800.338.2382
877.Kids.Now
800.789.2647


888.ASK.HRSA


800.338.2382



888.ASK.HRSA

888.232.6348


866.889.2647

Child Support

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/ (ACF)

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/families/index.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://ocse.acf.hhs.gov/necsrs/ (ACF: National Electronic Child Support Resource Center)
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/index.htm (ACF: Federal Parent Locator Service)
http://ocse.acf.hhs.gov/int/directories/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.extivdlist (ACF:State Child Support Enforcement Offices)
http://ocse.acf.hhs.gov/int/directories/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.extregofficemap (ACF: Regional Offices of the Office of Child Support Enforcement)

 

 

 

Chronic Diseases/Illnesses

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/index.htm (CDC: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

800.311.3435

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/copingwithchronicillness.html

   

Additional Resources

http://www.hhs.gov/diseases/index.shtml (HHS)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#GENETIC (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Civil Rights/Discrimination

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/ (HHS, Office of Civil Rights)
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ (HHS, Office of Civil Rights, Health Information Privacy/HIPAA)

800.368.1019
866.627.7748

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/discrimhowtofile.html (HHS, Office of Civil Rights: How to File a Discrimination Complaint)
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacyhowtofile.htm (HHS, Office of Civil Rights: How to File a Privacy Complaint)

 

 

 

Clinical

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/index.html (AHRQ: Clinical Information)

800.358.9295

 

888.586.6340

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/clinicaltrials.html

 

 

 

Community Services

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/ (ACF)

 

 

 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

 

 

 

 

 

see: Alternative Medicine

 

 

 

Consolidated Health Informatics

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.egov.gov/ (Electronic Government)

 

 

 

 Consumer

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

Complaint/Fraud (Health & Human Services)

http://www.oig.hhs.gov/fraud.html (HHS, Office of Inspector General)
http://www.oig.hhs.gov/hotline.html (HHS, Office of Inspector General: Hotline Contact Page)
http://www.medicare.gov/fraudabuse/overview.asp (CMS: Medicare Fraud)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MCAIDFraudAbuseGenInfo/ (CMS: Medicaid Fraud)

800.HHS.TIPS

 

800.377.4950

Guides and Protection

http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Consumer_Safety.shtml (U.S. Government)

800.FED.INFO*

 

 

Health Information

http://www.fda.gov/consumer/default.htm (FDA: Consumer Health Information)

888.INFO.FDA

 

 

Drug Safety

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/ (FDA: MedWatch)

 

 

 

Food Safety

http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgadvic.html (Gateway to Government Food Safety Information)
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/ (FDA, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition)

888.SAFEFOOD

 

800.877.8339

Product Safety

http://www.cpsc.gov/ (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
http://www.recalls.gov/cpsc.html (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Your Online Resource for Recalls)
http://www.atvsafety.gov/ (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: ATVSafety.gov)

800.638.2772

 

800.638.8270

Additional Resources

Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information:
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#SAFETY (Safety)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#FOOD%20S (Food Safety)

 

 

 

Cosmetics

 

 

 

 

General Information

vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-toc.html (FDA, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition: Cosmetics)

 

 

 

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 Deafness/Hearing Loss

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/ (NIH, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

800.241.1044

 

800.241.0055

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hearingdisordersanddeafness.html (Hearing Disorders and Deafness)

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/tools/faqs_health.asp (NIH, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddhi.htm (CDC: Hearing Loss)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#HEARING%20A (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

 Dental Health

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/index.htm (CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dentalhealth.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.mchoralhealth.org/HeadStart/FAQs/ (CDC: National Oral Health Surveillance System)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/nohss/index.htm (CDC: National Oral Health Surveillance System)
http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PediatricOH/index.htm* (Pediatric Oral Health Management)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#ORAL (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

888.CDC.FACT

 

 

Depression

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/depressionmenu.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Mental Health)

866.615.6464

 

866.415.8051

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/depression.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/step-bd-psychotherapy-qa.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Mental Health)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/fivews.asp (SAMHSA: National Strategy for Suicide Prevention)
http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/topics/depression.asp* (CDC: National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#SUICIDE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.789.2647

800.789.2647

 

Diabetes

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

800.860.8747

800.860.8747

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Footer/faq (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://ndep.nih.gov/ (NIH: National Diabetes Education Program)
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ (CDC: Diabetes Public Resource)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#DIABETES (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.438.5383

800.438.5383

 

Digestive Diseases

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

800.891.5389

800.891.5389

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/digestivediseases.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Footer/faq (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://celiac.nih.gov/ (NIH: Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#DIABETES (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Disability

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.hhs.gov/od/index.html (HHS, Office on Disability)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/disabilities.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/diseases/disabilities/ (HHS)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/default.htm (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Developmental Disabilities)
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add/ (ACF: Developmental Disabilities)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/cdbpm/mrdd/ (NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Mental Disability) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/firststep/content/ssditips.html (CMS: Social Security Disability Insurance)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Kids' Quest On Disability and Health)
http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Healthy_Lifestyles/Disabilities/disabilities.asp (AOA: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#DISAB (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.311.3435


800.370.2943

 




888.320.6942

Disaster Response

 

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/ (HHS)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/disasterpreparationandrecovery.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.fema.gov/faq/faqSearchResults.do;jsessionid=4752461EFF529A87F72BCE8C16B25351 (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/ (Mental Health Resources)
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/disasterrelief/ (SAMHSA: Hurricane Mental Health Awareness Campaign)


800.789.2647


800.789.2647

 

Disease Prevention

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

 

http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/ (Office of Public Health and Science)

 


 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/wellnessandlifestyle.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

 

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/ (AHRQ: Preventive Services)
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ (CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

800.358.9295 AHRQ pub
800.311.3435

 

888.586.6340

Domestic Violence

 

 

 

 

 

see: Domestic Violence under Violence

 

 

 

 Drugs

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.fda.gov/cder/index.html (FDA, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)

888.INFO.FDA
800.FDA.1088 (MedWatch)

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugsatfda/FAQ.htm (FDA, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.vaers.hhs.gov/ (CDC & FDA: Vaccine Adverse Event Report System)
http://www.fda.gov/importeddrugs/ (FDA: Importing Prescription Drugs)

800.822.7967

800.822.7967

 

Drug Abuse

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nida.nih.gov/index.html (NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.drugabuse.gov/tools/FAQ.html (NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/drugs.aspx (SAMHSA, National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: Publications, Facts, and Multimedia)
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ (SAMHSA: Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator)
http://workplace.samhsa.gov/ (SAMHSA: Division of Workplace Programs)
http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/topics/subabuse.asp* (CDC: National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#DRUG (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.729.6686

800.622.HELP
800.WORKPLACE
866.SAFEYOUTH

877.767.8432

800.487.4889



866.620.4160

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 Eldercare

 

 

 

 

 

see: Eldercare Locator under Aging

 

 

 

End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/esrd.asp (CMS)

 

 

 

Environmental Health

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

919.541.3345

 

919.541.0731

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/environmentalhealth.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/research/trainingat/summers/faq.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/default.htm (CDC, National Center for Environmental Health)
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ (ATDSR)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#ENVIR (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.CDC.INFO

 

888.262.6348

Epilepsy

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/Epilepsy/ (CDC)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/epilepsy.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.cdc.gov/Epilepsy/faqs.htm (CDC)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/epilepsy/epilepsy.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#RARE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.352.9424

 

301.468.5981

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

see: Physical Fitness and Sports

 

 

 

Eyes

 

 

 

 

 

see: Blindness/Eye Information

 

 

 

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 Faith and Community Based Initiatives

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/ (HHS, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives)

202.358.3595

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/grants/faithbased/index.html (HHS)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/ (White House)
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fbci/ (ACF)
http://www.samhsa.gov/FBCI/fbci.aspx (SAMHSA)

 

 

 

Family/Domestic Violence

 

 

 

 

 

see: Violence

 

 

 

Family Planning

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

 

http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov/titlex/ofp.html (Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Population Affairs)

240.453.2888

 

 

Federal Parent Locator Service

    

 

see: Federal Parent Locator Service under Child Support

 

 

 

Fitness

 

 

 

 

 

see: Physical Fitness and Sports (President's Council)

 

 

 

Food Safety

 

 

 

 

 

see: Food Safety under Consumer

 

 

 

Foster Care

 

 

 

 

 

see: Adoption/Foster Care

 

 

 

Fraud (Health & Human Services)

 

 

 

 

 

see: Complaint/Fraud under Consumer

 

 

 

Freedom of Information Act

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

 

http://www.hhs.gov/foia/ (HHS)
http://www.hhs.gov/about/infoguid.html#opdiv (HHS/OPDIV Contacts)

202.690.7453

 

 

Free/Reduced Health Care

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

 

http://www.hrsa.gov/hillburton/default.htm (HRSA: Hill-Burton Free and Reduced Cost Care)

800.638.0742

 

 

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 Genetic & Rare Diseases

 

 

 

 

 

see: Rare Diseases

 

 

 

Genome

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.genome.gov/ (NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute)

301.402.0911

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/genesandgenetherapy.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.genome.gov/12011002 (NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/human/ (NIH: National Center for Biotechnology Information)
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/programs/egp/ (NIH: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

 

 

 

Girl's Health

 

 

 

 

Ages: 10 - 16

http://www.girlshealth.gov/ (HHS, Office on Women's Health: National Women's Health Information Center)

 

 

 

Ages: 9 -13

http://www.girlpower.gov/ (HHS, National Public Education Campaign)

 

 

 

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 Hazardous Substance

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ (ATSDR)

800.CDC.INFO

 

888.232.6348

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/poisoning toxicologyenvironmentalhealth.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html (ATSDR)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hazards.html for Occupational Safety and Health)
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/library/consumer/hazardous.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

800.35.NIOSH sp

800.35.NIOSH

888.232.6348

Headache

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/headache.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

800.352.9424

 

301.468.5981

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/headache.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.headaches.org/* (National Headache Foundation)
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=8576 (AHRQ: National Guideline Clearinghouse)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#HEADACHE/ (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.843.2256*

 

 

Head Injury

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/TBI.htm (CDC: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)

800.CDC.INFO

 

888.232.6348

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/headandbraininjuries.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/tbrain.asp (NIH, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#HEADACHE/ (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.352.9424
800.241.1044

 

301.468.5981
800.241.0055

Head Start

 

 

 

 

 

see: Development under Child

 

 

 

Health/Human Services

 

 

 

 

Aging

http://www.hhs.gov/aging/index.html

 

 

 

Disasters & Emergencies

http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/

 

 

 

Diseases & Conditions

http://www.hhs.gov/diseases/index.html

 

 

 

Drug & Food Information

http://www.hhs.gov/drugs/index.html

 

 

 

Families & Children

http://www.hhs.gov/children/index.html

 

 

 

Grants & Funding

http://www.hhs.gov/grants/index.html

 

 

 

Policies & Regulations

http://www.hhs.gov/policies/index.html

 

 

 

Reference Collections

http://www.hhs.gov/reference/index.html

 

 

 

Resource Locators

http://www.hhs.gov/resource/index.html

 

 

 

Safety & Wellness

http://www.hhs.gov/safety/index.html

 

 

 

Specific Populations

http://www.hhs.gov/specificpopulations/index.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#GENE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

 Health Information Privacy

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

Background Information

http://www.hhs.gov/news/facts/privacy.html (HHS)

 

 

 

Fact Sheets

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/consumer_summary.pdf (HHS, Office for Civil Rights)
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/consumer_rights.pdf (HHS, Office for Civil Rights)

 

 

 

How to File a Complaint

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacyhowtofile.htm (HHS, Office for Civil Rights)

800.368.1019

 

 

Health Information Technology

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ (HHS)

 

 

 

 Health Insurance

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicare.asp (CMS: Medicare)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp (CMS: Medicaid)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/schip.asp (CMS: SCHIP)

800.575.WELL

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthinsurance.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.hhs.gov/faq/healthprograms/assistance/ (HHS)

 

 

 

Heart & Vascular Diseases

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

800.575.WELL

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseases.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/faq/faq.htm (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/index.htm (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Women & Heart Disease)
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/ (CDC, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000*(American Heart Association)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#HEART (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

800.CDC.INFO sp


800.AHA.USA.1*

 

888.232.6348

Herpes

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/default.htm (CDC: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)

800.CDC.INFO

800.CDC.INFO

888.232.6348

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herpessimplex.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm#treatment (CDC: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.ashastd.org/* (American Social Health Association)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#SEXUALLY (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.227.8922*

 

 

High Blood Pressure/Cholesterol

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: High Blood Pressure)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbc/HBC_WhatIs.html (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Cholesterol)

800.575.WELL

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/highbloodpressure.html (High Blood Pressure)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cholesterol.html (Cholesterol)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/ (CDC: High Blood Pressure)
http://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/ (CDC: Cholesterol)

800.CDC.INFO

800.CDC.INFO

888.232.6348

HIPAA

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ (HHS, Office for Civil Rights)

 

 

 

Administrative Simplification

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/ (CMS)

 

 

 

HIV/AIDS

 

 

 

 

 

see: AIDS/HIV

 

 

 

 Homeless

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.hhs.gov/homeless/ (HHS)

800.RUNAWAY
800.SAFE

 

 

MedlinePlus (Health Concerns)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/homelesshealthconcerns.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#HOMELE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Hospice

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.eldercare.gov/eldercare/Public/resources/fact_sheets/hospice_care.asp (AOA: Eldercare Locator)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Support/hospice (NIH, National Cancer Institute)


800.4.CANCER

 


800.332.8615

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hospicecare.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm* (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/hospice.asp (CMS: Medical Coverage)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#HOSP (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.658.8898*
877.267.2323

877.658.8896*


866.226.1819

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Select a Topic by letter:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 Immunization, Childhood

 

 

 

 

 

see: Immunization under Child Health

 

 

 

Indian Health Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.ihs.gov/ (IHS)

 

 

 

Infant Mortality/Healthy Start

 

 

 

 

 

see: Maternal & Child Health Bureau under Child Health

 

 

 

Infectious Diseases

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/ (CDC, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases)

800.311.3435

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infectiousdiseases.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

 

 

 

International and Refugee Health

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.globalhealth.gov/ (OGHA)

301.443.1774

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/internationalhealth.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ierh/default.htm (CDC, International Emergency & Refugee Health Branch)

 

 

 

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Select a Topic by letter:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Information

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/* (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) 
http://www.fedstats.gov/ (Federal Statistical Information)

202.307.5911*

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#JUST (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

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 Kidney/Urologic Diseases

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

800.891.5390

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneydiseases.html (Kidney Diseases)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: National Kidney Disease Education Program) http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollf reenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#UROL (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

866.454.3639

866.454.3639

 

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Select a Topic by letter:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 Lead Poisoning

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/ (CDC, National Center for Environmental Health)
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/lead/ (NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

800.311.3435

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leadpoisoning.html

 

 

 

Questions & Answers

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/faq/FAQs.htm (CDC, National Center for Environmental Health)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/kids/99kidsday/division8.htm (CDC, National Center for Environmental Health: Kid's Page)
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lead.htm (NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Kids' Pages)
http://www.epa.gov/lead (Environmental Protection Agency)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#LEAD (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.424.LEAD*

 

 

Learning Disabilities

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/learningdisabilities/learningdisabilities.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

800.352.9424

 

301.468.5981

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/learningdisorders.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/crmc/cdb/prog_rwrld/index.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#LEAR (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)
 

800.370.2943

 

888.320.6942

Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.hrsa.gov/hansens/default.htm (HRSA, National Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Program)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/hansens_t.htm (CDC: Hansen's Disease (Leprosy))

800.642.2477

 

 

Liver Diseases

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/topics/liver.asp (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

800.891.5389

800.891.5389

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/liverdiseases.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#LIVER (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/liheap/ (ACF)

202.401.9351

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.liheapch.acf.hhs.gov/ (ACF: LIHEAP Clearinghouse)

866.674.6327*

 

 

Lung Diseases

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

301.592.8573

 

240.629.3255

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungdiseases.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Browse/Lung.html (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Diseases and Conditions Index)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#LUNG (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

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 Mammography

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/ (FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health)

800.838.7715

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mammography.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.fda.gov/CDRH/MAMMOGRAPHY/cons-faq.html (FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/screening/breast (NIH, National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer - Screening & Coverage http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Mammography/)
(CMS: Medicare Coverage)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdo cs/cfMQSA/mail/contactus.cfm (FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health: Mammography Quality Standards Act Information)
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/certified.html (FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health: Find a Certified Facility)

800.4.CANCER

800.MEDICARE


800.363.2068

 

800.332.8615

877.486.2048

Maternal and Child Health

 

 

 

 

 

see: Maternal & Child Health under Child Health

 

 

 

Medical Devices

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ (FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health)

800.638.2041

 

 

Medicaid

 

 

 

 

 

see: Health Insurance

 

 

 

Medicare

 

 

 

 

 

see: Health Insurance

 

 

 

Medicine, National Library of

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information 

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ (NIH)

888.FIND.NLM

 

800.735.2258

MediGap Insurance (Medicaid)

 

 

 

 

 

see: Health Insurance

 

 

 

Mental Health

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/ (SAMHSA, National Mental Health Information Center)

800.789.2647

 

866.889.2647

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childmentalhealth.html(Child)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenmentalhealth.html(Teen)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/child/childhealth.asp (SAMHSA: National Mental Health Information Center: Child and Adolescent Mental Health)

 

 

 

Mental Retardation

 

 

 

 

 

see: Mental Retardation under Disability

 

 

 

Milk Matters

 

 

 

 

 

see: Milk Matters under Child Health

 

 

 

Minority Health

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.omhrc.gov/ (ASH, Office of Minority Health)

800.444.6472

800.444.6472

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/default.htm (CDC, Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities)
http://www.ask.hrsa.gov/Minority.cfm (HRSA)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#MINORI (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Missing Children/Runaways

 

 

 

 

 

see: Missing Children/Runaways in Additional Resources under Child Abuse/Neglect

 

 

 

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 National Health Service Corps

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov (HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions, National Health Service Corps)

800.221.9393

 

 

National Practitioner Data Bank/Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/ (HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions, National Practitioner Data Bank and Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank)

800.767.6732

 

 

Native Americans Assistance

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana (ACF, Administration for Native Americans)

877.922.9262

 

 

 Neurological Disorders and Stroke

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

800.352.9424

 

301.468.5981

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/neurologicdiseases.html (Neurologic diseases)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stroke.html (Stroke)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/stroke/ (CDC, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention: Stroke)
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#STROKE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Nursing Program

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/ (HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions)

866.813.3753

 

 

Nutrition

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

 General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/ (CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity)

800.CDC.INFO

 

 

MedlinePlus 

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Nutrition/Nutrition.asp (AOA: Nutrition)
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#NUTRI (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

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 Occupational Safety & Health

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ (CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

800.35.NIOSH sp

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/occupationalhealth.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.osha.gov/ (Department of Labor)

800.321.OSHA

 

877.889.5627

Oral Health

 

 

 

 

 

see: Dental Health

 

 

 

Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplantation

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.organdonor.gov/ (HRSA)

888.ASK.HRSA

888.ASK.HRSA

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/organdonation.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#ORG (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Osteoporosis

 

 

 

 

 

see: Arthritis/Bone Diseases

 

 

 

Outcomes Research

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/outcomix.htm (AHRQ)

800.358.9295

 

888.586.6340

Additional Resources

http://outcomes.cancer.gov/ (NIH, National Cancer Institute: Cancer Care)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/funding/programs/hb/outcomes/ (NIH, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

800.4.CANCER
301.496.7243

 

800.332.8615
301.402.0252

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 Panic Disorder

 

 

 

 

 

see: Anxiety Disorders

 

 

 

 Paralysis/Spinal Cord Injury

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sci/sci.htm (NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Spinal Cord Injury)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/paralysis.html (Paralysis)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spinalcordinjuries.html (Spinal Cord Injuries)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.paralysis.org/site/c.erJMJUOxFmH/b.1169107/k.BE3A/Home.htm* (Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation: Paralysis Resource Center)
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#PARALY (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.539.7309*

 

 

 Physical Fitness and Sports (President's Council)

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.fitness.gov/

202.690.9000

 

 

 Pregnancy

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/index.cfm (Office on Women's Health: National Women's Health Information Center)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/default.htm (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)

800.994.9662

800.311.3435

 

888.220.5446

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pregnancy.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/pregnancy.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/* (The National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: Teen Pregnancy)
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#PREGN (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.370.2943

202.478.8500*

 

 

Primary Health Care

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/ (HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care)

 

 

 

Privacy of Health Information

 

 

 

 

 

see: Health Information Privacy

 

 

 

Product Safety

 

 

 

 

 

see: Product Safety under Consumer

 

 

 

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 Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/QualityImprovementOrgs/01_overview.asp (CMS)

 

 

 

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 Radiological Health

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/radhealth/ (FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health)

240.276.3332

 

 

Radon Safety

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.epa.gov/radon/ (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
http://www.nsc.org/issues/radon/* (The National Safety Council)

800.SOS.RADON*

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/radon.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/radon (NIH, National Cancer Institute: Radon and Cancer)
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts145.html (ATSDR: ToxFAQs™ for Radon)

 

 

 

Rape

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.rainn.org/* (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)

800.656.HOPE*

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rape.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/topics/rape.asp (CDC, National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center: Sexual Assault and Rape)
http://www.girlshealth.gov/safety/daterape.htm (Office on Women's Health: National Women's Health Information Center: Girl's Health)
http://www.womenshealth.gov/violence/types/ (Office on Women's Health: National Women's Health Information Center: Violence Against Women)

866.SAFEYOUTH

 

800.243.7012

 Rare Diseases

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.genome.gov/10000409 (NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute)

888.205.2311

 

888.205.3223

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rarediseases.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/NHIC/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#RARE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Recalls (drugs, food, products)

 

 

 

 

 

see: Drug Safety, Food Safety,Product Safety under Consumer

 

 

 

Refugee Resettlement

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/ (ACF, Office of Refugee Resettlement)

202.401.9246

 

 

Reproductive Health

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/ (CDC)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/reproductivehealth.html

 

 

 

Runaway Youth

 

 

 

 

 

see: Additional Resources under Child Abuse/Neglect

 

 

 

Rural Health

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.raconline.org/* (Rural Assistance Center)

800-270-1898*

 

 

Ryan White Care Act

 

 

 

 

 

see: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program in Additional Resources under AIDS/HIV

 

 

 

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SCHIP: State Children's Health Insurance Program

 

 

 

 

 

see: SCHIP in General Information under Health Insurance

 

 

 

School Health Education

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/index.htm (CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

800.CDC.INFO

 

888.232.6348

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/schoolhealth.html

 

 

 

Seafood Information & Resources

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

 

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/seafood1.html (FDA, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition)

888.SAFEFOOD

 

800.877.8339

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Helpline

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm

800.CDC.INFO

 

888.232.6348

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.4parents.gov/sexrisky/stds.htm (Office of Public Health and Science)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#SEXUALLY (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Sickle Cell

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatI s.html (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Diseases and Conditions Index)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/default.htm (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)

301.592.8573

 

240.629.3255

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sicklecellanemia.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/faq_traits.htm (CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/* (Sickle Cell Disease Association of America)

800.421.8453* 

 

 

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death)

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/Sudden_Infant_Death_Syndrome.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
http://www.cdc.gov/SIDS/index.htm (CDC, Division of Reproductive Health)

800.370.2943
800.505.CRIB
800.311.3435

800.505.CRIB

888.320.6942

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/suddeninfantdeathsyndrome.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sids_qa.cfm (NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/ (NIH, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Back to Sleep Campaign)
http://www.sidscenter.org/* (National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#RARE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

866.866.7437*

 

 

Smoking/Tobacco

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/smoking/information (NIH, National Cancer Institute)
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ (CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

800.4.CANCER
800.311.3435

 

800.332.8615

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smoking.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.smokefree.gov/ (NIH, National Cancer Institute: Quit Smoking Now!)
http://smoking.drugabuse.gov/ (NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse: Nicotine Addiction)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#SMOKING (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.QUITNOW

 

800.332.8615

Spinal Cord Injury

 

 

 

 

 

see Paralysis/Spinal Cord Injury

 

 

 

Sports

 

 

 

 

 

see: Physical Fitness and Sports (President's Council)

 

 

 

Statistics: Health Care and Vital

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs (CDC, National Center for Health Statistics)

800.232.4636 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthstatistics.html

 

 

 

Stroke

 

 

 

 

 

see: Neurological Disorders and Stroke

 

 

 

Suicide Prevention

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention (SAMHSA: National Strategy for Suicide Prevention)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/suicide.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healt h/publications/suicide-in-the-us-statistics-and-prevention.shtml (NIH, National Institute of Mental Health: Suicide in the U.S.: Statistics and Prevention)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/* (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#SUICIDE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.273.TALK*

888.628.9454

800.799.4TTY*

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 Teen Pregnancy

 

 

 

 

 

see: Teen Pregnancy in Additional Resources under Pregnancy

 

 

 

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/ (ACF, Office of Family Assistance)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.aphsa.org/Links/links-state.asp* (American Public Human Services Association: State Contacts)

 

 

 

Toxic Substances

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ (ATSDR)

800.CDC.INFO

800.CDC.INFO

888.232.6348

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/environmentalhealth.html

 

 

 

Frequent Questions

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html (ATSDR)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers2.htm#ENVIR (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

919.541.3345

 

 

Travelers Health

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx (CDC)

877.FYI.TRIP

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/travelershealth.html

 

 

 

Tribal Resources

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/resources/tribal/ (ACF, Office of Child Support Enforcement)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nativeamericanhealth.html

 

 

 

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 Urban Indian Health Program

 

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/Urban/Urban_index.asp (IHS)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nativeamericanhealth.html

 

 

 

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 Vaccine Adverse Events to Report

 

 

 

 

 

see: Vaccine Adverse Event Report System in Additional Resources under Drugs

 

 

 

Veterinary Medicine

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.fda.gov/cvm/default.html (FDA, Center for Veterinary Medicine)

888.INFO.FDA

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pethealth.html (Pet Health)

 

 

 

 Violence

* = and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/dvp.htm (CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Violence Prevention)

 

 

 

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/domesticviolence.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.ndvh.org/* (National Domestic Violence Hotline: Domestic Violence)
http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp* (National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#VIOLE (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

800.799.SAFE*
866.SAFEYOUTH*

 

800.787.3224*
800.243.7012*

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 Weight Control/Obesity Information

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://win.niddk.nih.gov/ (NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Weight-control Information Network)
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm (CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Overweight & Obesity)

877.946.4627

800.CDC.INFO

877.946.4627

800.CDC.INFO

888.232.6348

MedlinePlus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightcontrol.html (Weight Control)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity.html (Obesity)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesityinchildren.html (Obesity in Children)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers3.htm#loss (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

Welfare Job Programs

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number

 

 

 

General Information

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/ (ACF, Office of Family Assistance)

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.financeproject.org/index.cfm?page=13 * (Economic Success for Families & Communities)

 

 

 

Women's Health

 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

General Information

http://www.womenshealth.gov/ (HHS, Office on Women's Health: National Women's Health Information Center)

800.994.9662

800.994.9662

888.220.5446

MedlinePlus 

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html

 

 

 

Additional Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/women/ (CDC)
http://www.fda.gov/womens/default.htm (FDA)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/ (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Women's Health Initiative)
http://www.health.gov/nhic/pubs/2007tollfreenumbers/2007tollfreenumbers4.htm#WOM (Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information)

 

 

 

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 Youth

* =  and/or contact number is not an HHS or HHS-affiliated number 

English

Spanish

TDD/TTY

National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth

http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/

301.608.8098

 

 

Runaway & At-Risk Youth

http://www.1800runaway.org/*

800.RUNAWAY*

 

 

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