F
FIRE PREVENTION
National Fire Protection
Association
(800) 344-3555 (Customer Service)
9:00 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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FITNESS
Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America
(800) 968-7263 (Consumer Hotline)
(800) 446-2322 (For Professionals)
6:30 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday (Pacific time)
American Council on Exercise
(800) 825-3636
6:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
American Running Association
(800) 776-2732
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Shaping America's Youth®
(800) SAY-9221 (729-9221)
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Club, Inc.
(800) 932-8677
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Weight Control Information Network
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases
(877) 946-4627
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
YMCA of the USA
(800) 872-9622
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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FOOD SAFETY
Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition
(888) SAFEFOOD (723-3366) 10:00 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday; exept Federal holidays (Eastern time)
U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry
Hotline
(888) MPHotline (674-6854)
(800) 256-7072 (TTY)
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 8:00 a.m.–2:00
p.m. on Thanksgiving (Eastern time)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
(800) 344-WILD (344-9453)
8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
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G
GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER
HEALTH
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Helpline
(888) 340-4528
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 5:00 p.m.–7:00
p.m., Saturday and Sunday (Eastern time)
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
(888) 843-4564
4:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m., Monday–Friday; 12:00
p.m.–5:00 p.m., Saturday, (Eastern time)
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
(866) 542-8336 x235 (Foster Care Helpline)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Center for Lesbian Rights
(800) 528-6257 (Youth Legal Information Line)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time)
Peer Listening Line
(800) 399-7337
5:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Trevor Helpline
(866) 4-U-TREVOR (488-7386)
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GENERAL HEALTH
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse
(800) 358-9295
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Chiropractic Association
(800) 986-4636
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Osteopathic Association
(800) 621-1773
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc.
(800) ASK-APMA (275-2762)
Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic
(800) 296-3797
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Health Resources and Services Administration Information
Center
(888) ASK-HRSA (275-4772)
(877) 4TY-HRSA (489-4772) (TTY/TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
MedicAlert Foundation International
(800) ID ALERT (432-5378)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine Clearinghouse
(888) 644-6226
(866) 464-3615 (TTY)
(866) 464-3616 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Health Information Center
(800) 336-4797
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Health Service Corps
(800) 221-9393 Scholarships/Loan Repayment & Job Opportunities
in Underserved Areas
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Hispanic Family Health Helpline
(866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Patient Travel Helpline
(800) 296-1217
9:00 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday (Eastern time)
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(800) 368-1019 (Recording)
8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(800) 332-1088 (MedWatch)
(888) 463-6332 (Consumer Inquiries)
Well Spouse Association
(800) 838-0879
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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GENETIC DISEASES
Genetic Alliance
(800) 336-4363
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
(888) 205-2311
(888) 205-3223 (TTY)
12:00 p.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday, except Federal holidays
(Eastern time)
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
(888) 663-4637
(800) 925-1855 (Spanish)
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H
HEADACHE/HEAD INJURY
American Headache Society
(800) 255-ACHE (2243)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Brain Injury Information Center
(800) 444-6443
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Headache Foundation
(888) 643-5552
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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HEALTHY WEIGHT/WEIGHT
LOSS
Shaping America's Youth®
(800) SAY-9221
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds
Sensibly) Club, Inc.
(800) 932-8677
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Weight Control Information Network
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases
(877) 946-4627
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
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HEARING AND SPEECH
American Society for Deaf Children
(800) 942-ASDC (2732)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(800) 638-8255
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
DB-LINK (National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness)
(800) 438-9376
(800) 854-7013 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Dial A Hearing Screening Test (Occupational Hearing
Services)
(800) 222-3277 (Voice/TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Ear Foundation
(800) 545-HEAR (4327)
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Hear Now
(800) 648-4327 (Voice/TDD)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain
time)
John Tracy Clinic
(800) 522-4582 (Voice/TDD)
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
International Hearing Society
(800) 521-5247 (Recording)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800) 255-0411 (Voice and TTY)
8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders Information Clearinghouse
(800) 241-1044
(800) 241-1055 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Vestibular Disorders Association
(800) 837-8428
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
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HEART DISEASE
American Heart Association
(800) 242-8721
Heart Information Center
(800) 292-2221 (English/Spanish)
7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health
Information Line
(800) 575-9355 (Recorded High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
Information)
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HISTIOCYTOSIS
See RARE DISORDERS
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HOMELESSNESS
National Resource and Training Center on Homelessness
and Mental Illness
(800) 444-7415
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
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HORMONAL
DISORDERS
American Thyroid Association
(800) 849-7643
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Hormone Foundation
(800) HORMONE (467-6663)
8:30 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday
Thyroid Foundation of America, Inc.
(800) 832-8321
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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HOSPITAL/HOSPICE
CARE
Caring Connections
(A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)
(800) 658-8898 Helpline
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
Childrens Hospice International
(800) 242-4453
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program
(800) 638-0742
(800) 492-0359 (in MD)
National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses,
Inc.
(800) 542-9730
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Shriners Hospital for Children Referral Line
(800) 237-5055
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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HOUSING
See also CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES
HUD USER
(800) 245-2691
(800) 483-2209 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Public and Indian Housing Information and Resource
Center
(800) 955-2232
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
See RARE DISORDERS
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I
IMMUNIZATION
National Immunization Information
Hotline
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish)
(888) 232-6348
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IMPOTENCE
American Urological Association Foundation
(800) 828-7866
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID
DHHS Inspector Generals Hotline
(800) 447-8477
8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Insure Kids Now Hotline
Health Resources and Services Administration
(877) 543-7669
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Medicare Issues Hotline
(800) 633-4227
(800) 820-1202 (TDD/TTY)
7:30 a.m.�:00 p.m., Monday朏riday (Eastern time)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(800) 400-PBGC (7242)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Social Security Administration
(800) 772-1213
7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
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J
JUSTICE
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
(800) 851-3420
(877) 712-9279 (TTY)
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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K
KIDNEY DISEASE
See UROLOGICAL
DISORDERS
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L
LEAD
See also HOUSING
National Lead Information Center
(800) 424-5323 (Clearinghouse)
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
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LEARNING DISORDERS
Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders
(800) 233-4050 (English/Spanish)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
International Dyslexia Association
(800) ABCD123 (222-3123)
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LIBRARY
SERVICES
Captioned Media Program, The National Association
for the Deaf
(800) 237-6213
(800) 237-6819 (TTY)
(800) 538-5636 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
(888) 346-3656
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 8:30 a.m.–2:00
p.m., Saturday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
(800) 424-8567
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
(800) 221-4792
8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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LIVER DISEASES
American Liver Foundation
(800) GO-LIVER (465-4837)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Hepatitis Foundation International
(800) 891-0707
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY
American Lung Association
(800) 586-4872
(800) 528-2971 (Living Bank)
7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Asthma Information Line
(800) 822-2762
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE)
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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M
MATERNAL
AND INFANT HEALTH
La Leche League International
(800) La Leche (525-3243)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline
(800) 504-7081
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline
(800) 848-5683
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Information Resource Center
(800) 370-2943
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers
and Families
(800) 899-4301
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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MEDICARE/MEDICAID
See INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID
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MENTAL HEALTH
See also CHILD
ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH
ARC of the United States, The
(800) 433-5255
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(800) 950-6264 Helpline
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Council on Problem Gambling
(800) 522-4700
National Gaucher Foundation
(800) 925-8885
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Hopeline Network
(800) SUICIDE (784-2433)
National Institute of Mental Health Information
Center
(866) 615-6464
(866) 415-8051 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Mental Health Association Resource Center
(800) 969-6642
(800) 433-5959 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
SAMHSA's National
Mental Health Information Center
(800) 789-2647
(866) 889-2647 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–12:00 a.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal
holidays (Eastern time)
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MINORITY HEALTH
National Hispanic Family
Health Helpline
(866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline
(800) 504-7081
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
(800) 444-6472
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
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N
NUTRITION
American Institute for Cancer Research
(800) 843-8114
8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:00
a.m.–6:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
National Dairy Council
(800) 426-8271
(800) 974-6455 (Fax)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Shaping America's Youth®
(800) SAY-9221 (729-9221)
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O
ORAL HEALTH
American Dental Association
(800) 947-4746 (Catalog Sales and Service)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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ORGAN DONATION
See also VISION
and UROLOGICAL
DISORDERS
Living Bank
(800) 528-2971
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Marrow Donor Program®
(800) MARROW-2 (627-7692)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
United Network for Organ Sharing
(888) TXINFO1 (894-6361)
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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ORPHAN PRODUCTS
Office of Orphan Products Development
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(800) 300-7469
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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