Section 3:

For More Information

AIDS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC National AIDS Hotline:
1-800-342-2437

CDC AIDS Hotline in Spanish:
1-800-344-7432

CDC AIDS Hotline for the Deaf:
1-800-243-7889 (TTY)

CDC National Prevention Information Network:
1-800-458-5231
1-800-243-7012 (TTY)
www.cdcnpin.org

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration U. S. Department of Health and Human Services

1-800-729-6686
www.health.org

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Institutes of Health

(301) 443-3860
www.niaaa.nih.gov

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Association

1-800-272-3900
www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR) National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health

1-800-438-4380
www.alzheimers.org

Cancer

Cancer Information Service (CIS) National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Institutes of Health

1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
1-800-332-8615 (TTY)
www.nci.nih.gov

Diabetes

Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program (LEAP)
Bureau of Primary Health Care Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1-800-400-2742
www.bphc.hrsa.gov/leap

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
(301) 496-3583
www.niddk.nih.gov

General Health Information

Administration on Aging (AoA)
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
(202) 619-7501
National Aging Information Center
www.aoa.gov/eldfam/eldfam.asp

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1-800-358-9295
www.ahrq.gov

AARP
1-800-424-3410
1-877-434-7598 (TTY)
www.aarp.org

Healthfinder
Provides electronic information on a wide variety of health topics. Can direct you to medical journals and other publications, clearinghouses, databases, hot lines, medical research, support groups, organizations, and libraries.
www.healthfinder.gov

National Institute on Aging Information Center
National Institutes of Health
1-800-222-2225
www.nih.gov/nia

National Women's Health Information Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1-800-994-9662
www.4woman.gov

Hearing

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Diseases
National Institutes of Health
1-800-241-1044
1-800-241-1055 (TTY)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases

Information Center
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
1-800-575-9355
www.nhlbi.nih.gov

Mental Health

National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
1-800-647-2642 (English and Spanish)
1-888-826-9438 (Information on anxiety disorders)
www.nimh.nih.gov

Depression

Depression Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment (D/ART) Program
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
1-800-421-4211
www.nimh.nih.gov

Nutrition

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Office of Consumer Affairs
1-888-463-6332
www.fda.gov
www.fda.gov/oc/

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disorders
National Resource Center
National Institutes of Health
1-800-624-BONE
(1-800-624-2663)
www.osteo.org

Stroke

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
(301) 496-5751
www.ninds.nih.gov

Urinary Problems

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
(301) 496-3583
www.niddk.nih.gov

Vision

National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
(301) 496-5248
www.nei.nih.gov