WASHINGTON
HOSPITAL
COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCE LIBRARY
Located at 2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont, CA 94538 - (510)
494-7030 - TDD (510) 494-7050 - FAX (510) 742-9285
| Hotlines offer rapid response to information requests and often serve as a quick means of acquiring |
| printed materials or referrals. In many instances, 24-hour service is provided. |
| HEALTH INFORMATION HOTLINES AND TOLL-FREE NUMBERS | ||
| AGING | ||
| AARP | 800-424-2277 | |
| National Council on Aging | 800-424-9046 | |
| National Institute on Aging Information Center | 800-222-2225 | |
| AIDS | ||
| Clinical Trials (CDC and FDA) Information Service | 800-874-2572 | |
| AIDS Treatment Information Service | 800-448-0440 | |
| CDC National AIDS Hotline | ||
| ( U.S. Public Health Service ) | 800-342-AIDS | |
| Hemophilia and AIDS/HIV Network of the | ||
| Dissemination of Information (HANDI) | 800-424-2634 | |
| ALCOHOLISM | ||
| Al-Anon Family Group Hotline | 800-356-9996 | |
| Alcolhol and Drug Helpline | 800-821-4357 | |
| Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Treatment Center | 800-328-4357 | |
| American Council on Alcoholism | 800-527-5344 | |
| National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and | ||
| Drug Information Hotline | 800-729-6686 | |
| National Council on Alcoholismand Drug Dependence | 800-622-2255 | |
| ALLERGY | ||
| The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network | 800-929-4040 | |
| ALERNATIVE MEDICINE | ||
| American Chiropractic Association | 800-986-4636 | |
| National Center for Complementary and | ||
| Alernative Medicine (NCCAM) | 800-644-6226 | |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | ||
| Alzeheimer's Association | 800-272-3900 | |
| Alzeheimer's Disease and Related | ||
| Disorders Association (ADEAR) | 800-621-0379 | |
| Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center | 800-438-4380 | |
| AMPUTEES | ||
| National Limb Loss Information Center | 888-AMP-KNOW | |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) | ||
| ALS Association | 800-782-4747 | |
| ARTHRITIS | ||
| Arthritis Foundation Information Line | 800-238-7800 | |
| ASTHMA | ||
| American Lung Association | 800-586-4872 | |
| Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America | 800-7-ASTHMA | |
| Asthma Information Line | 800-822-2762 | |
| Lung Line (National Jewish Center for Immunology | ||
| and Respiratory Medicine) | 800-222-5864 | |
| AUTISM | ||
| Autism Society of America | 800-3-AUTISM | |
| BIRTH DEFECTS | ||
| Cleft Palate Foundation | 800-242-5338 | |
| National Easter Seal Society | 800-221-6827 | |
| BRAIN TUMORS | ||
| American Brain Tumor Association | 800-886-2282 | |
| Brain Tumor Society | 800-770-TBTS | |
| National Brain Tumor Association | 800-934-CURE | |
| BREAST CANCER | ||
| Y-Me Breast Cancer Organization | 8800-221-2141 | |
| CANCER | ||
| AMC Cancer Information and Counseling Line | 800-525-3777 | |
| American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery Program | 800-227-2345 | |
| National Cancer Institute | 800-422-6237 | |
| National Marrow Donor Program | 800-627-7692 | |
| US TOO International | 800-808-7866 | |
| CEREBRAL PALSY | ||
| United Cerebral Palsy Association | 800-872-5827 | |
| CHILDREN | ||
| CHILDHELP USA | 800-4-A-CHILD | |
| National Runaway Switchboard | 800-621-4000 | |
| National Youth Crisis Hotline | 800-448-4663 | |
| CYSTIC FRIBROSIS | ||
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 800-344-4823 | |
| DENTAL CARE | ||
| American Association of Orthodontists | 800-222--9969 | |
| American Dental Association | 800-947-4746 | |
| DIABETES | ||
| American Diabetes Association | 800-342-2383 | |
| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Hotline | 800-223-1138 | |
| DOWN SYNDROME | ||
| National Down Syndrome Congress | 800-232-6372 | |
| National Down Syndrome Society Hotline | 800-221-4602 | |
| DRUG ABUSE | ||
| Drug Help | 800-662-HELP | |
| National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and | ||
| Drug Information | 800-729-6686 | |
| National Council on Alcoholism and Drug | ||
| Dependence Hotline | 800-622-2255 | |
| DYSLEXIA | ||
| The Orton Dyslexia Society | 800-622-3123 | |
| EPILEPSY | ||
| Epilepsy Foundation of Amaerica | 800-332-1000 | |
| Epilepsy Information Service | 800-642-0500 | |
| FITNESS | ||
| Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America | 800-968-7263 | |
| American Running Association | 800-776-2732 | |
| Consumer Fitness Hotline | 800-529-8227 | |
| Weight Control Information Network--NIDDK | 877-946-4627 | |
| YMCA of the USA | 800-872-9622 | |
| FOOD AND NUTRITION | ||
| National Dairy Council | 800-426-8271 | |
| Nutrition Hotline (American Institute for | ||
| Cancer Research | 800-843-8114 | |
| Nutrition Hotline of the American Dietic Association | ||
| (National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics) | 800-366-1655 | |
| Nutrition Information Service (University of Alabama) | 800-231-DIET | |
| FOOT CARE | ||
| Aerobic and Fitness Foundation | 800-968-7263 | |
| American Podiatric Medical Association | 800-366-8227 | |
| GAMBLING | ||