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 | ||
| National Council on Compulsive Gambling | 800-522-4700 | |
| GENERAL HEALTH | ||
| Agency for Health Care Policy and Research | 800-358-9295 | |
| National Health Information Center | 800-336-4797 | |
| HANDICAPS | ||
| National Easter Seal Society | 800-221-6827 | |
| National Rehabilitation Information Center | 800-346-2742 | |
| HEADACHE | ||
| American Council for Headache Education | 800-255-ACHE | |
| National Headache Foundation | 800-NHF-5552 | |
| HEARING AND SPEECH | ||
| American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association | 800-638-8255 | |
| Dial-a-Hearing Screening Test | 800-222-3277 | |
| International Hearing Society | 800-521-5247 | |
| National Association for Hearing and Speech | ||
| Action Line | 800-638-8255 | |
| National Information Center on Deafness (NICD) | ||
| Gallaudet University | 202-651-5051 | |
| HEART DISEASE | ||
| American Heart Association | 800-242-8721 | |
| The Coronary Club | 800-478-4255 | |
| Heart Information Service | 800-292-2221 | |
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 800-575-9355 | |
| HERPES VIRUS | ||
| Herpes Resource Center | 800-230-6039 | |
| National Herpes Hotline (American Social | ||
| Health Association | 800-230-6039 | |
| HOSPICE CARE | ||
| Children"s Hospice International | 800-242-4453 | |
| National Hospice Organization | 800-658-8898 | |
| HOSPITAL CARE | ||
| Hill-Burton Hotline | 800-638-0742 | |
| Shriners Hospital Referral Line | 800-237-5055 | |
| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE | ||
| Huntington's Disease Society of America | 800-345-4372 | |
| IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES | ||
| Immune Deficiency Foundation | 800-296-4433 | |
| INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE | ||
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | 800-932-2423 | |
| INSURANCE | ||
| American Council of Life Insurance | 800-423-8000 | |
| Health Insurance Association of america | 800-635-1271 | |
| National Insurance Consumer Helpline | 800-942-4242 | |
| Social Security Administration | 800-772-1213 | |
| KIDNEY DISEASES | ||
| American Association of Kidney Patients | 800-749-2257 | |
| American Council on Transplantation | 800-ACT-GIVE | |
| American Foundation for Urologic Disease | 800-242-2383 | |
| American Kidney Fund | 800-638-8299 | |
| National Kidney Foundation | 800-622-9010 | |
| LEAD POISONING | ||
| National Lead Information Hotline | 800-532-3394 | |
| LEUKEMIA | ||
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America | 800-955-4572 | |
| LIVER DISEASE | ||
| Hepatitis Foundation International | 800-891-0707 | |
| Hepatitis Hotline (American Liver Foundation) | 800-223-0179 | |
| LUNG DISEASE | ||
| American Lung Association | 800-586-4872 | |
| Lung Line (National Jewish Center for | ||
| Immunology and Respiratory Medicine) | 800-222-5864 | |
| LUPUS | ||
| American Lupus Society | 800-331-1802 | |
| Lupus Foundation of America | 800-558-0231 | |
| LYME DISEASE | ||
| Lyme Disease Foundation | 800-886-5963 | |
| MAMMOGRAMS | ||
| Mammography Information Service | ||
| (National Cancer Institute) | 800-422-6237 | |
| MARFAN SYNDROME | ||
| National Marfan Foundation | 800-8MARFAN | |
| MEDICARE / MEDICAID | ||
| DHHS Inspector General's Hotline | 800-447-8477 | |
| Medicare Issues Hotline | ||
| (Health Care Financing Administration) | 800-633-4227 | |
| MENTAL HEALTH | ||
| American Schizophrenia Association | 800-847-3802 | |
| Anxiety Disorders Information (NIMH) | 888-826-9438 | |
| Depression Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment | ||
| (D/ART) (National Institute of Mental Health) | 800-421-4211 | |
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | 800-950-6264 | |
| National Foundation for Depressive Illness | 800-239-1265 | |
| National Mental Health Association | 800-969-6642 | |
| NIMH Information Line | 800-647-2642 | |
| MENTAL RETRADATION | ||
| American Association on Mental Retardation | 800-424-3688 | |
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | ||
| Multiple Sclerosis Association of America | 800-532-7667 | |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation | 800-441-7055 | |
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY | ||
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | 800-572-1717 | |
| MYASTHENIA GRAVIS | ||
| Myasthenia Gravis Foundation | 800-541-5454 | |
| ORGAN DONATION | ||
| Life Bank | 800-558-5433 | |
| Living Bank Organ Donor Registry and | ||
| Referral Service | 800-528-2971 | |
| National Bone Marrow Donor Program | 800-627-7692 | |
| National Kidney Foundation | 800-622-9010 | |
| United Network for Ogran Sharing (UNO) | 800-TXINFO1 | |
| OSTOMY | ||
| United Ostomy Association | 800-826-0826 | |
| PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY | ||
| American Paralysis Association | 800-225-0292 | |
| Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association | 800-225-0292 | |
| National Spinal Cord Injury Association | 800-962-9629 | |
| National Stroke Association | 800-787-6537 | |
| Paralyzed Veterans of Amaerica | 800-526-3456 | |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | ||
| American Parkinson Disease Association | 800-223-2732 | |
| National Parkinson Foundation | 800-327-4545 | |
| Parkinson's Disease Foundation | 800-457-6676 | |
| PESTICIDES | ||
| National Pesticide Telecommunications Network | 800-858-7378 | |
| PHYSICIANS CREDENTIALS | ||
| American Boards of Medical Specialties (ABMS) | ||
| Certification Line | 800-776-2378 | |
| PLASTIC SURGERY | ||
| American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive | ||
| Surgeons Referral Service | 800-635-0635 | |
| Cosmetic Surgery Information Service (American | ||
| Academy of Cosmetic Surgery) | 800-221-9808 | |
| Facial Plastic Surgery Information Service (American | ||
| Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive | ||
| Surgery) | 800-332-FACE | |
| PREGNANCY | ||
| DES Action USA | 800-337-9288 | |
| International Childbirth Education Association | 800-624-4934 | |
| La Leche Leaqgue International | 800-525-3243 | |
| Lamaze Information (American Society for | ||
| Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics) | 800-368-4404 | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | 800-829-7732 | |
| Prenatal Care Hotline | 800-311-2229 | |
| PSORIASIS | ||
| National Psoriasis Foundation | 800-723-9166 | |
| RADON | ||
| Natioanl Radon Hotline (National Safety Council) | 800-SOS-RADON | |
| RARE DISEASES AND DISORDERS | ||
| American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association | 800-242-5338 | |
| Cooley's Anemia Foundation | 800-522-7222 | |
| American Leprosy Missions (Hansen's Disease) | 800-543-3135 | |
| National Fragile X Foundation | 800-688-8765 | |
| National Information Center for Orphan Drugs | ||
| and Rare Diseases | 800-456-3505 | |
| National Neurofibromatosis Foundation | 800-323-7938 | |
| National Organization for Rare Disorders | 800-999-6673 | |
| Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation | 800-981-2663 | |
| Spondylitis Association of America | 800-777-8189 | |
| Wilson's Disease Association | 800-399-0266 | |
| RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA | ||
| RP Foundation Fighting Blindness | 800-638-5555 | |
| REYE'S SYNDROME | ||
| National Reye's Syndrome Foundation | 800-233-7393 | |
| SAFETY | ||
| Consumer Product Safety Commission | 800-638-2772 | |
| FAA Consumer Hotline | 800-FAA-SURE | |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | ||
| Auto Safety Hotline | 800-424-9393 | |
| National Safety Council | 800-621-7615 | |
| SARCOIDOSIS | ||
| National Sarcoidosis Foundation | 800-223-6429 | |
| Sarcoidosis Family Aid and Research Foundation | 800-223-6429 | |
| SCLERODERMA | ||
| Scleroderma Foundation | 800-422-1113 | |
| United Scleroderma Federation | 800-722-4673 | |
| SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES | ||
| CDC National STD Hotline (Centers for | ||
| Disease Control) | 800-227-8922 | |
| SICKLE CELL DISEASE | ||
| Sickle Cell Disease Association of America | 800-421-8453 | |
| SMOKING | ||
| Office on Smoking and Health | 800-CDC-1311 | |
| SPINA BIFIDA | ||
| Spina Bifida Information and Referral | 800-621-3141 | |
| STROKE | ||
| American Heart Association Stroke Connection | 800-553-6321 | |
| National Stroke Association | 800-787-6537 | |
| SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME | ||
| SIDS Alliance | 800-221-7437 | |
| SURGERY | ||
| American Academy of Facial, Plastic and | ||
| Reconstructive Surgery | 800-332-FACE | |
| American Society for Dermatologic Surgery | 800-441-2737 | |
| American Society of Plastic and | ||
| Reconstructive Surgery | 800-635-0635 | |
| National Second Surgical Opinion Program Hotline | ||
| (Health Care Financing Administration) | 800-638-6833 | |
| THYROID DISORDERS | ||
| Thyroid Foundation of America | 800-832-8321 | |
| TOURETTE SYNDROME | ||
| Tourette Syndrome Association | 800-237-0717 | |
| TOXIC SUBSTANCES | ||
| Chemical Referral Center (CHEMTREC) | 800-262-8200 | |
| Environmenal Health Clearinghouse (NIEHS) | 800-643-4794 | |
| ULCERS | ||
| H. pylori Information Line (Centers for Disease | ||
| Control) | 888-MY-ULCER | |
| UROLOGIC DISORDERS | ||
| American Association of Kidney Patients | 800-749-2257 | |
| American Foundation for Urologic Diseases | 800-242-2383 | |
| Incontinence Information Center | 800-843-4315 | |
| National Association for Continence | 800-252-3337 | |
| Simon Foundation for Continence | 800-237-4666 | |
| VISION | ||
| American Council for the Blind | 800-424-8666 | |
| American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) | 800-232-5463 | |
| Better Vision Institute | 800-424-8422 | |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness | 800-683-5555 | |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind | 800-548-4337 | |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind | 800-259-4050 | |
| Prevent Blindness America | 800-331-2020 | |
| WOMEN | ||
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 800-673-8444 | |
| Endometriosis Association | 800-992-3636 | |
| National Osteoprorosis Foundation | 800-223-9994 | |
| National Women's Health Information Center | ||
| (U.S. Public Health Service) | 800-994-9962 | |
| PMS Access Madison Pharmacy Associates Inc. | 800-222-4767 | |
| Women's Sports Foundation | 800-227-3988 | |
Important Notice: Washington Hospital welcomes and invites you to use the information resources available through this health library. Please be advised that the hospital does not necessarily endorse or support any of the materials you may review. The hospital recommends, as with any health-related concern, that you seek the advice and opinions of your experienced and licensed health care professional. |
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