Directory of Agencies and Organizations for Geriatric Clinicians

While this list represents a comprehensive guide to organizations that address the clinical care needs of older people, it is not a resource of all social service agencies and organizations assisting older citizens. If you have questions that do not specifically relate to one of the following organizations, please contact your state and/or area agency on aging as listed by the Administration on Aging (AOA). These agencies provide information on, and refer callers to, local services for senior citizens. To locate state and area agencies on aging, visit the AOA Web site at http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/agingsites/state.html or call the Eldercare Locator service (1-800-677-1116) operated by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging.

Note: The organizations on this list are arranged in categories in the following order:

      GENERAL AGING

      END-OF-LIFE ISSUES

      EDUCATION

      LEGAL ISSUES AND ELDER ABUSE

      RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC HEALTH PROBLEMS:

 

Cancer

Neurologic Problems

 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Diabetes Mellitus

Nutritional Concerns

Pain

 

Digestive Problems

Psychological Problems

 

Head and Neck Problems

Sexuality and Sexual Concers

 

Hearing Problems

Sight Problems

 

Heart and Circulation Problems

Skin Problems

 

Joint, Muscle, and Bone Problems

Urinary Problems

 

Lung and Breathing Problems

 

 

Memory and Thinking Problems

 

GENERAL AGING

 

Administration on Aging

330 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20201

Tel: (202) 619-0724

Fax: (202) 401-7620 or (202) 537-3555

Web site: http://www.aoa.gov

E-Mail: aoainfo@aoa.gov or aoainfo@aoa.hhs.gov

 

National Aging Information Center (NAIC)

(A Service of the Administration on Aging)

330 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 4656

Washington, DC 20201

Telephone: (202) 619-7501

TTY: (202) 401-7575

Fax: (202) 401-7620

Web site: http://www.aoa.gov/naic

E-Mail: naic@aoa.gov

 

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

540 Gaither Road

Rockville, MD 20850

Tel: (301) 427-1364

On-line retrieval: http://www.ahrq.gov

 

Aging Network Services

Topaz House

4400 East-West Hwy., Suite 907

Bethesda, MD 20814

Tel: (301) 657-4329

Fax: (301) 657-3250

Web site: http://www.agingnets.com

E-Mail: ans@agingnets.com

 

Alliance for Aging Research

2021 K Street, NW, Suite 305

Washington, DC 20006

Tel: (202) 293-2856

Fax: (202) 785-8574

Web site: www.agingresearch.org

Email: info@agingresearch.org

 

American Academy of Home Care Physicians

PO Box 1037

Edgewood, MD 21040

Tel: (410) 676-7966

Fax: (410) 676-7980

Web site: www.aahcp.org

E-Mail: aahcp@comcast.net

 

American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging

2519 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20008-1520

Tel: (202) 783-2242

Fax: (202) 783-2255

Web site: www.aahsa.org

E-Mail: info@aahsa.org

 

American Association of Retired Persons

601 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20049

Tel: (800)424-3410 or (888) OUR-AARP (687-2277)

Web site: www.aarp.org

E-Mail: member@aarp.org

 

American College of Health Care Administrators

300 N. Lee Street, Suite 301

Alexandria, VA 22314

Tel: (703) 739-7900 or (888) 88-ACHCA (882-2422)

Fax: (703) 739-7901

Toll Free: (888) 888-ACHCA (22422)

Web site: www.achca.org

E-Mail: info@achca.org

 

American Federation for Aging Research

70 West 40th St., 11th Floor

New York, NY 10018

Tel: (212) 703-9977

Fax: (212) 832-2298 (212)-997-0030

Web site: www.afar.org

E-Mail: info@afar.org

 

American Geriatrics Society

The Empire State Building

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801

New York, NY 10118

Tel: (212) 308-1414

Fax: (212) 832-8646

Web site: www.americangeriatrics.org

E-Mail: info.amger@americangeriatrics.org

 

American Health Care Association

1201 L Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 842-4444

Fax: (202) 842-3860

Toll Free for Publications Only (800) 321-0343

Web site: www.ahca.org

 

American Hospital Association

1 North Franklin

Chicago, IL 60606

Tel: (312) 422-3000

Fax: (312) 422-4796

Web site: www.aha.org

 

American Medical Directors Association

10480 Patuxent Parkway, Suite 760

Columbia, MD 21044

Tel: (410) 740-9743

Toll Free: (800) 876-2632

Fax: (410) 740-4572

Web site: www.amda.com

Email: info@amda.com

 

American Occupational Therapy Association

4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220

Bethesda, MD 20824-1220

Tel: (301) 652-2682 or (800) 372-8555

Fax: (301) 652-7711

Web site: www.aota.org

 

American Red Cross

American Red Cross National Headquarters

2025 E. Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

Tel: (202) 303-4498

Web site: www.redcross.org

 

American Senior Fitness Association

PO Box 2575

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32170

Tel: (800) 243-1478

Web site: www.seniorfitness.net

E-Mail: sfa@ucnsb.net

 

American Seniors Housing Association

1850 M Street, NW, Suite 540

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: (202) 974-2300

Fax: (202) 775-0112

Web site: www.nmhc.org

E-Mail: info@nmhc.org

 

American Social Health Association

Hotlines under the auspices of the ASHA American Social Health Association

CDC National AIDS Hotline (English)—Toll Free (800) 342-AIDS PO Box13827

CDC National AIDS Hotline (Spanish)—Toll Free: (800) 344-7432

CDC National AIDS Hotline— TTY Toll Free: (800) 243-7889 Tel: (919) 361-8400

CDC National STD Hotline— Toll Free: (800) 227-8922 Fax: (919) 361-8425

CDC National Immunization Information Hotline—Toll Free: (800) 232-2522

Web site: www.ashastd.org

 

American Society on Aging

833 Market Street, Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103-1824

Tel: (415) 974-9600 or (800) 537-9728

Fax: (415) 974-0300

Web site: www.asaging.org

E-Mail: info@asaging.org

 

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

1321 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314-3516

Tel: (703) 739-1300

Fax: (703) 739-1321

Toll Free Tel: (800) 355-2727

Toll Free Fax: (800) 707-ASCP

Fast Fax: (800) 220-1321 or (703) 739-1321

Web site: www.ascp.com

E-Mail: info@ascp.com

 

Assisted Living Federation of America

11200 Waples Mill Road, Suite 150

Fairfax, VA 22030

Tel: (703) 691-8100

Fax: (703) 691-8106

Web site: www.alfa.org

E-Mail: info@alfa.org

 

B’nai B’rith

International Headquarters

2020 K Street, NW, 7th Floor

Washington, DC 20006

Tel: (202) 857-6600

Fax: (202) 857-1099

Toll Free: (888) 388-4224

Senior Housing

Tel: (202) 857-6581

Fax: (202) 857-0980

E-Mail: senior@bnaibrith.org

 

Catholic Charities

1731 King Street, Suite 200

Alexandria, VA 22314

Tel: (703) 549-1390

Fax: (703) 549-1656

Web site: www.catholiccharitiesusa.org

 

Children of Aging Parents

PO Box 167

Richboro, PA 18954

Tel: (800) 227-7294

Toll Free Information/Referral: (800) 227-7294

Web site: www.caps4caregivers.org

Email: info@caps4caregivers.org

 

CDC National Prevention Information Network

For information on HIV, AIDS, STD, TB

PO Box 6003

Rockville, MD 20849-6003

Tel: (301) 562-1098

Toll Free Tel: (800) 458-5231

Toll Free Fax: (888) 282-7681

Toll Free TTY: (800) 243-7012

Web site: www.cdcnpin.org

E-Mail: info@cdcnpin.org

 

Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

4891 East Grant Road

Tucson, AZ 85712

Tel: (520) 325-1044 or (888) 281-6531

Fax: (520) 318-1129

Web site: www.carf.org

 

Department of Veteran Affairs

Office of Public Affairs

810 Vermont Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20420

Tel: (202) 273-5700

Fax: (202) 273-6705

Web site: www.va.gov

 

Disabled American Veterans

807 Maine Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20024

Tel: (202) 554-3501

Fax: (202) 554-3581

Web site: www.dav.org

 

Family Caregivers Alliance

180 Montgomery St., Suite 1100

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 434-3388 or (800) 455-8106

Fax: (415) 434-3508

Toll Free: (800) 445-8106

Web site: www.caregiver.org.

E-Mail: info@caregiver.org

 

Gerontological Society of America

1030 15th Street NW, Suite 250

Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 842-1275

Fax: (202) 842-1150

Web site: www.geron.org

Email: geron@geron.org

 

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500

Chicago, IL 60611-3269

Tel: (312) 664-4467

Fax: (312) 664-6143

Web site: www.himss.org

 Email: himss@himss.org

 

Interfaith Caregivers Alliance

One West Armour Blvd.

Suite 202

Kansas City, MO 64111

Tel: (816) 931-5442

Fax: (816) 931-5202

Web site: www.interfaithcaregivers.org

E-Mail: info@interfaithcaregivers.org

 

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

One Renaissance Boulevard

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Tel: (630) 792-5000

Fax: (630) 792-5005

Web site: www.jcaho.org

 

Medicare Hotline

Toll Free English & Spanish: (800) MEDICARE (633-4227)

7500 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21244-1850

Web site: www.medicare.gov

 

National Adult Day Services Association

2519 Connecticut Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20008

Tel: (202) 508-1205 or (800) 558-5301

Fax: (202) 783-3255

Web site: www.nadsa.org

info@nadsa.org

 

National Asian Pacific Center on Aging

Melbourne Tower, Suite 914

1511 Third Avenue

Seattle, WA 98101

Tel: (206) 624-1221

Fax: (206) 624-1023

Web site: www.napca.org

 

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging

1730 Rhode Island Ave., NW

Suite 1200

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: (202) 872-0888

Fax: (202) 872-0057

Web site: www.n4a.org

E-Mail: rseay@n4a.org

Toll Free Eldercare Locator: (800) 677-1116, operated as a cooperative partnership of the Administration on Aging, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the National Association of State Units on Aging.

 

National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration

10101 Alliance Road, #140

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Tel: (513) 791-3679

Fax: (513) 791-3699

Toll Free: (800) 222-0539

Web site: www.nadona.org

Email: info@nadona.org

 

National Association for Home Care

228 7th Street, SE

Washington, DC 20003

Tel: (202) 547-7424

Fax: (202) 547-3540

Web site: www.nahc.org

 

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers

1604 North Country Club Road

Tucson, AZ 85716

Tel: (520) 881-8008

Fax: (520) 325-7925

Web site: www.caremanager.org

 

National Association for the Support of Long Term Care

1321 Duke Street, Suite 304

Alexandria, VA 22314

Tel: (703) 549-8500

Fax: (703) 549-8342

Web site: www.NASL.org

 

National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.

1220 L Street, NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 637-8400

Fax: (202) 347-0895

Web site: www.ncba-aged.org

E-Mail: info@ncba-aged.org

 

National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform

801 L Street, NW Suite 801

Washington, DC 20036-2211

Tel: (202) 332-2275

Fax: (202) 332-2949

Web site: www.nccnhr.org

E-Mail: nccnhr1@nccnhr.org

 

National Council on the Aging

300 D Street, SW, Suite 801

Washington, DC 20024

Tel: (202) 479-1200

Fax: (202) 479-0735

Web site: www.ncoa.org

E-Mail: info@ncoa.org

 

National Council on Patient Information and Education

4915 Saint Elmo Avenue

Suite 505

Bethesda, MD 20814-6053

Tel: (301) 656-8565

Fax: (301) 656-4464

Web site: www.talkaboutrx.org

Email: ncpie@ncpie.info

 

National Family Caregivers Association

10400 Connecticut Avenue # 500

Kensington, MD 20895-3944

Tel: (301) 942-6430

Fax: (301) 942-2302

Toll Free: (800) 896-3650

Web site: www.nfcacares.org

E-mail: info@nfcacares.org

 

National Health Information Center

PO Box 1133

Washington, DC 20013-1133

Tel: (301) 565-4167

Toll Free: (800) 336-4797

Fax: (301) 884-4256

Web site: http://www.health.gov/nhic

E-Mail: info@nhic.org

 

National Indian Council on Aging

10501 Montgomery Boulevard NE

Suite 210

Albuquerque, NM 87111-3846

Tel: (505) 292-2001

Fax: (505) 292-1922

Web site: www.nicoa.org

E-Mail: dave@nicoa.org

 

National Institute on Aging

Building 31, Room 5C27

31 Center Drive MSC 2292

Bethesda, MD 20892-2292

Tel: toll free (800) 222-4225 or (301) 496-1752

Fax: (301) 496-1072

Web site: www.nih.gov/nia

 

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

ABLEDATA

8630 Fenton Street

Suite 930

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Tel: (301) 608-8998

Fax: (301) 608-8958

Toll Free: (800) 227-0216

Web site: www.abledata.com

Email: adaigle@macroint.com

 

National Rehabilitation Information Center

4200 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 202

Lanham, MD 20706

Toll Free: (800) 346-2742

Fax: (301) 459-5900 or (301) 459-5984

Web site: www.naric.com

Email: naricinfo@heitechservices.com

 

National Subacute Care Association

7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 424E

Bethesda, MD 20814

Tel: (301) 961-8680

Fax: (301) 961-8681

Web site: www.nsca.net

E-Mail: nsca@tiac.net

 

Projecto Ayuda

1452 West Temple Street, Suite 100

Los Angeles, CA 90026

Tel: (213) 487-1922

Fax: (213) 202-5905

 

United Seniors Health Cooperative

409 Third Street SW

Washington, DC 20024

Tel: (202) 479-6973

Fax: (202) 479-6660

Web site: unitedseniorshealth.org

 

Visiting Nurse Associations of America

99 Summer St., Suite 1700

Boston, MA 02110

Tel: (617) 737-3200

Fax: (617) 227-4843 (617) 737-1144

Web site: www.vnaa.org

 Email: vnaa@vnaa.org

 

Well Spouse Foundation

63 West Main St., Suite H

Freehold, NJ 07728

Tel: (732) 577-8899 or (800) 838-0879

Fax: (732) 577-8644

Toll Free: (800) 838-0879

Web site: www.wellspouse.org

E-Mail: info@wellspouse.org

 

END-OF-LIFE ISSUES

 

Americans for Better Care of the Dying

3720 Upton St. NW, Rm. B147

Washington, DC 20016

Tel: (202) 895-2660

Fax: (202) 966-5410

Web site: www.abcd-caring.com

E-Mail: info@abcd-caring.org

 

Center to Improve Care of the Dying

Rand Corporation

1200 South Hayes Street

Arlington, VA 22202

Tel: (703) 413-1100

Web site: www.medicaring.org

 

Choice in Dying, Inc.

1035 30th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20007

Tel: (202) 338-9790

Fax: (202) 338-0242

Toll Free: (800) 989-WILL (9455)

Web site: partnershipforcaring.org

 

Compassion in Dying

6312 SW Capital Hwy, Suite 415

Portland, OR 97239

Tel: (503) 221-9556

Fax: (503) 228-9160

Web site: www.compassionindying.org

E-Mail: info@compassionandchoices.org

 

GriefNet

Internet Address: www.rivendell.org

 

Hospice Association of America

228 Seventh Street, SE

Washington, DC 20003

Tel: (202) 546-4759

Fax: (202) 547-9559

Web site: www.hospice-america.org

 

Hospice Education Institute

3 Unity Square, PO Box 98

Machiasport, ME 04655

Tel: (207) 255-8800

Fax: (207) 255-8000

Toll Free for Publications: (800) 331-1620

Hospice Link Referral Service—Toll Free: (800) 331-1620

Web site: www.hospiceworld.org

E-Mail: info@hospiceworld.org

 

Hospice Foundation of America

2001 S Street NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20009

Tel: (202) 638-5419

Toll Free: (800) 854-3402

Fax: (202) 638-5312

Web site: www.hospicefoundation.org

E-Mail: hfa@hospicefoundation.org

 

The Last Acts Campaign

Barksdale Ballard & Co.

1951 Kidwell Drive, Suite 205

Vienna, VA 22182

Tel: (703) 827-8771

Fax: (703) 827-0783

Web site: www.lastacts.org

 

Life With Dignity

1744 Riggs Place NW Suite 300

Washington, DC 20009

Tel: (202) 986-0118

Web site: www.lifewithdignity.org

E-Mail: lwdfdn@aol.com

 

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625

Alexandria, VA 22314

Tel: (703) 837-1500

Fax: (703) 837-1233

Web site: www.nhpco.org

E-Mail: nhpco_info@nhpco.org

 

EDUCATION

 

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education

1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 240

Washington, DC 20005-1503

Tel: (202) 289-9806

Fax: (202) 289-9824

Web site: www.aghe.org

 

Association of American Medical Colleges

2450 N Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037-1126

Tel: (202) 828-0400

Fax: (202) 828-1125

Web site: www.aamc.org

 Email: rsherrod@aamc.org

 

LEGAL ISSUES AND ELDER ABUSE

 

Legal Services for the Elderly

130 West 42nd Street, 17th Floor

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 391-0120

Fax: (212) 719-1939

E-Mail: hn4923@handsnet.org

 

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

1604 North Country Club Road

Tucson, AZ 85716

Tel: (520) 881-4005

Fax: (520) 325-7925

Web site: www.naela.org

E-Mail: info@naela.com

 

National Center on Elder Abuse

A consortium of the following six partners with NASUA the lead agency:

National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)

Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly of the American Bar Association (ABA)

The Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly of the University of Delaware CANE)

The San Francisco Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention of the Goldman Institute on Aging (GIOA)

The National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators (NAAPSA)

The National Committee to Prevent Elder Abuse (NCPEA)

1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 350

Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 898-2586

Fax: (202) 898-2583 

Web site: www.elderabusecenter.org

E-Mail: ncea@nasua.org

 

National Association of State Units on Aging

1201 15th Street, Suite 350

Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 898-2578

Fax: (202) 898-2583

Web site: www.nasua.org

E-Mail: info@nasua.org

 

National Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse (Literature)

University of Delaware

College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy

Department of Consumer Studies

211 Allison Annex

Newark, DE 19716

Tel: (302) 831-3525

Fax: (302) 831-6081

 

National Committee for Prevention of Elder Abuse (Research)

Institute on Aging

UMASS Memorial Health Care

119 Belmont Street

Worcester, MA 01605

Tel: (508) 334-6166

Fax: (508) 334-6906

Web site: www.preventelderabuse.org

 

National Senior Citizens Law Center

1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 289-6976

Fax: (202) 289-7224

Web site: www.nsclc.org

 E-Mail: nsclc@nsclc.org

 

RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC HEALTH PROBLEMS

 

Cancer

 

American Cancer Society, Inc.

National Headquarters

1599 Clifton Road, NE

Atlanta, GA 30329

Tel: (404) 320-3333

Fax: (404) 329-5787

Toll Free National Cancer Information Center: (800) 227-2345

Web site: www.cancer.org

 

National Cancer Institute

Public Inquiries Office

Building 31, Room 10A31

31 Center Drive, MSC 2580

Bethesda, MD 20892-2580

Tel: (301) 435-3848

Toll Free: (800) 4-CANCER (422-6237)

Web site: www.nci.nih.gov

 E-Mail: cancergovstaff@mail.nih.gov

 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

 

Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service

Healthfinder

PO Box 1133

Washington, DC 20013-1133

Web site: www.healthfinder.gov

E-Mail: healthfinder@nhic.org

 

The Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Web site for Health Care Professionals

19 Russell Street

Toronto, ON M5S 2S2

Fax: (416) 978 - 1833

Web site: www.camline.org

E-Mail: cam.line@utoronto.ca

 

HerbMed by the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.

PO Box 60016

Potomac, MD 20859

Tel: (301) 340-1960

Fax: (301) 340-1936

Web site: www.herbmed.org

Email: info@amfoundation.org

 

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

NCCAM Clearinghouse

PO Box 7923

Gaithersburg, MD 20898

Toll Free: (888) 644-6226

Tel: (301) 519-3153

TTY: (866) 464-3615

Fax: (866) 464-3616

Web site: www.nccam.nih.gov

E-Mail: info@nccam.nih.gov

 

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

3120 W. March Lane

PO Box 8190

Stockton, CA 95208

Tel: (209) 472-2244

Fax: (209) 472-2249

 

WebMD Inc.

Corporate Headquarters

669 River Drive

Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

Tel: (201) 703-3400

Fax: (201) 703-3401

Web site: www.WebMD.com

 

Diabetes Mellitus

 

American Diabetes Association

Attn: Customer Service

1701 North Beauregard Street

Alexandria, VA 22311

Tel: (703) 549-1500

Fax: (703) 549-6995

Toll Free: (800) DIABETES (232-3472)

Web site: www.diabetes.org

E-Mail: customerservice@diabetes.org

 

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

1 Information Way

Bethesda, MD 20892-3560

Tel: (301) 654-3327 or (800) 860-8747

Fax: (301) 907-8906

Web site: www.niddk.nih.gov

E-Mail: ndic@info.niddk.nih.gov

 

Digestive Problems

 

American Liver Foundation

75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603

New York, NY 10038

Toll Free: (800) GO LIVER (465-4837)

Web site: www.liverfoundation.org

E-Mail: info@liverfoundation.org

 

National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse

2 Information Way

Bethesda, MD 20892-3570

Tel: (301) 654-3810 or (800) 891-5389 Fax: 703-738-4929

Web site: www.niddk.nih.gov

E-Mail: nddic@info.niddk.nih.gov

 

United Ostomy Association

19772 MacArthur Boulevard

Suite 200

Irvine, CA 92612-2405

Tel: (949) 660-8624

Fax: (949) 660-9262

Toll Free: (800) 826-0826

Web site: www.uoa.org

E-Mail: info@uoa.org

 

 

Head and Neck Problems

 

American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.

1 Prince Street

Alexandria, VA 22314-3357

Tel: (703) 836-4444

Fax: (703) 683-5100

TTY: (703) 519-1585

Web site: www.entnet.org

 

American Council for Headache Education

19 Mantua Road

Mt. Royal, NJ 08061

Tel: (856) 423-0258

Toll Free: (800) 255-ACHE (2243)

Fax: (856) 423-0082

Web site: www.achenet.org

 E-Mail: achehg@talley.com

 

American Dental Association

211 East Chicago Avenue

Chicago, IL 60611

Tel: (312) 440-2500

Fax: (312) 440-2800

Web site: www.ada.org

 

American Society for Geriatric Dentistry

401 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL 60611

Tel: (312) 527-6764

Fax: (312) 673-6663

Web site: www.foscod.org

E-Mail: SCD@SCDonline.org

 

National Headache Foundation

428 West St. James Place, 2nd Floor

Chicago, IL 60614-2750

Tel: (773) 388-6399

Toll Free: (888) NHF-5552

Fax: (773) 525-7357

Web site: www.headaches.org

E-Mail: info@headaches.org

 

National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research

National Institute of Health

Bethesda, MD 20892-2190

Tel: (301) 496-4261

Fax: (301) 496-9988

Web site: www.nidcr.nih.gov

E-Mail: nidcrinfo@mail.nih.gov

 

Hearing Problems

 

American Tinnitus Association

65 SW Yamhill Street

Portland, OR 97204

Tel: (503) 248-9985

Fax: (503) 248-0024

Toll Free: (800) 634-8978

Web site: www.ata.org

E-Mail: tinnitus@ata.org

 

Better Hearing Institute

515 King Street, Suite 420

Alexandria, VA 22314

Toll Free: (800) EARWELL (327-9355) or (703) 684-3391

Fax: (703) 750-9302

Web site: www.betterhearing.org

E-Mail: mail@betterhearing.org

 

International Hearing Society

16880 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4

Livonia, MI 48154

Tel: (734) 522-7200

Fax: (734) 522-0200

Toll Free Hearing Aid Helpline: (800) 521-5247

Web site: www.ihsinfo.org

 

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

National Institute of Health

31 Center Drive, MSC 2320

Bethesda, MD 20892-2320

Tel: (301) 496-7243

Fax: (301) 402-0018

Toll Free NIDCD Information Clearinghouse: (800) 241-1044

Web site: www.nidcd.nih.gov

E-Mail: nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov

 

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People

7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200

Bethesda, MD 20814

Tel: (301) 657-2248

Fax: (301) 913-9413

TTY: (301) 657-2249

Web site: www.shhh.org

E-Mail: national@shhh.org

 

Heart and Circulation Problems

 

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

National Office

401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200

Chicago, IL 60611

Tel: (312) 321-5146

Web site: www.aacvpr.org

E-Mail: aacvpr@smithbucklin.com

 

American Heart Association

7272 Greenville Avenue

Dallas, TX 75231

Tel: (214) 373-6300

Toll Free Tel: (800) 242-8721

Web site: www.americanheart.org

AHA's Stroke Connection: (800) 553-6321

 

Courage Stroke Network

3915 Golden Valley Road

Golden Valley, MN 55422

Tel: (763) 520-0520 or (800) 553-6321

Fax: (763) 520-0577

 

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Office of Prevention, Education and Control

31 Center Drive, MSC 2480

Bethesda, MD 20892-2480

Tel: (301) 496-5437

Fax: (301) 402-2405

Web site: www.nhlbi.nih.gov

E-Mail: nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov

 

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

NIH Neurological Institute

PO Box 5801

Bethesda, MD 20824

Toll Free: (800) 352-9424 or (301) 496-5751

Web site: www.ninds.nih.gov

 

National Stroke Association

9707 E. Easter Lane

Englewood, CO 80112

Tel: (303) 649-9299

Fax: (303) 649-1328

Toll Free: (800) STROKES (787-6537)

Web site: www.stroke.org

 

Joint, Muscle, and Bone Problems

 

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

6300 North River Road

Rosemont, IL 60018-4262

Tel: (847) 823-7186

Toll Free: (800) 346-AAOS (2267)

Fax: (847) 823-8125

Web site: www.aaos.org

E-Mail: custserv@aaos.org

 

American Podiatric Medical Association

9312 Old Georgetown Road

Bethesda, MD 20814

Tel: (301) 571-9200

Fax: (301) 530-2752

Toll Free for Patient Education Literature only: (800) FOOT-CARE

Web site: www.apma.org

E-Mail: askapma@apma.org

 

Arthritis Foundation

PO Box 7669

Atlanta, GA 30357

Tel: (404) 872-7100

Toll Free Information: (800) 283-7800

Fax: (404) 872-0457

Web site: www.arthritis.org

E-Mail: help@arthritis.org

 

Lupus Foundation of America

2000 L Street, NW, Suite 710

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: (202) 349-1155

Toll Free Line for Information Packet: English (800) 558-0121, Spanish (800) 558-0231

Fax: (202) 349-1156

Web site: www.lupus.org

 

National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse

National Institutes of Health

1 AMS Circle

Bethesda, MD 20892-3675

Tel: (301) 495-4484

Toll Free: (877) 22-NIAMS (226-4267)

Fax: (301) 718-6366

Web site: www.nih.gov/niams

E-Mail: niamsinfo@mail.nih.gov

 

National Osteoporosis Foundation

1232 22nd Street NW

Washington, DC 20037-1292

Tel: (202) 223-2226

Fax: (202) 223-2237

Toll Free Info: (800) 223-9994

Web site: www.nof.org

E-Mail: customerservice@nof.org

 

Lung and Breathing Problems

 

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200

Chicago, IL 60611

Tel: (312) 321-5196

Web site: www.aacvpr.org

E-Mail: aacvpr@smithbucklin.com

 

American Lung Association

61 Broadway, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Tel: (212) 315-8700

Fax: (212) 265-5642

Toll Free: (800) LUNG-USA (800-586-4872)

Web site: www.lungusa.org

E-Mail: info@lungusa.org

 

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Office of Prevention, Education and Control

31 Center Drive, MSC 2480

Bethesda, MD 20892-2480

Tel: (301) 496-5437

Fax: (301) 402-2405

Web site: www.nhlbi.nih.gov

E-Mail: nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov

 

Memory and Thinking Problems

 

Alzheimer's Association

225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17

Chicago, IL 60601

Toll Free Information: (800) 272-3900

Tel: (312) 335-8700

TTY: (312) 335-8882

Fax: (312) 335-1110

Web site: www.alz.org

E-Mail: info@alz.org

Safe Return Program

(identification tags, medical alert bracelets): (888) 572-8566

 

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center

PO Box 8250

Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250

Tel: (301) 495-3311

Fax: (301) 495-3334

Toll Free Information Service: (800) 438-4380

Web site: www.alzheimers.org

E-Mail: adear@alzheimers.org

 

Neurologic Problems

 

American Academy of Neurology

1080 Montreal Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55116

Tel: (651) 695-2717 or (800) 879-1960

Fax: (651) 695-2791

Web site: www.aan.com

E-Mail: memberservices@aan.com

 

American Parkinson's Disease Association

1250 Hylan Boulevard

Suite 4B

Staten Island, NY 10305-1946

Tel: (718) 981-8001

Toll Free Information Hotline: (800) 223-2732

Fax: (718) 981-4399

Web site: www.apdaparkinson.org

E-Mail: apda@apdaparkinson.org

 

Epilepsy Foundation of America

4351 Garden City Drive

Landover, MD 20785

Tel: (301) 459-3700

Toll Free Information & Referral: (800) 332-1000

Fax: (301) 577-2684

Web site: www.efa.org

 

Huntington's Disease Society of America

505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 902

New York, NY 10018

Tel: (212) 242-1968

Fax: (212) 239-3430

Toll Free Hotline: (800) 345-4372

Web site: www.hdsa.org

E-Mail: hdsainfo@hdsa.org

 

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

NIH Neurological Institute

PO Box 5801

Bethesda, MD 20824

Toll Free: (800) 352-9424 or (301) 496-5751

Web site: www.ninds.nih.gov

(for other stroke information, see Heart & Circulation)

 

Parkinson's Disease Foundation

1359 Broadway, Suite 1509

New York, NY 10018

Tel: (212) 923-4700

Toll Free: (800) 457-6676

Fax: (212) 923-4778

Web site: www.pdf.org

E-Mail: info@pdf.org

 

Nutritional Concerns

 

Food and Nutrition Information Center

US Department of Agriculture

National Agriculture Library Building

10301 Baltimore Avenue

Room 304

Beltsville, MD 20705-2351

Tel: (301) 504-5719

Fax: (301) 504-6409

Web site: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic

E-Mail: fnic@nal.usda.gov

 

Meals On Wheels Association of America

203 S. Union Street

Alexandria, VA 2231

Tel: (703) 548-5558

Fax: (703) 548-8024

Web site: www.mowaa.org

E-Mail: mowaa@tbq.dqsys.com

 

Pain

 

American Chronic Pain Association

PO Box 850

Rocklin, CA 95677

Tel: (916) 632-0922

Fax: (916) 632-3208

Web site: www.theacpa.org

E-Mail: acpa@pacbell.net

 

American Geriatrics Society

The Empire State Building

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801

New York, NY 10118

Tel: (212) 308-1414

Fax: (212) 832-8646

Web site: www.americangeriatrics.org

E-Mail: info.amger@americangeriatrics.org

 

American Pain Society

4700 West Lake Avenue

Glenview, IL 60025

Tel: (847) 375-4715

Fax: (847) 375-7777

Web site: www.ampainsoc.org

E-Mail: info@ampainsoc.org

 

City of Hope Pain Resource Center

City of Hope National Medical Center

Dept. of Nursing Research & Education

1500 East Duarte Road

Duarte, CA 91010

Tel: (626) 359-8111 ext. 3829

Web site: www.cityofhope.org

E-Mail: media@coh.org

 

National Chronic Pain Outreach Association

PO Box 274

Millboro, VA 24460-9606

Tel: (540) 862-9437

Fax: (540) 862-9485

Email: ncpoa@cfw.com

 Web site: www.chronicpain.org

 

Psychological Problems

 

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1050

Bethesda, MD 20814-3004

Tel: (301) 654-7850

Fax: (301) 654-4137

Web site: www.aagpgpa.org

E-Mail: main@aagpgpa.org

 

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Colonial Place Three

2107 Wilson Blvd.

Suite 300

Arlington, VA 22201-3042

Tel: (703) 524-7600

Fax: (703) 524-9094

Toll Free: (800) 950-6264

Web site: www.nami.org

 

National Institute of Mental Health

Information Resources & Inquiries

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 8184, MSC 9663

Bethesda, MD 20892-9663

Tel: (301) 443-4513

Fax: (301) 443-5158

Web site: www.nimh.nih.gov

E-Mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov

 

National Mental Health Association

2001 N. Beauregard Street, 12th Floor

Alexandria, VA 22311

Tel: (703) 684-7722

Fax: (703) 684-5968

Toll Free Information: (800) 969-NMHA (6642)

Web site: www.nmha.org

 

Sexuality and Sexual Concerns

 

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

409 12th Street, SW PO Box 96920

Washington, DC 20090-6920

Tel: (202) 638-5577

Fax: (202) 484-1595

Web site: www.acog.com

E-Mail: resources@acog.org

 

American Urological Association

1000 Corporate Boulevard

Linthicum, MD 21090

Tel: (410) 689-3700 or (866) RING AUA (746-4282)

Fax: (410) 689-3800

Web site: www.auanet.org

E-Mail: aua@auanet.org or executiveadministration@auanet.org

 

Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services Foundation

422 Bryn Mawr Avenue

Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

Tel: (610) 667-7757

Fax: (610) 667-8096

Web site: www.hersfoundation.com

E-Mail: HERSFdn@earthlink.net

 

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 819-9770

Fax: (212) 819-9776

Web site: www.siecus.org

E-Mail: siecus@siecus.org

 

Sight Problems

 

American Academy of Ophthalmology

PO Box 7424

San Francisco, CA 94120

Tel: (415) 561-8500

Fax: (415) 561-8533

Toll Free: (800) 222-3937

Web site: www.eyenet.org

E-Mail: comm@aao.org

 

American Foundation for the Blind

11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300

New York, NY 10001

Tel: (212) 502-7600

Toll Free: (800) AFB LINE (232-5463)

Fax: (212) 502-7777

Web site: www.afb.org

E-Mail: afbinfo@afb.net

 

American Optometric Association

243 North Lindbergh Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63141

Tel: (314) 991-4100

Fax: (314) 991-4101

Toll Free: (800) 365-2219

Web site: www.aoanet.org

 

Better Vision Institute

1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 500

Arlington, VA 22314

Tel: (703) 548-4560

Toll Free: (800) 642-3253

Fax: (703) 548-4580

Web site: www.visionsite.org

E-Mail: vca@visionsite.org

 

Foundation for Glaucoma Research

490 Post Street, Suite 1472

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 986-3162 or (800) 826-6693

Fax: (415) 986-3763

Web site: www.glaucoma.org or info@glaucoma.org

 

National Eye Institute

Information Office

2020 Vision Place

Bethesda, MD 20892-3655

Tel: (301) 496-5248

Fax: (301) 402-1065

Web site: www.nei.nih.gov

E-Mail: 2020@nei.nih.gov

 

Prevent Blindness America

211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700

Chicago, IL 60606

Toll Free: (800) 331-2020

Web site: www.preventblindness.org

E-Mail: info@preventblindness.org

 

Skin Problems

 

American Academy of Dermatology

1350 First St., NW, Suite 870

Washington, DC 20005-2355

Tel: (202) 842-3555

Toll Free: (888) 462-DERM (3376)

Fax: (202) 842-4355

Web site: www.aad.org

E-Mail: yurbikas@aad.org

 

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

310 South Henry Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

Tel: (703) 299-9291

Fax: (703) 299-8898

Toll Free: (800) 332-FACE

Web site: www.aafprs.org

E-Mail: info@aafprs.org

 

American Social Health Association

Herpes Resource Center

PO Box 13827

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Tel: (919) 361-8400

Fax: (919) 361-8425

Web site: http://www.ashastd.org

E-Mail: phidra@ashastd.org

 

National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse

National Institutes of Health

1 AMS Circle

Bethesda, MD 20892-3675

Tel: (301) 495-4484

Toll Free: (877) 22-NIAMS (226-4267)

Fax: (301) 718-6366

Web site: www.nih.gov/niams

E-Mail: niamsinfo@mail.nih.gov

 

The Skin Cancer Foundation

245 5th Avenue, Suite 1403

New York, NY 10016

Tel: (212) 725-5176

Toll Free: (800) SKIN-490 (754-6490)

Fax: (212) 725-5751

Web site: www.skincancer.org

E-Mail: info@skincancer.org

 

Urinary Problems

 

National Association for Continence (NAFC)

PO Box 1019

Charleston, SC 29402

Tel: (843) 377-0900

Toll Free: (800) BLADDER (252-3337)

Fax: (843) 377-0905

Web site: www.nafc.org

E-Mail: memberservices@nafc.org

 

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse

3 Information Way

Bethesda, MD 20892-3560

Tel: (800) 891-5390

Fax: (703) 738-4929

Web site: www.niddk.nih.gov

E-Mail: nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov

 

National Kidney Foundation

30 East 33rd Street

Suite 1100

New York, NY 10016

Tel: (212) 889-2210

Toll Free: (800) 622-9010

Fax: (212) 689-9261

Web site: www.kidney.org

E-Mail: info@kidney.org

 

The Simon Foundation for Continence

PO Box 815

Wilmette, IL 60091

Tel: (847) 864-3913

Toll Free: (800) 23-SIMON (237-4666)

Fax: (847) 864-9758

Web site: www.simonfoundation.org

E-Mail: simoninfo@simonfoundation.org