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Pages: Appendix I: Weights and Measures | Appendix II: Common Medical Tests | Appendix III: Drug Names: Generic and Trade | Appendix IV: Resources for Help and Information 
 
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Appendix IV: Resources for Help and Information

The following list is selective and restricted largely to national organizations in the United States, many of which have local chapters. Sites chosen are generally not-for-profit and usually offer information or support rather than advocacy. Telephone numbers and web sites are included as appropriate; however, such information changes frequently. Additional information is available through health care professionals, local libraries, telephone listings, and the Internet.

AGING

Administration on Aging
Washington, DC
800-438-4380 (information on Alzheimer's disease)
800-677-1116
800-877-8339 (TTY)
202-619-7501
www.aoa.gov

American Association of Retired People
Washington, DC
800-424-3410
202-434-2277
www.aarp.org

Benefits Check Up
The National Council on the Aging
www.benefitscheckup.org

Health and Age
Novartis Foundation for Gerontology
www.healthandage.com

Infoaging.org (AFAR)
New York, NY
212-703-9977
www.infoaging.org

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Washington, DC
202-296-8130
www.n4a.org

National Council on the Aging
Washington, DC
202-479-1200
202-479-6674 (TDD)
www.ncoa.org

National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, MD
800-222-2225
800-222-4225 (TTY)
301-496-1752
www.nia.nih.gov

Older Women's League
Washington, DC
800-825-3695
202-783-6686
www.owl-national.org

AIDS

AIDS Action
Washington, DC
202-530-8030
www.aidsaction.org

The American Foundation for AIDS Research
New York, NY
800-342-2437
212-806-1600
www.amfar.org

CDC National AIDS/HIV Hotline
800-342-2437
www.ashastd.org/nah

Gay Men's Health Crisis
New York, NY
800-243-7692
212-807-6655
212-645-7470 (TTY)
www.gmhc.org

National Association for People With AIDS
Washington, DC
202-898-0414
www.napwa.org

Project Inform
San Francisco, CA
800-822-7422
415-558-9051
415-558-8669
www.projinf.org

Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches AIDS Ministry
Los Angeles, CA
213-464-5100
www.thebody.com/ufmcc/ufmcc.html

Women Alive
Los Angeles, CA
800-554-4876
323-965-1564
www.women-alive.org

ALCOHOLISM (see also Drug Abuse)

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters
Virginia Beach, VA
800-356-9996
757-563-1600
www.al-anon.alateen.org

Alcoholics Anonymous
New York, NY
212-870-3400
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information
Rockville, MD
800-729-6686
800-487-4889 (TDD)
www.health.org

National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
New York, NY
800-622-2255
212-269-7797
www.ncadd.org

LifeRing Recovery
Oakland, CA
510-763-0779
www.lifering.org

ALLERGY & ASTHMA

Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.
Fairfax, VA
800-878-4403
703-573-7794
www.aanma.org

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Milwaukee, WI
414-272-6071
www.aaaai.org

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
Washington, DC
800-717-8462
202-466-7643
www.aafa.org

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & OTHER DEMENTIAS

Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
800-272-3900
312-335-8700
www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
Silver Spring, MD
800-438-4380
www.alzheimers.org

The Alzheimer's Society
London, UK
www.alzheimers.org.uk

The Alzheimer's Society CJD Support Group
London, UK
www.alzheimers.org.uk/cjd

AMPUTATION (see also Disabilities & Rehabilitation)

The American Amputee Foundation, Inc.
Little Rock, AR
501-666-2523

National Amputation Foundation
Malverne, NY
516-887-3600
www.nationalamputation.org

AMYLOIDOSIS

Amyloidosis Network International, Inc.
Houston, TX
888-269-5643
www.amyloidosis.org

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS

The ALS Association
Calabasas Hills, CA
800-782-4747 (patients only);
818-880-9007
www.alsa.org

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

Spondylitis Association of America
Sherman Oaks, CA
800-777-8189
818-981-1616
www.spondylitis.org

ARTHRITIS

American Juvenile Arthritis Organization
Atlanta, GA
800-283-7800
404-965-7514

Arthritis Foundation
Atlanta, GA
800-283-7800;
www.arthritis.org

ASTHMA (see Allergy & Asthma)

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Highland Park, IL
847-432-2332
www.add.org

Children and Adults With Attention Deficit Disorders
Landover, MD
800-233-4050
www.chadd.org

Learning Disabilities Association of America
Pittsburgh, PA
412-341-1515
www.ldanatl.org

AUTISM

Autism Research Institute
San Diego, CA
619-563-6840
www.autism.tv

Autism Society of America
Bethesda, MD
800-328-8476
301-657-0881
www.autism-society.org

National Autism Hotline/Autism Services Center
Huntington, WV
304-525-8014

BALDING

National Alopecia Areata Foundation
San Rafael, CA
415-472-3780
www.alopeciaareata.com

BEREAVEMENT (see Death & Bereavement)

BIRTH DEFECTS (see also Cleft Palate; Spina Bifida)

Federation for Children With Special Needs
Boston, MA
800-331-0688
617-236-7210
www.fcsn.org

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
White Plains, NY
888-663-4637
914-428-7100
www.modimes.org

National Foundation for Jewish Genetic Diseases, Inc.
New York, NY
212-371-1030
www.nfjgd.org

BLINDNESS & VISION PROBLEMS

American Association of the Deaf-Blind
Silver Spring, MD
800-735-2258
301-495-4403
301-495-4402 (TTY)
www.aadb.org

Association for Macular Diseases
New York, NY
212-605-3719
www.macula.org

American Council of the Blind
Washington, DC
800-424-8666
202-467-5081
www.acb.org

American Foundation for the Blind
New York, NY
800-232-5463
212-502-7600
www.afb.org

Association for the Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired
Alexandria, VA
703-823-9690
www.aerbvi.org

Fight for Sight
New York, NY
212-679-6060
www.fightforsight.com

The Foundation Fighting Blindness
Owing Mills, MD
888-394-3937
800-683-5551 (TDD);
410-568-0150
www.blindness.org

Glaucoma Research Foundation
San Francisco, CA
800-826-6693
415-986-3162
www.glaucoma.org

Helen Keller Services for the Blind
Sands Point, NY
800-255-0411
516-944-8637 (TTY)
www.helenkeller.org/national

National Association for Visually Handicapped
New York, NY
212-255-2804
www.navh.org

Prevent Blindness America
Schaumburg, IL
800-331-2020
847-843-2020
www.preventblindness.org

BLOOD DISORDERS

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America
White Plains, NY
800-955-4572
914-949-5213
www.leukemia.org

National Hemophilia Foundation
New York, NY
212-219-8180
www.hemophilia.org

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
Culver City, CA
800-421-8453
www.sicklecelldisease.org

Thalassemia Action Group
Flushing, NY
800-522-7222
718-321-2873
www.thalsite.com

BRAIN DISORDERS (see also Cancer & Other Tumors; Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias; Epilepsy)

Brain Injury Association of America
Alexandria, VA
800-444-6443 (Family Helpline)
703-236-6000
www.biausa.org

National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
Bethesda, MD
800-352-9424
www.ninds.nih.gov

CANCER & OTHER TUMORS

American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA
800-227-2345
404-320-3333
www.cancer.org

Cancer Care, Inc.
New York, NY
800-813-4673
212-712-8080
212-302-2400
www.cancercare.org

National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD
800-422-6237
301-496-5583
www.cancer.gov

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Silver Spring, MD
301-650-9127
www.canceradvocacy.org

Patient Advocates for Advanced Cancer Treatments, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD Grand Rapids, MI
616-453-1477
www.paactusa.org

BRAIN

Acoustic Neuroma Association
Silver Spring, MD Cumming, GA
770-205-8211
www.anausa.org

American Brain Tumor Association
Des Plains, IL
800-886-2282
847-827-9910
www.abta.org

Brain Tumor Society
Watertown, MA
800-770-8287
617-924-9997
www.tbts.org

The Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
New York, NY
866-228-4673 (toll free)
212-448-9494
www.cbtf.org

National Brain Tumor Foundation
Oakland, CA
800-934-2873
www.braintumor.org

Pituitary Network Association
Thousand Oaks, CA
805-499-9973
www.pituitary.com

BREAST

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
New York, NY
888-806-2226
www.nabco.org

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Dallas, TX
800-462-9273
972-855-1600
www.komen.org

Y-ME: National Breast Cancer Organization
Chicago, IL
800-221-2141
312-986-8338
www.y-me.org

PROSTATE

US-TOO International
Downers Grove, IL
800-808-7866
630-795-1002
www.ustoo.com

SKIN

The Skin Cancer Foundation
New York, NY
800-754-6490
www.skincancer.org

CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS

American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
800-242-8721
214-373-6300
www.americanheart.org

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
416-489-7111
www.heartandstroke.ca

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, MD
301-251-1222
www.nhlbi.nih.gov

National Stroke Association
Englewood, CO
800-787-6537
303-649-9299
www.stroke.org

Sister Kenny Institute
Minneapolis, MN
612-863-4457
www.sisterkennyinstitute.com

Vascular Disease Foundation
Lakewood, CO
866-723-4636 (toll free)
303-949-8337
www.vdf.org

CEREBRAL PALSY

United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
Washington, DC
800-872-5827
202-776-0406
202-973-7197 (TTY)
www.ucpa.org

CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT

American Humane Association, Children's Division
Englewood, CO
800-227-4645
303-792-9900
www.amerhumane.org

Kempe Children's Center
Denver, CO
303-864-5252
www.kempecenter.org

CHILDBIRTH/PREGNANCY (see also Family Planning; Infertility)

America's Crisis Pregnancy Helpline
Dallas, TX
800-672-2296
www.thehelpline.org

Maternity Center Association
New York, NY
212-777-5000
www.maternitywise.org

CLEFT PALATE

Cleft Palate Foundation
Chapel Hill, NC
800-242-5338
www.cleftline.org

Wide Smiles
Stockton, CA
209-942-2812
www.widesmiles.org

CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Bethesda, MD
800-344-4823
301-951-4422
www.cff.org

DEAFNESS & HEARING DISORDERS

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Washington, DC
800-432-7543
202-337-5220
202-337-5221 (TTY)
www.agbell.org

American Association of the Deaf-Blind
Silver Spring, MD
800-735-2258
301-495-4403
301-495-4402 (TTY)
www.aadb.org

American Society for Deaf Children
Gettysburg, PA
800-942-2732 (Parent Hotline)
717-334-7922
www.deafchildren.org

American Tinnitus Association
Portland, OR
800-634-8978
503-248-9985
www.ata.org

Deafness Research Foundation
Washington, DC
800-829-5934
202-289-5850
www.drf.org

The Ear Foundation
Nashville, TN
800-545-4327
615-284-7807
www.earfoundation.org

Helen Keller National Center
Sands Point, NY
800-255-0411
516-944-8637 (TTY)
www.helenkeller.org/national

National Association of the Deaf
Silver Spring, MD
301-587-1788
301-587-1789 (TTY)
www.nad.org

DEATH & BEREAVEMENT

Aiding Mothers and Fathers Experiencing Neonatal Death (AMEND)
St. Louis, MO
314-487-7582
www.amendgroup.com

The Compassionate Friends
Oak Brook, IL
877-969-0010
630-990-0010
www.compassionatefriends.org

The Hemlock Society USA
Denver, CO
800-247-7421
www.hemlock.org

Hospice Education Institute
Machiasport, ME
800-331-1620
207-255-8800
www.hospiceworld.org

National Hospice Foundation
Alexandria, VA
703-516-4928
www.hospiceinfo.org

Partnership for Caring
Washington, DC
800-989-9455
202-296-8071
www.partnershipforcaring.org

DEMENTIA (see Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias)

DEPRESSION (see also Psychiatric Disease)

Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA)
Baltimore, MD
410-955-4647
www.drada.org

National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
Chicago, IL
800-826-3632
312-642-0049
www.ndmda.org

Recovery, Inc.
Chicago, IL
312-337-5661
www.recovery-inc.com

DIABETES

American Diabetes Association
Alexandria, VA
800-342-2383
www.diabetes.org

The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
New York, NY
800-533-2873
212-785-9500
www.jdrf.org

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Bethesda, MD
301-654-3327
301-435-0714
www.niddk.nih.gov

DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
New York, NY
800-343-3637
www.ccfa.org

Digestive Disease National Coalition
Washington, DC
202-544-7497
www.ddnc.org

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Milwaukee, WI
889-964-2001
414-964-1799
www.iffgd.org

Intestinal Disease Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
877-587-9606
412-261-5888
www.intestinalfoundation.org

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Bethesda, MD
800-891-5389
301-654-3810
www.niddk.nih.gov

United Ostomy Association
Irvine, CA
800-826-0826
949-660-8624
www.uoa.org

DISABILITIES & REHABILITATION (see also Amputation; Mental Retardation)

Disabled American Veterans
Cold Springs, KY
877-726-2838
859-441-7300
www.dav.org

Easter Seals
Chicago, IL
800-221-6827
312-726-6200
312-726-4258 (TTY)
www.easter-seals.org

National Organization on Disability
Washington, DC
202-293-5960
www.nod.org

National Rehabilitation Information Center
Lanham, MD
800-346-2742
www.naric.com

National Rehabilitation Association
Alexandria, VA
888-258-4295
703-836-0850
www.nationalrehab.org

Paralyzed Veterans of America
Washington, DC
800-424-8200
202-872-1300
www.pva.org

DOWN SYNDROME

Association for Children With Down Syndrome
Plainview, NY
516-933-4700
www.acds.org

National Down Syndrome Congress
Atlanta, GA
800-232-6372
770-604-9500
www.ndsccenter.org

National Down Syndrome Society
New York, NY
800-221-4602
www.ndss.org

DRUG ABUSE (see also Alcoholism)

Cocaine Anonymous World Service
Los Angeles, CA
800-347-8998
310-559-5833
www.ca.org

Hazelden
Center City, MN
800-257-7810
651-213-4000
www.hazelden.org

Narcotics Anonymous
Van Nuys, CA
818-997-3822
www.na.org

EAR (see Deafness & Hearing Disorders)

EATING DISORDERS

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Highland Park, IL
847-831-3438
www.anad.org

Overeaters Anonymous
Rio Rancho, NM
505-891-2664
www.overeatersanonymous.org

ENDOCRINE DISORDERS (see also Diabetes)

National Adrenal Diseases Foundation
Great Neck, NY
516-487-4992
www.medhelp.org/nadf

Thyroid Foundation of America
Boston, MA
800-832-8321
617-726-8500
www.tsh.org

EPILEPSY

Epilepsy Foundation of America
Landover, MD
800-332-1000
www.efa.org

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (IMPOTENCE)

Impotents Anonymous
Maryville, TN
615-983-6064

EYE (see Blindness & Vision Problems)

FAMILY PLANNING (see also Childbirth/Pregnancy; Infertility)

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York, NY
212-541-7800
www.plannedparenthood.org

GAUCHER'S DISEASE

National Gaucher Foundation
Rockville, MD
800-925-8885
800-428-2437
www.gaucherdisease.org

GENERAL

American Academy of Family Physicians
Leawood, KS
www.familydoctor.org

American Academy of Neurology
1080 Montreal Avenue
Saint Paul, MN
800-879-1960
www.aan.com

American Academy of Pediatrics
Elm Grove Village, IL
847-434-4000
www.aap.org

American Medical Association
Chicago, IL
312-464-5000
www.ama-assn.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
800-311-3435
404-639-3311
www.cdc.gov

The Merck Manuals
Merck & Co., Inc.
West Point, PA
www.merckmanuals.com

National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
301-496-4000
www.nih.gov

US Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
877-696-6775
202-619-0257
www.os.dhhs.gov

US Food and Drug Administration
Office of Consumer Affairs Inquiry Information Line
Rockville, MD
888-463-6332
www.fda.gov

Electronic Orange Book
Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
www.fda.gov/cder/ob/default

GENETIC DISEASES (see also Birth Defects)

Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
Washington, DC
202-966-5557
www.geneticalliance.org

HEADACHE

American Council for Headache Education
Mt. Royal, NJ
800-255-2243
856-423-0258
www.achenet.org

National Headache Foundation
Chicago, IL
888-643-5552
773-388-6399
www.headaches.org

HEAD INJURY (see Brain Disorders)

HEARING (see Deafness & Hearing Disorders)

HEART DISORDERS (see Cardiovascular Disorders)

HEMOCHROMATOSIS

American Hemochromatosis Society
Lake Mary, FL
407-829-4488
www.americanhs.org

Hemochromatosis Foundation, Inc.
Albany, NY
518-489-0972
www.hemochromatosis.org

Iron Overload Diseases Association
North Palm Beach, FL
561-840-8512
www.ironoverload.org

HOME CARE

National Association for Home Care
Washington, DC
202-547-7424
www.nahc.org

HOSPICES (see Death & Bereavement)

IMPOTENCE (see Erectile Dysfunction)

INCONTINENCE

National Association for Continence
Spartanburg, SC
800-252-3337
864-579-7900
www.nafc.org

The Simon Foundation for Continence
Wilmette, IL
800-237-4666

INFERTILITY (see also Childbirth/Pregnancy; Family Planning)

American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Birmingham, AL
202-978-5000
www.asrm.org

Ferre Institute, Inc.
Binghamton, NY
607-724-4308
www.ferre.org

Resolve: The National Infertility Association
Somerville, MA
888-623-0744
www.resolve.org

IRON OVERLOAD (see Hemochromatosis)

KIDNEY DISORDERS

American Association of Kidney Patients
Tampa, FL
800-749-2257
www.aakp.org

American Kidney Fund
Rockville, MD
800-638-8299
www.akfinc.org

National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY
800-622-9010
212-889-2210
www.kidney.org

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Bethesda, MD
800-891-5390
301-654-4415
www.niddk.nih.gov

LEARNING DISABILITIES (see also Attention Deficit Disorder)

American Association on Mental Retardation
Washington, DC
800-424-3688
202-387-1968
www.aamr.org

Learning Disabilities Association
Pittsburgh, PA
412-341-1515
www.ldanatl.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities
New York, NY
888-575-7373
212-545-7510
www.ncld.org

LEPROSY

American Leprosy Foundation
Rockville, MD
301-984-1336
www.charity.org/alf.html

LIVER DISORDERS

American Liver Foundation
New York, NY
800-465-4837
212-668-1000
www.liverfoundation.org

LUNG DISORDERS (see Respiratory Disorders)

LUPUS

Lupus Foundation of America
Rockville, MD
800-558-0121
301-670-9292
www.lupus.org

MEDIC ALERT

MedicAlert Foundation
Turlock, CA
888-633-4298
209-668-3333
www.medicalert.org

MENTAL HEALTH (see Depression and Psychiatric Disease)

MENTAL RETARDATION (see also Learning Disabilities)

The ARC of the United States (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States)
Silver Spring, MD
301-565-3842
www.thearc.org

FRAXA Research Foundation
Newburyport, MA
978-462-1866
www.fraxa.org

The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
Washington, DC
202-393-1250
www.jpkf.org

National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
Washington, DC
202-347-1234
www.naddc.org

Voice of the Retarded
Rolling Meadows, IL
847-253-6020
www.vor.net

MOVEMENT DISORDERS (see also Parkinson's Disease)

We Move
204 West 84th Street
New York, NY 10024
www.wemove.org

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
New York, NY
800-344-4867
212-986-3240
www.nmss.org

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

Muscular Dystrophy Association-USA
Tucson, AZ
800-572-1717
www.mdausa.org

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
Minneapolis, MN
800-541-5454
952-545-9438
www.myasthenia.org

NUTRITION

American Dietetic Association
Chicago, IL
800-877-1600
312-899-0040
www.eatright.org

OSTEOPOROSIS

National Osteoporosis Foundation
Washington, DC
202-223-2226
www.nof.org

PAGET'S DISEASE

The Paget Foundation
New York, NY
800-237-2438
212-509-5335
www.paget.org

PAIN RELIEF

American Chronic Pain Association
Baltimore, MD
888-615-7246
www.painfoundation.org

PARKINSON'S DISEASE

American Parkinson Disease Association
Staten Island, NY
800-223-2732
718-981-8001
www.apdaparkinson.com

National Parkinson Foundation
Miami, FL
800-327-4545
800-433-7022 (in FL)
www.parkinson.org

Parkinson's Action Network
Alexandria, VA
800-850-4726
703-518-8877
www.parkinsonsaction.org

Parkinson's Disease Foundation
New York, NY
800-457-6676
212-923-4700
www.pdf.org

PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA)
Sarasota, FL
800-926-4797
941-312-0400
www.pwsausa.org

PREGNANCY (see Childbirth/Pregnancy)

PROSTATE DISORDERS (see also Cancer & Other Tumors)

The Prostatitis Foundation
Smithshire, IL
888-891-4200
www.prostatitis.org

PSORIASIS

National Psoriasis Foundation
Portland, OR
800-723-9166
503-244-7404
www.psoriasis.org

PSYCHIATRIC DISEASE (see also Depression)

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Arlington, VA
800-950-6264
703-524-7600
www.nami.org

National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda, MD
301-443-4513
www.nimh.nih.gov

National Mental Health Association
Alexandria, VA
800-969-6642
800-443-5959 (TTY)
703-684-7722
www.nmha.org

Metanoia
800-784-2433
www.metanoia.org/suicide

Survivors of Suicide
www.thewebpager.com/sos

RARE DISORDERS

National Organization for Rare Disorders
Danbury, CT
800-999-6673
203-744-0100
www.rarediseases.org

RESPIRATORY (LUNG) DISORDERS

American Lung Association
New York, NY
800-586-4872
212-315-8700
www.lungusa.org

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
Washington, DC
800-727-8462
202-466-7643
www.aafa.org

REYE'S SYNDROME

National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
Bryan, OH
800-233-7393
419-636-2679
www.reyessyndrome.org

SJöGREN'S SYNDROME

National Sjögren's Syndrome Association
Bethesda, MD
800-475-6473
www.sjogrens.org

SLEEP DISORDERS

American Sleep Apnea Association
Washington, DC
202-293-3650
www.sleepapnea.org

SPINA BIFIDA

Spina Bifida Association of America
Washington, DC
800-621-3141
202-944-3285
www.sbaa.org

SPINAL CORD INJURY

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Bethesda, MD
800-962-9629
301-588-6959
www.spinalcord.org

STUTTERING & OTHER SPEECH DISORDERS

National Council on Stuttering & Foundation for Fluency
Dekalb, IL
815-756-6986

National Stuttering Association
Anaheim Hills, CA
800-364-1677
www.nsastutter.org

Stuttering Foundation of America
Memphis, TN
800-992-9392
901-452-7343
www.stuttersfa.org

SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME

SIDS Network
Ledyard, CT
www.sids-network.org

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance
Baltimore, MD
800-221-7437
410-653-8226
www.sidsalliance.org

TAY-SACHS DISEASE

National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association
Brighton, MA
800-906-8723
www.ntsad.org

TRANSPLANTATION

United Network for Organ Sharing
Richmond, VA
888-894-6361
www.unos.org

TRAVEL HEALTH

CDC National Center for Infectious Diseases
Travelers' Health
888-394-8747
www.cdc.gov/travel

Federal Aviation Administration
Information for the Air Traveler With a Disability
www.faa.gov

International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers
Lewiston, NY
716-754-4883
www.iamat.org

International SOS
Trevose, PA
800-523-8930
215-244-1500
www.internationalsos.org

International Society of Travel Medicine
www.istm.org

Travel Health Online
www.tripprep.com

US Government Printing Office
International Certificate of Vaccination as Approved by the World Health Organization
www.access.gpo.gov

US State Department
Help for Americans Abroad
www.travel.state.gov/acs

World Health Organization
International Travel and Health
www.who.int/ith

WOMEN'S HEALTH (see also Aging)

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Washington, DC
202-638-5577
202-863-2518
www.acog.org

National Women's Health Network
Washington, DC
202-347-1140
www.womenshealthnetwork.org
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