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Educational Resources
AIDS/HIV
Alcohol and Drug Awareness
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20015
(800) 729-6686
(877) 787-8432 Spanish
(240) 221-4017
(240) 221-4292 Fax
NCADI-info@samhsa.hhs.gov
ncadi.samhsa.gov
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The ALS Association: National Office
27001 Agoura Road, Suite 250
Calabasas Hills, CA 91301-5104
Phone: (818) 880-9007
Fax: (818) 880-9006
Birth Defects
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1206.asp
Cancer
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
www.cancer.org
Breast
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75244
http://ww5.komen.org/
Cervical
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC)
6520 Platt Avenue, #693
West Hills, CA 91307
(818) 909-3849
(818) 780-8199 Fax
rbiety@nccc-online.org
www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html
Colorectal Cancer
Prevent Cancer Foundation
1600 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 227-2732
(703) 886-4413 Fax
info@preventcancer.org
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
Ovarian
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 8
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(888) OVARIAN (682-7426)
(561) 393-0005
nocc@ovarian.org
www.ovarian.org
Prostate
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
1154 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
(888) 245-9455
(202) 463-9455
(202) 463-9456 Fax
info@fightprostatecancer.org
www.fightprostatecancer.org
Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
inquires@heart.org
http://www.hearthub.org/
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
(703) 549-1500
(703) 549-6995 Fax
askada@diabetes.org
http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp
Heart Disease
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
inquires@heart.org
www.americanheart.org
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
Attention: The Heart Truth
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(240) 629-3255 TTY
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
Hepatitis
Hepatitis Foundation International
504 Blick Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901
(800) 891-0707
(301) 622-4200
(301) 622-4702 Fax
hfi@comcast.net
www.hepfi.org
Immunizations
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-05
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) English/Spanish
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
(404) 639-7394 Fax
(877) 394-8747 International Travel Information
www.cdc.gov/vaccines
Kidney Disease
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
(212) 889-2210
(212) 889-2310 Fax
info@kidney.org
www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm
Men's Health
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mens-health/MY00394
Arizona
800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain time Monday through Friday
Florida
904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday
Minnesota
507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central time Monday through Friday
WebMD
http://men.webmd.com/default.htm
Mental Health
Mental Retardation
MRC of Missouri, Inc.
1310 Southern Expressway
P.O. Box 831
Cape Girardeau, MO 63702-0831
(573) 334-1166 x 126
(573) 334-9655 Fax
info@rcomo.org
www.rcomo.org
Minority Health
Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
(800) 444-6472
(240) 453-2883 Fax
info@omhrc.gov
www.omhrc.gov
Organ Donors
Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-7577
(301) 594-6095 Fax
ask@hrsa.gov
www.organdonor.gov
Sexually Transmitted Disease
American Social Health Association
P.O. Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3827
(919) 361-8400
(919) 361-8425 Fax
danbow@ashastd.org
www.ashastd.org
Smoking Cessation
Great American Smokeout
American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
www.cancer.org
Vision
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
Tel: 415.561.8500
Fax: 415.561.8533
http://www.aao.org/
World AID's Day-December 1
NAT
New City Cloisters
196 Old Street
London
EC1V 9FR
Tel: +44 020 7814 6767
Fax: +44 020 7216 0111
Email: info@nat.org.uk
http://www.worldaidsday.org/
Women's Health
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-7650
(202) 401-4005 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/whw