2004 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information

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FIRE PREVENTION

National Fire Protection Association
(800) 344-3555 (Customer Service)
7:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

FITNESS

Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America
(800) 446-2322 (For Professionals)
(800) 968-7263 (Consumer Hotline)
7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

American Council on Exercise
(800) 825-3636

American Running Association
(800) 776-2732
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

Consumer Fitness Hotline
(800) 529-8227 (Recording)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Pacific time)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
The Weight Control Information Network
(877) 946-4627

TOPS Club, Inc.
(800) 932-8677
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (central time); Recorded message after hours and on weekends.

YMCA of the USA
(800) 872-9622
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (central time)

FOOD SAFETY

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(888) SAFEFOOD (723-3366)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; except Federal holidays (eastern time)

GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER HEALTH

Foster Care Helpline
(866) 542-8336 x350
6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time); Messages may be left 24 hours.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Helpline
(888) 340-4528
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday (eastern time)

Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
(888) 843-4564
4:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m., Monday–Friday, 12:00 noon–5:00 p.m., Saturday, (eastern time)

National Center for Lesbian Rights
(800) 528-3257 (Youth Legal Information Line)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time)

Peer Listening Line, The
(800) 399-7337
5:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

Trevor Helpline, The
(800) 850-8078
24-hour confidential hotline

GENERAL HEALTH

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse
(800) 358-9295
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Air Lifeline
(877) AIR-LIFE
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Pacific time)

American Chiropractic Association
(800) 986-4636
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

American Osteopathic Association
(800) 621-1773
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (central time)

American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc.
(800) 366-8227 (Recording)

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Information Center
(888) 275-4772

MedicAlert Foundation
(800) 432-5378

Mercy Medical Airlift/National Patient Travel Center
(800) 296-1217
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (eastern time)

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse
(888) 644-6226 (Voice, TTY, and faxback)
(866) 464-3615 (TTY) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

National Health Information Center
(800) 336-4797
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

National Health Service Corps
(800) 221-9393 Scholarships/Loan Repayment & Job Opportunities in underserved areas
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (eastern time)

National Hispanic Family Health Helpline
(866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

Office for Civil Rights
(800) 368-1019 (Recording)
(800) 527-7697 (TDD)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(800) 332-1088 (MedWatch)
(800) 463-6332 (Consumer Inquiries)

Well Spouse Foundation
(800) 838-0879
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
24-hour recording – leave message

GENETIC DISEASES

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
(888) 205-2311
(888) 205-3223 (TTY)
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

HEADACHE / HEAD INJURY

American Council for Headache Education
(800) 255-2243
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

Brain Injury Association, Inc.
(800) 444-6443 (Family Helpline)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

National Headache Foundation
(888) 643-5552
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (central time)

HEARING AND SPEECH

American Society for Deaf Children
(800) 942-2732

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(800) 638-8255
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (eastern time)

DB-LINK
(National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind)
(800) 438-9376
(800) 854-7013 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (eastern time)

Dial A Hearing Screening Test (Occupational Hearing Services)
(800) 222-3277 (Voice/TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

Ear Foundation at Baptist Hospital, The
(800) 545-4327
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (central time), or leave recorded message after hours.

Hear Now
(800) 648-4327 (Voice/TDD)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (mountain time)

John Tracy Clinic
(800) 522-4582 (Voice/TDD)
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time)
Leave recorded message after hours.

International Hearing Society
(800) 521-5247 (Recording)
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800) 255-0411, x275
8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse
(800) 241-1044
(800) 241-1055 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

Vestibular Disorders Association
(800) 837-8428
24-hour toll-free voice mail

HEART DISEASE

American Heart Association
(800) 242-8721
6:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Heart Information Service
(800) 292-2221
7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (central time), or leave a recorded message after hours.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
(800) 575-9355 (High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Information Hotline)

24-hour recording of information on high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol in English and Spanish.

HISTIOCYTOSIS

See RARE DISORDERS

HOMELESSNESS

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
(800) 444-7415
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

HORMONAL DISORDERS

American Thyroid Association
(800) 849-7643
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (Central)

Thyroid Foundation of America, Inc.
(800) 832-8321
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

HOSPITAL/HOSPICE CARE

Children’s Hospice International
(800) 242-4453
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program
(800) 638-0742
(800) 492-0359 (in MD)
9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., or leave a recorded message after hours.

National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc.
(800) 542-9730
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
(800) 658-8898
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Shriners Hospital for Children Referral Line
(800) 237-5055
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (central time)

HOUSING

See also CHEMICAL PRODUCTS / PESTICIDES and LEAD

Housing and Urban Development User
(800) 245-2691
(800) 483-2209 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE

See RARE DISORDERS

IMMUNIZATION

CDC Immunization Hotline
(800) 232-7468 (24-hour recording)
8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

IMPOTENCE

Impotence Information Center
(800) 843-4315
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (central time), or leave a recorded message after hours.

INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID

DHHS Inspector General’s Hotline
(800) 447-8477
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Insure Kids Now! Health Resources and Services Administration
(877) 543-7669
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

Medicare Issues Hotline
(800) 633-4227
(800) 820-1202 (TDD/TTY)
8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. (central time)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(800) 400-7242
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Social Security Administration
(800) 772-1213
7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

JUSTICE

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
(800) 851-3420
8:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Leave recorded message after hours.

KIDNEY DISEASE

See UROLOGICAL DISORDERS

LEAD

See also HOUSING

National Lead Information Center
(800) 424-5323 (Clearinghouse)
(800) 877-8339 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

LEARNING DISORDERS

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (C.H.A.D.D.)
(800) 233-4050
8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday

International Dyslexia Association, The
(800) 222-3123 (Recording and mail box)
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday (eastern time)

LIBRARY SERVICES

Captioned Media Program, The National Association for the Deaf
(800) 237-6213
(800) 237-6819 (TTY)
(800) 538-5636 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
(888) 346-3656

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
(800) 424-8567
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
(800) 221-4792
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

LIVER DISEASES

American Liver Foundation
(800) 223-0179
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Hepatitis Foundation International
(800) 891-0707
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

LUNG DISEASE / ASTHMA / ALLERGY

American Lung Association
(800) 586-4872
(800) 528-2971 (Living Bank)
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (eastern time)

Asthma Information Line
(800) 822-2762

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE)
(800) 552-5864 (LUNG FACTS)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (mountain time)
LUNG FACTS, a companion to LUNG LINE, is a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week automated information service.

MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH

Genetic Alliance
(800) 336-4363
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (eastern time)

La Leche League International
(800) La Leche (525-3243)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday (central time)

National Fragile X Foundation
(800) 688-8765
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Pacific time)

National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline
(800) 848-5683

Prenatal Care Hotline
(800) 311-2229 (English)
(800) 504-7081 (Spanish)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

MEDICARE/MEDICAID

See INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID

MENTAL HEALTH

ARC of the United States, The
(800) 433-5255
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(800) 950-6264 Helpline

National Council on Problem Gambling
(800) 522-4700

National Foundation for Depressive Illness
(800) 239-1265 (Recording)

National Gaucher Foundation
(800) 925-8885
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

National Hopeline Network
(800) SUICIDE (784-2433)
24 hours

National Mental Health Association Resource Center
(800) 969-6642
(800) 433-5959 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., (eastern time)

SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
(800) 789-2647
(866) 889-2647 (TDD) 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

MINORITY HEALTH

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
(800) 444-6472
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday (eastern time)

NUTRITION

American Dietetic Association’s Consumer Nutrition Hotline
(800) 366-1655
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (central time)

American Institute for Cancer Research
(800) 843-8114
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

National Dairy Council
(800) 426-8271
(800) 974-6455 (Fax)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (central time)

ORAL HEALTH

American Dental Association
(800) 947-4746
(800) 621-8099 (Public Information)
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (central time)

ORGAN DONATION

See also VISION and UROLOGICAL DISORDERS

The Living Bank
(800) 528-2971
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (central time)

National Marrow Donor Program®
(800) 627-7692

United Network for Organ Sharing
(888) TXINFO1
24 hours

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion