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This resource list contains references to Federal, State, and local government agencies as well as private organizations that offer information resources related to the food and drug safety objectives of HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000. Because many States have adopted their own year 2000 objectives, you may wish to contact your State health department for additional information.
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301)443-1382
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Information Center
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Boulevard, Room 304
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301)504-5719; (301)504-6409 FAX
Provides print and audiovisual materials for consumers and
bibliographies and resource guides for professionals on topics in
human nutrition. Call for electronic product information.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Office of USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
14th and Independence Avenue, SW
Room 2925 South
Washington, DC 20205
(800)535-4555 Meat/Poultry Hotline
(202)720-3333; (202)690-2859 FAX
Administers the meat and poultry inspection program to ensure a
safe, wholesome, and truthfully labeled product. Produces
educational materials on food safety, food poisoning, labeling,
and food additives. Publications list available.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 428-H
Washington, DC 20201
(202)690-6145; (202)690-7159 FAX
(410)966-6584 Publications
Administers Medicare, Medicaid, related quality assurance
programs, and demonstration projects to test cost and
effectiveness of preventive services.
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
Office of Consumer Affairs>
5600 Fishers Lane, (HFE-88)
Rockville, MD 20857
(301)443-3170
Answers requests on food and cosmetics. Publications available on
Federal regulations, drug development process, drug labeling, and
pharmaceuticals.
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 2001 (HFM-11)
Rockville, MD 20852-1448
(301)594-1800; (301)594-1938 FAX
(301)594-1939 FAX-on-Demand System
Internet address: cber-info@al.cber.fda.gov
Answers questions about biologic products, including vaccines and
blood.
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
5600 Fishers Lane (HFD-8)
Rockville, MD 20857
(301)594-1012; (301)594-3302 FAX
Develops responses to drug information requests under FDA's
procedural regulations. Materials are available on specific
pharmaceuticals, drug labeling, and for consumer education.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
200 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20204
(202)205-5004; (202)401-3532 FAX
(800)FDA-4010 FDA Seafood Hotline
Regulates all food and cosmetic products other than meat and
poultry. Responsible for food safety, nutrition, food labeling,
and economic fraud. Provides educational information.
Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15B-31 (HFD-730)
Rockville, MD 20857
(301)443-4227; (301)443-5161 FAX
Analyzes health care services and medications through third party
vendors.
American Academy of Family Physicians
8880 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64114-2797
(800)274-2237; (816)333-9700
(816)822-0580 FAX
Sponsors education programs for family physicians, including use
of clinical preventive services and continuing education for
family physicians.
American Association of Retired Persons
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
(202)434-2277; (202)434-2588 FAX
Offers many national programs and materials for older people and
sponsors community programs. Provides information on
over-the-counter medications and consumer education pamphlets on
nutrition and the elderly.
American Medical Association
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312)464-5000; (312)464-4184 FAX
Serves physicians with literature on various medical topics.
Serves as patient advocate and physician voice.
American Osteopathic Association
142 East Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(800)621-1773; (312)280-5800
(312)280-3860 FAX
Seeks to advance the philosophy and practice of osteopathic
medicine through education, research, and the delivery of quality
and cost-effective healthcare.
American Pharmaceutical Association
2215 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202)628-4410; (202)783-2351 FAX
Promotes quality health care and rational drug therapy, supports
programs for quality assurance in drug products, and fosters
professional education and training of pharmacists.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
(202)332-9110; (202)265-4954 FAX
Provides information about food, nutrition, the food industry,
food safety, alcohol, and governmental regulations. Publications
list available.
Council on Family Health
225 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212)598-3617; (212)598-3665 FAX
Sponsored as a public service by the manu-facturers of medicines.
Conducts public education programs and media campaigns and
provides publications on proper use of medications, home safety,
and personal health.
National Academy of Sciences
Food and Nutrition Board
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418; (202)334-2316 FAX
Advises public agencies on nutrition research, including food
safety, food protection, meat and poultry inspections, and
surveys of food additives. Publications list available.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
P.O. Box 1417-D49
Alexandria, VA 22313-1480
(703)549-3001; (703)836-4869 FAX
Interprets actions by government agencies in such areas as drugs
and public health. Sponsors pharmacy student recruitment
programs. Provides databases to alert patients of possible
interactions of drugs.
National Association of Retail Druggists (NARD)
205 Dangerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703)683-8200; (703)683-3619 FAX
Develops products, programs, services, and policies on the safe
and effective use of prescription and nonprescription medications
for members, consumers, other health organizations, and
government agencies.
National Council on Patient Information and Education
666 11th Street, NW, Suite 810
Washington, DC 20001
(202)347-6711; (202)638-0773 FAX
Sponsors national education and awareness campaigns to improve
health care professional-patient/consumer communications about
prescription medicines and to stimulate face-to-face multiple
medicine reviews by older adults and primary health care
providers.
Public Citizen Health Research Group
2000 P Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202)833-3000; (202)296-1727 FAX
Performs consumer advocacy for safe foods, drugs, and medical
devices. Publishes guides for consumers.
U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.
12601 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
(800)227-8772; (301)881-0666
Revises and publishes legally recognized compendia of drug
standards and offers scholarships to students of drug standards.
For General Information on HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000:
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Room 738G
Washington, DC 20201; (202)205-8611.
For Healthy People 2000 Publications:
Please write to ODPHP National Health Information Center,
P.O. Box 1133, Washington, DC 20013-1133.
Inclusion in this listing does not imply endorsement by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.