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2012
Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information
F
FIRE PREVENTION
National Fire Protection
Association
(800) 344-3555 (Customer Service)
9:00 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
FITNESS
Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America(800) 968-7263 (Consumer Hotline)
(800) 446-2322 (For Professionals)
6:30 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday (Pacific time)
American Council on Exercise
(888) 825-3636
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time) American Running Association
(800) 776-2732
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)Shaping America's Youth®
(800) SAY-9221 (729-9221)TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Club, Inc.
(800) 932-8677
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time) Weight Control Information Network
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases
(877) 946-4627
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time) YMCA of the USA
(800) 872-9622
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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FOOD SAFETY
Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition, FDA
(888) SAFEFOOD (723-3366)
10:00 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time)
U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry
Hotline
(888) MPHotline (674-6854)
(800) 256-7072 (TTY)
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 8:00 a.m.–2:00
p.m. on Thanksgiving (Eastern time)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
(800) 344-WILD (344-9453)
8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
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G
GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER
HEALTH
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Helpline
(888) 340-4528
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m., 7 days a week (Eastern time)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender National Hotline
(888) 843-4564
4:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m., Monday–Friday; 12:00
p.m.–5:00 p.m., Saturday (Eastern time)
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
(866) 542-8336 (Foster Care Helpline)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)National Center for Lesbian Rights
(800) 528-6257 (Youth Legal Information Line)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific time) Peer Listening Line
(800) 399-7337
5:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m., 7 days a week (Eastern
time)
Trevor Helpline
(866) 4-U-TREVOR (488-7386)
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GENERAL HEALTH
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse(800) 358-9295
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern
time)
American Academy of Family Physicians
(800) 274-2237
American Chiropractic Association
(800) 986-4636
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
American Osteopathic Association
(800) 621-1773
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time) American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc.
(800) ASK-APMA (275-2762)
Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic
(800) 296-3797
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time) Health Resources and Services Administration Information
Center
(888) ASK-HRSA (275-4772)
(877) 4TY-HRSA (489-4772) (TTY/TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
MedicAlert® Foundation
(888) 633-4298
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) 232-4636
(888) 232-6348 (TTY)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine Clearinghouse
(888) 644-6226
(866) 464-3615 (TTY)
(866) 464-3616 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) 232-4636
National Health Information Center
(800) 336-4797
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Health Service Corps
(800) 221-9393 Scholarships/Loan Repayment & Job Opportunities
in Underserved Areas
(877) 897-9910 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time) National Hispanic Family Health Helpline
(866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Injury Information Clearinghouse
(800) 638-2772 (Consumer Hotline)
(800) 638-8270 (TTY)
National Patient Travel Helpline
(800) 296-1217
9:00 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday (Eastern time)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(800) 332-1088 (MedWatch)
(888) 463-6332 (Consumer Inquiries)Well Spouse Association
(800) 838-0879
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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GENETIC DISEASES
Genetic Alliance
(800) 336-4363
9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
(888) 205-2311
(888) 205-3223 (TTY)
12:00 p.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday, except Federal holidays
(Eastern time)
March of Dimes
(888) 663-4637
(800) 925-1855 (Spanish)
National Hematologic Diseases Information Service
(888) 828-0877
(866) 569-1162 (TTY)
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H
HEADACHE/HEAD INJURY
National Brain Injury Information Center
(800) 444-6443
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time) National Headache Foundation
(888) 643-5552
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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HEALTHY WEIGHT/WEIGHT
LOSS
Shaping America's Youth®
(800) SAY-9221 (729-9221)
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds
Sensibly) Club, Inc.
(800) 932-8677
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Weight Control Information Network
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases
(877) 946-4627
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
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HEARING AND SPEECH
American Society for Deaf Children
(800) 942-ASDC (942-2732)American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(800) 638-8255
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Dial A Hearing Screening Test (Occupational Hearing
Services)
(800) 222-3277 (Voice/TTY)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Hear Now
(800) 328–8602 (Voice/TDD)
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Mountain
time)International Hearing Society
(800) 521-5247
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) John Tracy Clinic
(800) 522-4582 (Voice/TDD)
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time) National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
(800) 438-9376
(800) 854-7013 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time) National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800) 255-0411 (Voice/TTY)
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, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)Vestibular Disorders Association
(800) 837-8428
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Pacific
time)
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HEART DISEASE
American Heart Association
(800) 242-8721
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Heart Information Center
(800) 292-2221 (English/Spanish)
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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HISTIOCYTOSIS
See RARE DISORDERS
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HORMONAL
DISORDERS
American Thyroid Association
(800) 849-7643
Hormone Foundation
(800) HORMONE (467-6663)
8:30 a.m.�00 p.m., Monday朏riday (Eastern time)
National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service
(888) 828-0904
(866) 569-1162 (TTY)
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HOSPITAL/HOSPICE
CARE
Caring Connections
(A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)
(800) 658-8898 Helpline
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
Children’s Hospice International
(800) 242-4453
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Hill-Burton Medical Care Program
(800) 638-0742
(800) 492-0359 (Maryland)
National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses,
Inc.
(800) 542-9730
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Shriners Hospital for Children Referral Line
(800) 237-5055
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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HOUSING
See also CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES and LEAD
HUD USER
(800) 245-2691
(800) 927-7589 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Public and Indian Housing Information and Resource
Center
(800) 955-2232
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
See RARE DISORDERS
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I
IMMUNIZATION
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) (English/Spanish)
(800) 232-6348 (TTY)
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IMPOTENCE
American Urological Association Foundation, Inc.
(800) RING-AUA (746-4282)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES & INFLUENZA (FLU)
American Lung Association
(800) 586-4872
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) 232-4636
(800) 232-6348 (TTY)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(866) 284-4107
(800) 877-8339 (TDD)
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INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(877) 267-2323 (Headquarters)
(800) 633-4227 (Medicare Service Center)
(866) 226-1819 (Headquarters TTY)
(877) 486-2048 (Medicare Service Center TTY)
DHHS Office of Inspector General
(800) 447-8477 (Hotline)
8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)Insure Kids Now Hotline
Health Resources and Services Administration
(877) 543-7669
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(800) 400-PBGC (400-7242)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time) Social Security Administration
(800) 772-1213
(800) 325-0778 (TTY)
7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
U.S. Uninsured help Line™
(800) 234-1317
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J
JUSTICE
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
(800) 851-3420
(877) 712-9279 (TTY)
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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K
KIDNEY DISEASE
See UROLOGICAL
DISORDERS
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L
LEAD
See also HOUSING
National Lead Information Center
(800) 424-5323
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
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LEARNING DISORDERS
Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders
(800) 233-4050 (English/Spanish)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time) International Dyslexia Association
(800) ABCD123 (222-3123)
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LIBRARY SERVICES
Captioned Media Program, 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
(800) 735-2258 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 8:30 a.m.–2:00
p.m., Saturday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time)
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
(800) 424-8567
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
(800) 221-4792
8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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LIVER DISEASES
American Liver Foundation
(800) GO-LIVER (465-4837)
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Hepatitis Foundation International
(800) 891-0707
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY
American Lung Association
(800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time) Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE)
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
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M
MATERNAL
AND CHILD HEALTH
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Information Resource Center
(800) 370-2943
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal holidays (Eastern time)
La Leche League International
(800) La Leche (525-3243)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
National Prenatal Helpline
(800) 311-2229
(800) 504-7081 (Spanish)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline
(800) 848-5683Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers
and Families
(800) 899-4301
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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MEDICARE/MEDICAID
See INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID
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MENTAL HEALTH
See also CHILD
ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health America Resource Center
(800) 969-6642
(800) 433-5959 (TTY)
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Alliance on Mental Illness
(800) 950-6264 Helpline
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Council on Problem Gambling
(800) 522-4700
9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time) National Gaucher Foundation
(800) 504-3189
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Institute of Mental Health Resource Information
Center
(866) 615-6464
(866) 415-8051 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(877) 767-4727
8:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m., Monday–Friday, except Federal
holidays (Eastern time)
The ARC of the United States
(800) 433-5255
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern time)
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MINORITY HEALTH
National Hispanic Family
Health Helpline
(800) 311-2229
(866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
National Prenatal Helpline
(800) 311-2229
(800) 504-7081 (Spanish)
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
(800) 444-6472
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
Federal holidays (Eastern time)
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N
NUTRITION
American Institute for Cancer Research
(800) 843-8114
8:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:30
a.m.–6:00 p.m., Friday (Eastern time)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(888) 723-3366 (Seafood line)
National Dairy Council
(800) 426-8271
(800) 974-6455 (Fax)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)
Shaping America's Youth®
(800) SAY-9221 (729-9221)
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O
ORGAN DONATION
See also VISION
and UROLOGICAL
DISORDERS
Living Bank
(800) 528-2971
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)National Marrow Donor Program®
(800) MARROW-2 (627-7692)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Central
time)United Network for Organ Sharing
(888) TXINFO1 (894-6361)
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (Eastern
time)
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