| Birth Defects: |
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Marmaroneck Avenue
White Plains, N.Y. 10605
888-M-O-DIMES
www.marchofdimes.com |
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| Cancers: |
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
230 West Monroe, Suite 2528
Chicago, Il 60606
(312) 578-1439 or (312) 578-9769
www.wcn.org |
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
1600 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 227-2732
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal |
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) ACS-2345
(404) 320-3331
www.cancer.org |
National Cancer Institute
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 602
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 402-5557
www.cancer.gov |
North American Brain Tumor Coalition
3333 West 47th Street
Chicago, IL 60632
www.nabraintumor.org |
American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM
www.aad.org |
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
1311 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, N.Y. 10605
(800) 955-4572
www.lls.org |
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
500 NE Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 14
Boca Raton, FL. 33431
(888) OVARIAN
www.ovarian.org |
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
1154 15th Street
Washington, DC 20005
(888) 245-9455
www.pcacoalition.org |
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| Organ Donation: |
Division of Transplantation, OSP, HRSA
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 16C-17
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-7577
www.organdonor.gov |
National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program
Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3100
2041 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20060
(800) 393-2839
www.nationalmottep.org |
| Diseases of the Eye: |
Prevent Blindness America
500 East Remington Road
Schaumburg, Il 60173-5611
(800) 331-2020
www.preventblindness.org |
American Optometric Association
243 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 991-4100
www.aoa.org |
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120
(415) 447-0213
www.aao.org |
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| Heart Conditions: |
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
www.americanheart.org |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth |
Conditions of the Ears, Nose and Throat
American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inc
One Prince Street
Alexandria, Va. 22313-3357
www.entnet.org |
International Hearing Society
16800 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4
Livonia, MI 48154
(734) 522-7200
www.ihsinfo.org |
| Alcoholism: |
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
(888) 554-2627
www.nacoa.org |
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
20 Exchange Place, Suite 2902
New York, N.Y. 10005
(212) 269-7797
(800) NCA-CALL (24-hour Helpline)
www.ncadd.org |
| Eating Disorders: |
National Eating Disorders Association
603 Stewart Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 382-3587 x 19
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org |
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Box 7
Highland Park, IL 60035
(847) 831-3438
www.anad.org |
| Conditions of the Kidney: |
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street, Suite 1100
New York, N.Y. 10016
(800) 622-9010
www.kidney.org |
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| Nutrition: |
American Dietetic Association
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL
60606-6995
(800) 877-1600 x4853
www.eatright.org/Public/NutritionInformation/ |
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| Diabetes: |
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES
www.diabetes.org |
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| Poisons: |
Poison Prevention Week Council
P.O. Box 1543
Washington, D.C. 20013
(301) 504-7058
www.poisonprevention.org |
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| Digestive Disorders: |
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217
(888) 964-2001 (8:30 am - 5 pm CST)
www.aboutibs.org |
Digestive Disease National Coalition
507 Capitol Court, NE, Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 544-7497
www.ddnc.org |
| Immunization: |
National Immunization Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-05
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) 232-2522 English
(800) 232-0233 Spanish
www.cdc.gov/nip/ |
National Partnership for Immunization
121 North Washington Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 836-6110
www.partnersforimmunization.org |
National Coalition for Adult Immunization
4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 750
Bethesda, MD 20814-5228
(301) 656-0003
www.nfid.org |
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| Asthma and Allergy: |
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 402
Washington, D.C. 20036
(800) ASTHMA
www.aafa.org |
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22033
(800) 929-4040
www.foodallergy.org |
| Hearing and Speech: |
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 638-8255
www.asha.org |
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| Arthritis: |
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30309
(800) 283-7800
www.arthritis.org |
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| High Blood Pressure: |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
www.nhlbi.gov |
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| Strokes: |
National Stroke Association
9707 East Easter Lane
Englewood, CO 80112-3747
(800) STROKES
www.stroke.org |
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| Lyme Disease: |
Lyme Disease Foundation
One Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103-2610
(800) 886-5963
www.lyme.org |
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| Osteoporosis: |
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1232 22nd Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 223-2226
www.nof.org |
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| Teen Pregnancy: |
Advocates for Youth
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 347-5700
www.advocatesforyouth.org |
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| Mental Health: |
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
1101 King Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-7710
www.ffcmh.org |
American Mental Health Counselors Association
801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 304
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 326-2642 |
National Mental Health Association
2001 North Beauregard Street, 12th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) 969-6642 x4787
www.nmha.org |
Freedom From Fear (Anxiety Disorders)
308 Seaview Avenue
Staten Island, N.Y. 10305
(718) 351-1717
www.freedomfromfear.org |
| Alzheimer's Disease: |
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association
255 North Michigan Avenue 17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(800) 272-3900
www.alz.org |
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| Source: 2003 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. Retrieved from www.healthfinder.gov. |
