Toll free numbers for health
ADOPTION
Bethany Christian Services
1-800-238-4269
24-hour crisis hotline
National Adoption Center
1-800-TO-ADOPT
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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AGING
The Alliance for Aging Research
1-800-639-2421
9 a.m.-5 p.m., 24-hour voice mail
American Health Assistance Foundation
1-800-437-2423
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Eldercare Locator
1-800-677-1116
9 a.m.-8 p.m.
National Institute on Aging Information Center
1-800-222-2225
1-800- 222-4225 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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AIDS/HIV
AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
1-800-874-2572
9 a.m.-7 p.m.
CDC National AIDS Hotline
1-800-342-2437 (English) (24 hours)
1-800-344-7432 (Spanish) (8 a.m.-2 a.m., 7 days)
1-800-243-7889 (TTY)
10 a.m.-10 p.m. (M-F)
CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
1-800-458-5231
1-800-243-7012 (TTY)
1-888-282-7681 (Fax)
info@cdcnac.org (E-Mail)
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
1-800-HIV-0440
9 a.m.-7 p.m. All calls are confidential.
Immune Deficiency Foundation
1-800-296-4433
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline
1-800-822-7422
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific) Monday Friday
10 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Pacific) Saturday
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ALCOHOL ABUSE See also Drug Abuse
ADCARE Hospital Helpline
1-800-ALCOHOL (24 hours)
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters
1-800-356-9996
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Alcohol and Drug Helpline
1-800-821-4357 (24 hours)
American Council on Alcoholism
1-800-527-5344
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Calix Society
1-800-398-0524
9 a.m.-12 p.m. (answering machine at other times)
Children of Alcoholics Foundation
1-800-359-COAF (359-2623) (24 hours)
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
1-800-729-6686
1-800-487-4889 (TTY/TDD)
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
1-800-622-2255
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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ALLERGY/ASTHMA See LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
1-800-822-2762 (Central)
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
1-800-929-4040
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE See also AGING
Alzheimer’s Association
1-800-272-3900
The information and referral line is available 24 hours; operators staff the line 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central).
Leave message after hours.
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center
1-800-438-4380
adear@alzheimers.org
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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ARTHRITIS
American Juvenile Arthritis Organization
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8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Arthritis Foundation Information Line
1-800-283-7800
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Arthritis National Research Foundation
1-800-588-2873
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.
1-800-886-5963 24-Hour
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AUTISM See CHILD DEVELOPMENT/PARENTING
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
1-800-598-4668
BONE MARROW See CANCER
BONE DISEASE
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
1-800-624-BONE [1-800-624-2663]
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BRAIN TUMORS
American Brain Tumor Association
1-800-886-2282
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
The Brain Tumor Society
1-800-770-TBTS
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
National Brain Tumor Foundation
1-800-934-CURE
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
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CANCER
ACS, National Cancer Information Center
1-800-227-2345 (Voice/TDD/TT)
American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery Program
1-800-227-2345
Cancer Hope Network
1-877-HOPE-NET
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
1-800-366-2223
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Kidney Cancer Association
1-800-850-9132
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Central)
Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
1-800-462-9273
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central)
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
1-888-806-2226
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
1-800-546-5268
National Cancer Institute Information Service
1-800-422-6237
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
National Marrow Donor Program®
1-800-627-7692
Professional staff answer questions from
8 a.m.-6 p.m. (Central); recorded message at all other times.
Us Too International
1-800-808-7866
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
Y-Me National Organization for Breast Cancer Information
1-800-221-2141 (English)
1-800-986-9505 (Spanish)
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central) Office hours
24-hour hotline
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CEREBRAL PALSY See RARE DISORDERS
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES See also HOUSING
Chemtrec Non-Emergency Services Hotline
1-800-262-8200
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network
1-800-858-7378 TDD capability
6:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Voice mail provided for off-hours calls.
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CHILD ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/MENTAL HEALTH
Child Find of America, Inc.
1-800-426-5678 (IAMLOST)
1-800-292-9688 (Parental abduction)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
CHILDHELP USA® National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-4-A-CHILD
1-800-2-A-CHILD (TDD)
Focus Adolescent Services
Helps families with troubled teens
1-877-362-8727
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678
1-800-826-7653 (TDD)
Ability to serve callers in over 140 languages.
National Childwatch
1-800-222-1464
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
1-800-394-3366
nccanch@calib.com
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-621-4000
1-800-621-0394 (TDD)
Has access to AT&T Language Line
Prevent Child Abuse America
1-800-556-2722 (Recording)
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT/Parenting
Birth Defect Research for Children
1-800-313-2232
The MAGIC Foundation for Children’s Growth
1-800-362-4423
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
National Association for the Education of Young Children
1-800-424-2460
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
1-800-666-6327
SIDS Information Line
1-800-505-2742
8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Starlight Children’s Foundation
1-800-274-7827
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
1-800-899-4301
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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CRISIS INTERVENTION
A-WAY-OUT
1-800-292-9688 24-Hour
Provides unique crisis mediation program for parents contemplating abduction of their children, or who have already abducted their children and want to use Child Find Volunteer Family Mediators to resolve their custody dispute.
CHILD-HELP USA® National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-4-A-CHILD 24-Hour
1-800-2-A-CHILD (TDD)
Provides multilingual crisis intervention and professional counseling on child abuse and domestic violence issues. Gives referrals to local agencies offering counseling and other services related to child abuse, adult survivor issues, and domestic violence. Provides literature on child abuse in English and Spanish.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678 24-Hour
1-800-826-7653 (TDD)
Operates a hotline for reporting missing children and sightings of missing children. Offers assistance and training to law enforcement agents. Takes reports of sexually exploited children. Serves as the National Child Porn TipLine. Provides books and other publications on prevention and issues related to missing and sexually exploited children. Ability to serve callers in over 140 languages.
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-621-4000 24-Hour
1-800-621-0394 (TDD)
Provides crisis intervention and travel assistance information to runaways. Gives referrals to shelters nationwide. Also relays messages to, or sets up conference calls with, parents at the request of the child. Has access to AT&T Language Line.
National Youth Crisis Hotline
1-800-448-4663 24-Hour
Provides counseling and referrals to local drug treatment centers, shelters, and counseling services. Responds to youth dealing with pregnancy, molestation, suicide, and child abuse.
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National (RAIN) Network
1-800-656-4673 24-Hour
Connects caller to the nearest counseling center which provides counseling for rape, abuse, and incest victims.
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS See RARE DISORDERS
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DIABETES/DIGESTIVE DISEASES
American Association of Diabetes Educators
1-800-832-6874
American Diabetes Association
1-800-342-2383
1-800-ADA-ORDER (Fax, Order Fulfillment)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
1-800-932-2423
1-800-343-3637 (Warehouse)
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Recording after hours.
Warehouse is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Hotline
1-800-223-1138
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
1-877-CDC-DIAB
1-877-232-3422
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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DISABLING CONDITIONS/DISABILITIES ACCESS
ADA Information Center/National Center for Disability Services
1-800-949-4232
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
ADA Technical Assistance Hotline
1-800-466-4232
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
Americans with Disabilities Act Hotline
1-800-514-0301
1-800-514-0308 (TTY)
ADA specialists available 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Thursday.
Children’s Craniofacial Association
1-800-535-3543
Easter Seal Society
(800) 221-6827
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
FACES: The National Craniofacial Association
1-800-332-2373
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
1-800-886-1762
Job Accommodation Network
1-800-232-9675 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-526-7234 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-526-2262 (in Canada)
Services available in English, Spanish, and French.
8 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday – Thursday; 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
1-800-695-0285 (Voice/TTY)
nichcy@aed.org
9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., or leave recorded message after hours
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
1-800-346-2742 (Voice/TDD)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Scoliosis Association
1-800-800-0669
1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
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DOWN SYNDROME See RARE DISORDERS
DRINKING WATER SAFETY
Safe Drinking Water Hotline
1-800-426-4791
hotline-sdwa@epa.gov (E-mail)
Information provided in English and Spanish.
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., weekdays, except Federal holidays.
Water Quality Association
1-800-749-0234 (Consumer Information)
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DRUG ABUSE See also ALCOHOL ABUSE and SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA
1-800-662-4357
Drug Help
1-800-662-HELP
Housing and Urban Development Drug Information and Strategy Clearinghouse
1-800-955-2232
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
National Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education Surveys
1-800-279-6361
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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DWARFISM
Human Growth Foundation
1-800-451-6434
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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DYSLEXIA See LEARNING DISORDERS
ENDOMETRIOSIS See WOMEN
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ENVIRONMENT
Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse
1-800-438-4318
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice
1-800-962-6215
8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
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EPILEPSY See RARE DISORDERS
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FIRE PREVENTION
National Fire Protection Association
1-800-344-3555 (Customer Service)
7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
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FITNESS
Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America
1-800-446-2322 (For Professionals)
1-800-968-7263 (Consumer Hotline)
7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Pacific)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
1-800-213-7193
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
American Running Association
1-800-776-2732
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Consumer Fitness Hotline
1-800-529-8227 (Recording)
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
The Weight Control Information Network, NIDDK
1-877-946-4627
TOPS Club, Inc.
1-800-932-8677
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central)
YMCA of the USA
1-800-872-9622
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
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FOOD SAFETY
American School Food Service Association
1-800-877-8822
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Center for Food Safety
1-888-SAFEFOOD
12 p.m.-4 p.m.
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GENERAL HEALTH
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse
1-800-358-9295
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Air Lifeline
1-877-AIR-LIFE
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
American Chiropractic Association |
1-800-986-4636
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc.
1-800-366-8227 (Recording)
American Osteopathic Association
1-800-621-1773
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central)
MedicAlert Foundation
1-800-432-5378
Mercy Medical Airlift/National Patient Travel Center
1-800-296-1217
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse
1-888-644-6226 (Voice, TTY, and faxback)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Health Information Center
1-800-336-4797
info@nhic.org
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
National Health Service Corps
1-800-221-9393 (Recruitment/Loans)
1-800-638-0824 (Medical Scholarship Programs)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
Office for Civil Rights
1-800-368-1019 (Recording)
1-800-527-7697 (TDD)
Office of Consumer Affairs, FDA
1-800-332-1088 (Medwatch)
1-800-532-4440 (Consumer Inquiries)
People’s Medical Society
1-800-624-8773
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Well Spouse Foundation
1-800-838-0879
9 a.m.-5 p.m., T, W, Th (24 hour recording)
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HEADACHE/HEAD INJURY
American Council for Headache Education
1-800-255-ACHE
Brain Injury Association, Inc.
1-800-444-6443 (Family Helpline)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Headache Foundation
1-888-NHF-5552
9a.m.-5p.m. (Central)
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HEARING AND SPEECH
American Society for Deaf Children
1-800-942-2732
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1-800-638-8255
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
DB-LINK –National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
1-800-438-9376
1-800-854-7013 (TTY)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Deafness Research Foundation
1-800-535-3323
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Dial A Hearing Screening Test
1-800-222-3277 (Voice/TDD)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Ear Foundation at Baptist Hospital
1-800-545-4327
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central), or leave recorded message after hours
Hear Now
1-800-648-4327 (Voice/TDD)
9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Mountain)
John Tracy Clinic
1-800-522-4582 (Voice/TDD)
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Pacific)
Leave recorded message after hours.
International Hearing Society
1-800-521-5247 (Recording)
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
1-800-255-0411, ext. 275
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse
1-800-241-1044
1-800-241-1055 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Vestibular Disorders Association
1-800-837-8428
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HEART DISEASE
American Heart Association
1-800-242-8721
6 a.m.-12 p.m.
Heart Information Service
1-800-292-2221
7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Central), or leave a recorded message after hours.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
1-800-575-9355 (High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Info. Hotline)
24-hour recording of information on high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol in English and Spanish.
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HISTIOCYTOSIS See RARE DISORDERS
HOMELESSNESS
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
1-800-444-7415
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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HORMONAL DISORDERS
Thyroid Foundation of America, Inc.
1-800-832-8321
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Thyroid Society for Education and Research
1-800-849-7643
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Central)
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HOSPITAL/HOSPICE CARE
Children’s Hospice International
1-800-242-4453
9:00 a.m.-5 p.m.
Hill-Burton Hotline
1-800-638-0742
1-800-492-0359 (in Maryland)
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., or leave a recorded message after hours
National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc.
1-800-542-9730
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Hospice Organization
1-800-658-8898
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Shriners Hospital Referral Line
(800) 237-5055
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
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HOUSING See also CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES and LEAD
Housing and Urban Development User
1-800-245-2691
1-800-483-2209 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE See RARE DISORDERS
IMMUNIZATION
CDC Immunization Hotline
1-800-232-7468 (24-hour recording)
8 a.m.-11 p.m.
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IMPOTENCE
Impotence Information Center
1-800-843-4315
1-800-543-9632
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central), or leave a recorded message after hours
Medical Institute for Sexual Health
1-800-892-9484
8 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Central)
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INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID
DHHS Inspector General’s Hotline
1-800-447-8477
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Medicare Issues Hotline
1-800-633-4227
1-800-820-1202 (TDD/TTY)
8 a.m.-8 p.m. (Central)
National Insurance Consumer Helpline
1-800-942-4242
7 a.m.-7 p.m. (Mountain)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
1-800-400-7242
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213
7 a.m.-7 p.m.
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JUSTICE
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
1-800-851-3420
8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Leave recorded message after hours
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KIDNEY DISEASE See UROLOGICAL DISORDERS
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LEAD See also HOUSING
National Lead Information Center
(800) 532-3394(Hotline)
(800) 877-8339 (TDD)
(800) 424-5323 (Clearinghouse)
nlic@optimus.corp.com
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
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LEARNING DISORDERS
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
1-800-233-4050
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Orton Dyslexia Society
1-800-222-3123 (Recording and mail box)
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LIBRARY SERVICES
Captioned Media Program, The National Association of the Deaf
1-800-237-6213
(800) 237-6819(TTY)
(800) 538-5636 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
1-800-424-8567
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
1-800-221-4792
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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LIVER DISEASES
American Liver Foundation
1-800-223-0179
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Hepatitis Foundation International
1-800-891-0707
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY
American Lung Association
1-800-586-4872
(800) 528-2971 (Living Bank)
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1-800-7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
7 a.m.-Midnight. Provides recording when not in operation.
Asthma Information Line
1-800-822-2762
Lung Line National Jewish Medical and Research Center
1-800-222-5864
1-800-552-5864 (LUNG FACTS)
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mountain)
LUNG FACTS, a companion to LUNG LINE, is a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week automated information service.
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MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH
Genetic Alliance
1-800-336-4363
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
International Childbirth Education Association
1-800-624-4934
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central)
La Leche League International
1-800-525-3243
9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Central)
National Fragile X Foundation
1-800-688-8765
National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline
1-800-848-5683
Prenatal Care Hotline
1-800-311-2229 (English)
1-800-504-7081 (Spanish)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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MEDICARE/MEDICAID See INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID
MENTAL HEALTH See also CHILD ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/MENTAL HEALTH
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1-800-333-7636
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Anxiety Disorders Information, NIMH
1-888-826-9438
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The ARC of the United States
1-800-433-5255
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Central)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
1-800-950-6264
National Council on Problem Gambling
1-800-522-4700
National Foundation for Depressive Illness
1-800-239-1265 (Recording)
NAFDI@pipeline.com
National Gaucher Foundation
1-800-925-8885
National Hopeline Network
1-800-SUICIDE 24-Hour
National Institute of Mental Health Information Line
1-800-647-2642
National Mental Health Association
1-800-969-6642
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Mental Health Services, Knowledge Exchange Network
1-800-789-2647
1-800-790-2647
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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MINORITY HEALTH
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
1-800-444-6472
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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NUTRITION
American Dietetic Association’s Consumer Nutrition Hotline
1-800-366-1655
9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Central)
TDD available
American Institute for Cancer Research
1-800-843-8114
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Dairy Council
1-800-426-8271
1-800-974-6455 (Fax)
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
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ORAL HEALTH
American Dental Association
1-800-947-4746
1-800-621-8099 (Public Information)
7 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
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ORGAN DONATION See also VISION and UROLOGICAL DISORDERS
The Living Bank
1-800-528-2971
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central)
National Marrow Donor Program®
1-800-627-7692
United Network for Organ Sharing
1-888-TXINFO1 24-Hour
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PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY See also STROKE
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association
1-800-225-0292
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Rehabilitation Information Center
1-800-346-2742 (Voice/TDD)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Stroke Association
1-800-787-6537
7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Mountain)
Paralyzed Veterans of America
1-800-424-8200
1-800-795-4327 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
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PARKINSON’S DISEASE
American Parkinson’s Disease Association
1-800-223-2732
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Leave recorded message after hours.
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
1-800-327-4545
8:00 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday Friday; recorded messages at all other times.
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
1-800-457-6676
9 a.m.-5 p.m., MondayFriday
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PESTICIDES See CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES
PRACTITIONER REPORTING
USP Practitioners Reporting Network
1-800-487-7776
1-800-233-7767 (Medication error)
Recording operates 24 hours a day; staff available 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday. Medication error telephone number records information 24 hours a day.
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PREGNANCY/MISCARRIAGE
Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth
1-800-422-4784
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific).
Leave recorded message after hours.
DES Action USA
1-800-337-9288
10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Pacific)
International Childbirth Education Association
1-800-624-4934 (Book Center orders)
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central)
Summers: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Fridays
Lamaze International
1-800-368-4404
lamaze@dc.sba.com (E-mail)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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PROFESSIONALS
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
1-800-899-2226
7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Pacific)
American Counseling Association
1-800-347-6647
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
American Nurses Association
1-800-274-4ANA
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
American Occupational Therapy Association
1-800-377-8555 (TDD)
1-800-701-7735 (Fax-on-Request)
Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, Inc.
1-800-747-2820
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
1-800-477-8892
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mountain)
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
1-800-635-1196
8 a.m.6 p.m. (Mountain)
Association of Operating Room Nurses
1-800-755-2676
8 a.m.4:30 p.m. (Mountain)
College of American Pathologists
1-800-323-4040
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
1-800-377-3978
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
1-800-879-6076
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Federal Information Center, GSA
1-800-688-9889
1-800-326-2996 (TTY)
9 a.m.-8 p.m.
International Chiropractors Association
1-800-423-4690
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
1-800-955-4572
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Aging
1-800-829-0500
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Child Care Information Center, ACF
1-800-616-2242
1-800-516-2242 (TTY)
1-800-716-2242 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
1-800-223-5219
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC
1-800-356-4674
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
National Jewish Medical and Research Association
1-800-552-5864
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mountain)
National Pediculosis Association
1-800-446-4672
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 24-hour voice mail
National Prevention Information Network
1-800-458-5231
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1-800-537-2238
1-800-553-2508 (TTY)
8 a.m.-5 p.m., 24-hour voice mail
National Technical Information Service
1-800-553-6847
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
1-800-666-3332
8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
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RADIATION
National Association of Radiation Survivors
1-800-798-5102
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
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RARE DISORDERS*
*A rare disorder is defined as a disorder that affects less than 1 percent of the population at any given time.
American Behcet’s Disease Association
1-800-723-4238
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association/Cleft Palate Foundation
1-800-242-5338
CLEFTLINE operates 24 hours.
Spanish-speaking operators available. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
American Leprosy Missions (Hansen’s Disease)
1-800-543-3135
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday – Friday
American SIDS Institute
1-800-232-7437
1-800-847-7437 (in GA)
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Leave recorded message after hours (staff on call).
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
1-800-782-4747
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Leave a recorded message after hours.
Batten’s Disease Support and Research Association
1-800-448-4570
8 a.m.-5 p.m. 24-hour recording
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
1-800-606-2682
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cooley’s Anemia Foundation
1-800-522-7222
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
1-800-223-8355
1-800-753-2357 (U.S. and Canada)
8 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Leave a recorded message after hours.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
1-800-344-4823
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Epilepsy Foundation
1-800-332-1000
1-800-213-5821 (Publications)
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday
Epilepsy Information Service
1-800-642-0500 (voice mail after hours)
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fibromyalgia Network
1-800-853-2929
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Mountain) MondayThursday
Histiocytosis Association
1-800-548-2758
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Voice mail after hours.
Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Inc.
1-800-345-4372
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
International Rett Syndrome Association
1-800-818-7388
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd.
1-888-ALS-1107
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
1-800-532-7667
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday – Thursday
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
1-800-441-7055
9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Muscular Dystrophy Association
1-800-572-1717
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mountain)
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
1-800-541-5454
8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (Central)
National Down Syndrome Congress
1-800-232-6372
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Recording after hours.
National Down Syndrome Society Hotline
1-800-221-4602
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Hansen’s Disease Programs
1-800-642-2477
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Central)
National Hemophilia Foundation
1-888-463-6643
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Summer: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Friday
National Lymphedema Network
1-800-541-3259
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Leave recorded message.
National Marfan Foundation
1-800-8-MARFAN
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
1-800-344-4867
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
1-800-323-7938
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
1-800-473-2310 (voice mail only)
National Organization for Rare Disorders
1-800-999-6673
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Leave recorded message after hours.
National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation
1-800-233-7393
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Leave recorded message after hours.
National Sjogren’s Syndrome Association
1-800-395-6772
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
National Spasmodic Torticollis Association
1-800-487-8385
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Pacific)
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
1-800-225-6872
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
1-800-942-6825, 24-hour message line
Office of Orphan Products Development, Food and Drug Administration
1-800-300-7469
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
1-800-981-2663
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Paget Foundation for Paget’s Disease of Bone and Related Disorders
1-800-237-2438
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
1-800- 926-4797
9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
1-800-421-8453
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
Recording after hours.
SIDS Alliance
1-800-221-7437
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
1-800-475-6473 (voice mail only)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Spina Bifida Association of America
1-800-621-3141
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Spondylitis Association of America
1-800-777-8189
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
Leave recorded message after hours.
Sturge-Weber Foundation
1-800-627-5482
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders
1-800-716-7638
Leave recorded message.
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
1-800-237-0717
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Treacher Collins Foundation
1-800-823-2055
Turner’s Syndrome Society of the United States
1-800-365-9944
9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
United Cerebral Palsy Association
1-800-872-5827
8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
United Leukodystrophy Foundation
1-800-728-5483
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days (Central)
Wegener’s Granulomatosis Support Group, Inc.
1-800-277-9474
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Central)
Wilson’s Disease Association
1-800-399-0266 (voice mail)
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REHABILITATION See also DISABLING CONDITIONS and PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
ABLEDATA
1-800-227-0216
8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday – Friday
National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering
1-800-736-2216
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
1-800-888-2876
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
United Ostomy Association
1-800-826-0826
6:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday
6:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday (Pacific)
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RURAL
Rural Information Center Health Service (RICHS)
1-800-633-7701
ric@nalusda.gov
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday
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SAFETY See also CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES
Clearinghouse for Occupational Safety and Health Information,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
1-800-356-4674
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Danny Foundation
1-800-83-DANNY
8 a.m.-5 p.m., (Pacific)
National Childwatch
1-800-222-1464
7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto Safety Hotline
1-800-424-9393 (Recording)
800) 424-9153 (TTY)
8 a.m.-10 p.m.
National Program for Playground Safety
1-800-554-7529
8 a.m.-5 p.m., (Central)
National Safety Council
1-800-621-7615
1-800-767-7236 (National Radon Hotline)
8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services, U.S. Coast Guard Customer Infoline
1-800-368-5647
1-800-689-0816 (TDD/TTY)
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Safe Sitter
1-800-255-4089
8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline
1-800-638-2772
1-800-638-8270 (TDD)
info@cpsc.gov
24-hour messages
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES See also AIDS/HIV
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National STD Hotline
1-800-227-8922 (24 hours)
Herpes Resource Center
1-800-230-6039
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline (CDC)
1-800-227-8922 24-Hour
1-800-344-7432 (Spanish)
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SKIN DISEASE
Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types, Inc.
1-800-545-3286
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Psoriasis Foundation
1-800-723-9166
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
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SPINAL CORD INJURY See PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
SMOKING
Office on Smoking and Health
1-800-232-1311 (Recording)
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STROKE See also PARALYSIS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
American Heart Association Stroke Connection
1-800-553-6321
7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (Central), Monday Friday
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
1-800-352-9424
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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STUTTERING
National Center for Stuttering
(800) 221-2483
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Stuttering Foundation of America
(800) 992-9392
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Central)
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE See also ALCOHOL ABUSE and DRUG ABUSE
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
1-800-269-4237 (Recording)
8 a.m.-7 p.m. (Central)
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SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME See RARE DISORDERS
SURGERY/FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc.
1-800-441-2737 (Recording)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.
1-800-635-0635
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
Leave recorded message after hours.
Facial Plastic Surgery Information Service
1-800-332-3223
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday – Friday
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TRAUMA
American Trauma Society (ATS)
1-800-556-7890
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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UROLOGICAL DISORDERS
American Association of Kidney Patients
1-800-749-2257
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
American Foundation for Urologic Disease
1-800-242-2383 (Recording)
American Kidney Fund
1-800-638-8299
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Health Care Services (National Kidney Foundation)
1-800-622-9010
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Incontinence Information Center
1-800-843-4315
1-800-543-9632
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central), or leave recorded message after hours
National Association for Continence
1-800-252-3337
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
PKD Foundation
1-800-753-2873
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
The Simon Foundation for Continence
1-800-237-4666 (24 hours)
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VETERANS
National Veterans Services Fund
1-800-521-0198
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Persian Gulf Veterans Information Helpline
1-800-749-8387
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Central)
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VISION See also LIBRARY SERVICES and HEARING AND SPEECH
American Academy of Ophthalmology
1-800-222-3937
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Pacific)
American Council for the Blind
1-800-424-8666
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
American Council of the Blind
1-800-424-8666
hcraff@ACCESS.DIGEX.NET (E-mail)
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday – Friday
2 p.m. -5 p.m. (to reach a staff person)
Better Vision Institute
1-800-424-8422
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Blind Children’s Center
1-800-222-3566
1-800-222-3567 (International calls)
ncrabb@acb.org (E-mail)
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Pacific)
Braille Institute
1-800-272-4553
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
The Foundation Fighting Blindness
1-800-683-5555
1-800-683-5551 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Glaucoma Research Foundation
1-800-826-6693
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
1-800-548-4337
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Guide Dogs for the Blind
1-800-295-4050
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)
The Lighthouse National Center for Education
1-800-334-5497 (24-hour recording)
Louisiana Center for the Blind
1-800-234-4166
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
National Alliance of Blind Students
1-800-424-8666
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
1-800-562-6265 (Recording)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Eye Care Project Helpline
1-800-222-EYES (3937) 24-Hour
National Eye Research Foundation
1-800-621-2258
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
Leave recorded message after hours.
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
1-800-255-0411, ext. 275
8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
(DB-LINK)
1-800-438-9376
1-800-854-7013 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Prevent Blindness Center for Sight
1-800-331-2020
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
Research to Prevent Blindness
1-800-621-0026
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (recording)
1-800-787-3224 (TDD)
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1-800-879-6682 24-Hour
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
1-800-656-4673
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WOMEN
Endometriosis Association
1-800-992-3636 (Recording)
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1-800-223-9994 24-Hour
National Women’s Health Information Center
1-800-994-9662
1-888-220-5446 (TDD)
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
PMS Access
1-800-222-4767 (Recording)
7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Central)
Women’s Health America Group
1-800-558-7046 (Recording)
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Central)
Women’s Sports Foundation
1-800-227-3988
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